International Control Commission: India was the lead-nation for the project, and from its own history was well-aware of how risky the task of Partition could be. Detachments of the battalion provided both security and an air of authority to the various subordinate headquarters in North Vietnam, South Vietnam, Laos and Cambodia, and the all-India regiment exemplified the national commitment to a fraught operation. The Brigade of the Guards has also taken part in UN peace keeping operations in Gaza and Angola. The regiment has also been used in counter-insurgency operations within India. Regimental battalions The regiment currently consists of a total of 21 battalions. The majority of these operate as mechanized infantry, four operate in the reconnaissance and support role (in support of the border force), one is equipped as an anti-tank guided missile (ATGM) battalion and three (including two territorial army battalions) remain as infantry. Today, the regiment is one of three in the Indian Army that is made up of men from the different castes and regions of India. The list of battalions is as follows: 1st Battalion (former 2nd battalion, 2nd Punjab Regiment) 2nd Battalion, (former 1st battalion, 4th Bombay Grenadiers) 3rd Battalion (former 1st battalion, 6th Rajputana Rifles) 4th Battalion (former 1st battalion, 7th Rajput Regiment) 5th Battalion (Reconnaissance & Support) 6th Battalion 7th Battalion 8th Battalion 9th Battalion 10th Battalion 11th Battalion 12th Battalion (Reconnaissance & Support) 13th Battalion 14th Battalion (Param Vir Chakra) 15th Battalion (Reconnaissance & Support) 16th Battalion 17th Battalion (Anti-Tank Guided Missile) 18th Battalion 19th Battalion (Reconnaissance & Support) 20th Battalion 22nd Battalion 23rd Battalion The Brigade of Guards has the following affiliations: 21st Battalion, Rashtriya Rifles 117th Battalion (Territorial Army) at Tiruchirapalli, Tamil Nadu 125th Battalion (Territorial Army) at Secunderabad, Telangana Traditions Regimental tune The four senior battalions and the Guards Training Centre each have their own march past for the Pipes and Drums. The 1 GUARDS plays Nachtlager En Grenada, 2 GUARDS plays Back O’Benachie, 3 GUARDS plays With Wellesley’s Rifles at Keren, 4 GUARDS plays The Cock O’ the North, and the Guards Training Centre plays Hundred Pipers. In 1966, the Brigade adopted the march past of the 2nd Guards Back O’ Benachie for the Pipes and Drums. The Cariappa March was approved for the Brass Band of the 3rd Battalion and the centre in 1970. Colours 1 GUARDS was the first and as of 2020, is the