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According to the policy, each organisation under the Ministry of Defence will transfer the records, to the History Division for proper upkeep, archival and writing the histories, the ministry said.
Sources said that under the new policy India could declassify certain aspects of past military operations and wars sooner than the 25-year cutoff period
War records will be open after 25 years; Government can withhold sensitive info
India has for the first time formed a policy to compile, archive, declassify, and publish military operations and war histories.Earlier there was no such provision. Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday approved the policy on ...
“Timely publication of war histories would give people accurate account of the events, provide authentic material for academic research and counter the unfounded rumours,” the MoD’s statement noted.