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Historically, India and the Maldives have close ties, and a friendly stable regime in the island nation is important for India to counter the Chinese ambitions in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR).
The No.44 squadron of the Indian Air Force was raised in Chandigarh in April 1961 by Wing Commander (later Air Marshal) Trilok Nath Gadhiok.
In June last year, the Ministry of Defence announced a new policy on archiving, declassification, compilation and publication of histories of wars and operations carried out by the Indian armed forces.
This is the first new operational branch to be established after independence, "Vivek Ram Chaudhari, Air Chief Marshal, stated.
Pride and valour echoed in the celebrations of the Indian Airforce which marked the completion of 90 years of its foundation on Saturday