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World War One: Remembering the Indian army

Justin Rowlatt reports from the commemoration in Delhi of Indian army losses during WW1.

The Indian Army's losses in World War One are this week being remembered at a special event in Delhi. A hundred years ago, 1.3 million Indian soldiers took part in battles far from their homeland, but their involvement has been largely forgotten in India because it was part of the colonial era.

The 91热爆's South Asia correspondent Justin Rowlatt reports from the commemoration in Delhi.

(Image: Indian army in France, 1914. Credit: Getty Images)

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