New Delhi: When disaster strikes, the first requirement is often not only medical assistance or food, but the ability to reach people quickly in places where normal infrastructure has collapsed. Roads may be submerged, bridges destroyed, airports closed and communication networks disrupted. In such situations, defence forces frequently become among the most capable organisations available to mount a large-scale emergency response. From earthquakes and floods to cyclones, wildfires and humanitarian emergencies, armed forces across the world have increasingly played an important role in disaster relief. Their contribution extends well beyond…
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