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Defence Min Rajnath Singh approves archiving, declassification of India’s wars and other military operations
The policy envisages that each organisation under the Ministry of Defence will transfer the records, including war diaries, letters of proceedings and operational record books, etc to the History Division.
The policy envisages that each organisation under the Ministry of Defence will transfer the records, including war diaries, letters of proceedings and operational record books, etc to the History Division.
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New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday approved the policy on archiving, declassification and compilation and publication of India's war histories and other military operations by the Ministry of Defence (MoD).
According to the Ministry of Defence, the policy envisages that each organisation under the MoD will transfer the records, including war diaries, letters of proceedings and operational record books, etc., to the History Division for proper upkeep, archival and writing the histories.
"The History Division will be responsible for coordination with various departments while compiling, seeking approval and publishing of war/operations histories," the ministry said.
"According to the policy, records should ordinarily be declassified in 25 years. Records older than 25 years should be appraised by archival experts and transferred to the National Archives of India once the war/ operations histories have been compiled," it added.
The defence ministry further stated that the policy also set clear timelines with regard to the compilation and publication of War/ Operations Histories. The above mentioned Committee should be formed within two years of completion of war/ operations. The War/Operations histories will be compiled within five years.
"The policy mandates constitution of a committee headed by Joint Secretary, MoD and comprising of representatives of the Services, MEA, MHA and other organisations and prominent military historians (if required), for compilation of War/ Operations Histories," it said.