Amid Pak Tensions, India Activates Territorial Army, Its Auxiliary Military Force

Friday, 9 May 2025Newsdesk

Operation Sindoor: Over the last 72 hours India repulsed two waves of drone and missile attacks by Pak and shot down enemy fighter jets, reinforcing its offensive and defensive superiority.

New Delhi 09 May 2025

As per news report of NDTV,The Defence Ministry on Friday activated 14 of 32 infantry battalions of the Territorial Army - India's auxiliary military force - for deployment across the country till 2028. The Territorial Army is being called out for 'heightened readiness and strategic reinforcement', sources told NDTV. The order, from the ministry's Department of Military Affairs, comes amid rapidly escalating military tension between India and Pakistan over the Pahalgam terror attack.

Source - NDTV