Mention-in-Despatch: Unveiling the Lotus Insignia for Operation Sindoor Officers
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News18•26-01-2026, 12:43
Mention-in-Despatch: Unveiling the Lotus Insignia for Operation Sindoor Officers
- •President Droupadi Murmu announced 98 Mention-in-Despatch awards on Republic Day eve, including two intelligence officers for Operation Sindoor.
- •Mention-in-Despatch is a prestigious honour for exceptional service cited in official operational reports by commanding officers.
- •Recipients wear a distinctive lotus leaf emblem on their service medal ribbon instead of receiving a separate medal.
- •Colonels Amit Kumar Yadav and Vinay Kumar Pandey from Intelligence and Field Security Units were recognized for the highly sensitive, covert Operation Sindoor.
- •The award, dating back to WWI, was retained by India post-independence, replacing the British oak leaf with the national flower, the lotus.
Why It Matters: Mention-in-Despatch, marked by a lotus insignia, honours exceptional military service, especially in covert operations.
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