Abingdonboy
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@Levina, my beleif is you will NEVER know the names of 99.99% of those involved in any of the above operations. Look at all the high profile operations in Indian SF history- Op Cactus, Op Bluestar, Op Khukri, Op Black Tornado, Op peace (if the Mynamar Op really was called that)- how many SF operators can you name who were involved in any of these? I can't think of a single one (other than few NSG post-26/11 but their revelations are rather unconnected to the operation and more to do with the careers of the induviduals themselves). These are thousands of people all told but nothing to be seen. And bear in mind that these are just the operations we know of- there will be 1000s of more that we don't.
Contrast this with the US/UK where it seems obligatroy for every major major (highly publicised) SF operation (succesful and oterhwise) to be followed by scores of books from the induviduals involed (Bravo Two Zero, Operation Neptune Spear, Operation Red Wings, Black Hawk Down, Operation Iraqi Freedom etc) and often made into movies (Bravo Two Zero, Captain Phillips, Black Hawk Down, Zero Dark Thirty etc etc).
And I could name you scores and scores of those involved who have subsequently identified themselves in taking part in such operations. It's crazy to think that we know who killed OBL- in fact there are 2 different DEVGRU members who claim that and a third has written a book on the raid as well as one of the claimed shooters. India's equivalent (Special Group) has not a SINGLE living member who has revealed themselves as part of that unit, no offical has even confirmed they exist.
Indian SF still hold themselves to the "silent proffesionals" ideal.
