The Indo-Japanese friendship is as durable as any Japanese product and as valuable as emotional relations, in India. The friendship between India and Japan has a long history based on spiritual affiliation, strong cultural similarities and ancient civilizational ties. Mutual knowledge sharing between Japan and India is considered to have started in the 6th Century AD when … [Read more...] about Indo-Japan Global Partnership
Downsizing Army deployment in J&K: Caution and deliberation is necessary
Jaibans Singh The Indian media has been carrying reports about the Union Government considering a phased withdrawal of the Indian Army from the hinterland of the Kashmir Valley. These reports are based on a series of articles and editorials that The Indian Express has carried on the subject. The base for this news in The Indian Express has been formed by an article … [Read more...] about Downsizing Army deployment in J&K: Caution and deliberation is necessary
Idhar Udhar Ki Baat: Pudu Saab
Brig PS Gothra (Retd) "Saab, you are new and hence you don't know about me," said Sepoy Kanan (not real name) when he moved to the podium after I finished my speech at his farewell party on his retirement. He said that in Hindi and then went on to deliver his rest of the speech in Tamil. All I could understand in his speech was 'Pudu Saab' mentioned four times. I could also … [Read more...] about Idhar Udhar Ki Baat: Pudu Saab
Parvez Musharraf: Architect of the Kargil War
Col. Alok Mathur, SM (Veteran) Tom Weiner of New York Times had written about sensational civil coup and counter coup by Army in Pakistan on 14 October 1999 ‘For months Prime Minister Nawaz Sharrif and General Parvez Musharraf were like two scorpions in a bottle waiting to strike. General Musharraf was detailed to go to Colombo to attend a week long Golden Jubilee … [Read more...] about Parvez Musharraf: Architect of the Kargil War
Evolution of the Indian Armoured Corps
Evolution of the Indian Armoured Corps of Indian Army On 14 April 1938, a Cavalry Regiment of the British Indian Army named the Scinde Horse, led by its Commandant, Colonel Malcomson, went on parade at Rawalpindi on their horses. This was the last mounted parade of the regiment as it had been selected to be the first cavalry unit to be "mechanised." The regiment shed its … [Read more...] about Evolution of the Indian Armoured Corps