Special Frontier Force SFF mountaineers, capture crucial peaks in the Indo-China stand-off in Ladakh

India's secret Special Frontier Force consisting of Tibetan mountaineer refugees, capture crucial peaks in the Chushul Sector in Ladakh, securing a key advantage. How this undercover force was formed and which all operations it has been part of since the mid 1950s. #sff #borderstandoff #specialfrontierforce #indochina

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Himalayan war horse, by Namrata Biji Ahuja, September 20, 2020

The Quint
How Vajpayee Honoured Special Frontier Force for Kargil War Valour, by Arun Dev, September 17, 2020

The Indian Express
Special Frontier Force: Why is a covert group now under the spotlight? By Man Aman Singh Chinna, Krishna Kaushik, September 13, 2020

The Wire
Why China Is So Upset About India's Predominantly Tibetan Special Frontier Force, by Rahul Bedi, September 10, 2020

The Economic Times
India's elite and covert Special Frontier Force checkmates China's Himalayan designs, September 10, 2020

India Today
Tracing the history of elite Tibetan unit that left China licking its wounds, by Rohit Vats, Sep 6, 2020
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TimesNowNews.com
Nation bids tearful adieu to SFF commando Nyima Tenzin who lost his life along LAC, September 4, 2020.