New Delhi, Jan. 26 -- The Mixed Scouts Marching Contingent, led by Lieutenant Amit Choudhary of 2 Arunachal Scouts, marched down Kartavya Path during the Republic Day parade on Monday, representing India's elite infantry units specialised in high-altitude surveillance and frontier reconnaissance.

Sons of the soil, inspired by the indomitable Himalayan ibex and the ferocious snow leopard, these soldiers are raised in the lap of the Himalayas.

A vibrant Mixed Scouts Contingent rises from the rugged soul of Ladakh, the icy mountains of Himachal, the sacred heights of Uttarakhand, the misty valleys of Sikkim, and the frontier spirit of Arunachal Pradesh-stoic, resilient, and forged to protect our high passes with lethal spirit.

The conting...