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Field Marshal doesn't figure in India's protocol list

The rank of Field Marshal, the highest-ranked officer of the Indian Army, does not figure in the country's protocol list, leading to the sorry spectacle of no senior minister or armed forces' chief being present at the state funeral Friday of Field Marshal Sam Hormusji Framji Jamshedji Manekshaw, an officer said Monday.9:02 PM on June 30