India, Jan. 21 -- The Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF)'s belated official recognition by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Veterans Day, January 14, is welcome. He scored a political point without naming the Congress government which sent the IPKF to Sri Lanka in 1987, without explaining why his government granted the honour only in its third term. Come to think of it, the 1971 war in East Pakistan and Kargil (1999), which was just a skirmish, are the only two officially recognised. Other wars and campaigns are not commemorated at the National War Memorial (NWM). Uri surgical strikes, Balakot air strikes, the Galwan clash, and beyond visual range, Op Sindoor, are hailed as muscular achievements of BJP-led governments. Especially Op Sindo...