Defence, National Security and Terrorism
Army’s Fort William in Kolkata set to be known as Vijay Durg
▪ Objective Eliminate Colonial Vestiges in Indian Armed Forces
▪ Fort William in Kolkata is the Head Quarters of Eastern Army Command, renamed Vijay Durg
▪ Vijay Durg is named after the Maratha naval base under Chhatrapati Shivaji
Other renames
▪ Along with it, Kitchener House renamed Manekshaw House, and St. George’s Gate renamed Shivaji Gate as part of the “Indianisation” of military traditions.
