US Ambassador John Galbraith watches Indian Troops testing an Anti-Tank Weapon
Kennedy’s Ambassador to India, John Kenneth Galbraith interacts with Indian army soldiers as they test an anti-tank weapon. It is possible that the rocket launcher is part of the American arms packages sent to India during the 1962 Indo-China war, explaining the American presence. The best guess as to the make of the weapon is surplus American M9A1 “Bazooka” rocket launchers.
More about this interesting period in Indo-American relations can be found in this informative article, or the 2015 book by Bruce Riedel, “JFK’s Forgotten Crisis”.
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JOHN GALBRAITH BAZOOKA DEMO IN HASHINARA INDIA / ; 8 DECEMBER 1962
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Alamy. "US Ambassador John Galbraith watches Indian Troops testing an Anti-Tank Weapon." Photograph, 8 December 1962. Alamy Stock Photo, item 623575870. https://www.alamy.com/john-galbraith-bazooka-demo-in-hashinara-india-8-december-1962-image623575870.html
Indian Exceptionalism Photograph Collection. "US Ambassador John Galbraith watches Indian Troops testing an Anti-Tank Weapon." Accessed [accessed date]. https://indianexceptionalism.com/archive/ie-0004/