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Col. Alok Mathur

SSBN Arighat joining the Indian Navy is a big strategic leap for India

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Col Alok Mathur, SM (Veteran) INS  Arighat , Code Name S 3 , indigenously built second Nuclear Powered Submarine equipped with Nuclear tipped Ballastic Missiles (SSBN) Joined Indian Navy on 28 August 2024 in presence of Raksha Mantri Raj Nath Singh , Chief of Naval Staff  and other Military officers at Ship Building Centre, Vishakhapatnam ( Andhra Pradesh) . SSBN Arighat … [Read more...] about SSBN Arighat joining the Indian Navy is a big strategic leap for India

Operation Vijay 1999 – Betrayal to Victory

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Col Alok Mathur, SM (Veteran) 25 Years ago , the Fifth round  which was being  fought in high altitude area  of western Ladakh Ranges ,between India and Pakistan, came to an end as then  Indian Prime minister declared an unilateral cease fire on 26 July 1999, after 83  days of intense fighting in Himalayas. Indian then PM Atal Bihari Vajpayee admiring the valour, … [Read more...] about Operation Vijay 1999 – Betrayal to Victory

General Upendra Dwivedi: 30TH COAS of the Indian Army

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Col. Alok Mathur, SM (Veteran) Clearing all political fog, General Upendra Dwivedi, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, from the Infantry took over as the 30th Chief of Army staff of the powerful Indian Army on 30 June, 2024 as General Manoj Pande, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC (29TH Army Chief) from Engineers, superannuated after 40 years of glorious service. General Manoj Pande was due to … [Read more...] about General Upendra Dwivedi: 30TH COAS of the Indian Army

The last voyage of Pakistani Naval Ship Ghazi

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The last voyage of Pakistani Naval Ship Ghazi that was sunk on 4 December 1971 by the Indian Navy during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. 0n 21 February 2024, Indian Naval Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) located the wreckage of SS-102 PNS Ghazi, once the pride of the Pakistan Navy that was sunk on 4 December 1971 by the Indian Navy during the Indo-Pakistan War of … [Read more...] about The last voyage of Pakistani Naval Ship Ghazi