Therefore, the Indian Army, whether of the East India Company, British Indian or truly Indian, never gave sectarian names to its military operations. Then came Iraq, where three divisions of the British Indian army arrived in Basra, named quite non-communally as “Force Sabine”, and then moved on to capture Baghdad, Palestine, and Syria. While these operations were on, the Indian army was substantially withdrawn to fight on other fronts, notably Malaya and Singapore and, above all, in Burma. The liberation of Burma from the Japanese was largely a British Indian army affair. Why then have we suddenly, inexplicably, started naming our military operations and plans with strong religious connotations in 2025?