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The Gurkhas from Nepal became India's Gurkha Regiment. But how?

"If someone says he has no fear, either he is lying or he is a Gurkha." That was how Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw once described the legendary courage of the Gurkhas â men whose discipline, loyalty, ...
India West

Confusion in Nepal Over Recruitment in Gorkha Regiments Due to Agnipath Scheme

KATHMANDU, (IANS) – The Nepal government is in a fix on whether to allow the Indian Army to recruit Nepali youths under the Narendra Modi government’s newly launched Agnipath scheme of short-term ...
The Diplomat

Will India’s Agnipath Scheme Spell the End of the Gorkha Rifles?

When the Indian government announced the Agnipath recruitment scheme a year ago, it was met with fierce resistance from aspirants to a career in the Indian Army in both India and Nepal. Under the ...
Nepali Times

India’s trial by fire for soldiers from Nepal

The 39 Gorkha Regiment marching contingent passes through the Rajpath during the 62nd Republic Day Parade-2011, in New Delhi on January 26, 2011. Photo: PRESS INFORMATION BUREAU INDIA A Tripartite ...