New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi January 15 said India was proud of the stellar contribution of the Army in Peacekeeping Missions overseas.

In message on the occasion of Army Day, he highlighted the Indian Army personnel serving in hostile terrains and  at the forefront of helping fellow citizens during a humanitarian crisis.

“Indian Army personnel serve in hostile terrains and are at the forefront of helping fellow citizens during humanitarian crisis, including natural disasters. India is proud of the stellar contribution of the Army in Peacekeeping Missions overseas as well,” the prime minister tweeted.

Army Day is observed every year on January 15 to celebrate the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army – Field Marshal Kodandera M Cariappa. The position was taken over on January 15, 1949, from General Sir Francis Butcher, the last British Commander-in-Chief of India.