Haifa, Oct. 1 -- The annual commemoration ceremony marking the liberation of Haifa by Indian cavalry in 1918 was held on Monday at the British Military Cemetery in Haifa, Israel. The event was attended by the Mayor of Haifa, Yona Yahav, the Indian Ambassador to Israel, JP Singh, and other senior officials.

This is a story of heroism revealed from the depths of history and of a warm diplomatic and cultural alliance, connecting the streets of Haifa to a central square in Delhi.

Among the carefully carved tombstones, officers in uniforms, diplomats, public figures, and residents gathered at British Military Cemetery in Haifa to pay their respects to an almost unbelievable story: the liberation of Haifa, on September 23, 1918, in the last a...