Across
- 1. Largest paramilitary force, handles internal security
- 6. Protects India’s maritime borders
- 7. Series of Indian ballistic missiles
- 9. Highest peacetime gallantry award of India
- 11. National Defence Academy at Khadakwasla, Pune
- 12. Special forces unit of the Indian Air Force
- 16. Indian Military Academy at Dehradun
- 17. Marine Commandos of the Indian Navy
- 20. Chief of Defence Staff position created in 2019
Down
- 2. Highest wartime gallantry award of India
- 3. Indian Army’s ceremonial guard at Rashtrapati Bhavan
- 4. India’s first indigenous aircraft carrier
- 5. World’s highest battlefield
- 8. 1999 conflict fought in Jammu & Kashmir
- 10. Elite special forces unit of the Indian Army
- 13. French fighter jets inducted into IAF
- 14. Premier defense research and development organization
- 15. Safeguards Indian skies
- 18. Largest branch of the Indian Armed Forces
- 19. Guards India’s land borders with Pakistan and Bangladesh
