Col Alok Mathur, SM (Veteran) India has a 3488 kms long frontier with China along Xinjiang, Uygur, Zizhiqu and Tibet. Of this, 1597 kms is in Ladakh, 200 kms in Himachal Pradesh, 345 kms in Uttrakhand, 220 kms in Sikkim and 1126 kms in Arunachal Pradesh. Interestingly, Xinjiang and Tibet regions are under forcible occupation of China and should actually be called China … [Read more...] about Line of Actual Control: Evolution to becoming a Line of No Control?
Defence and security
Indo-China War 1962: Valour stories from the Frontier
Colonel (Retired) Alok Mathur, SM Military history is replete with stories of valour and sacrifice. Each battle has a legend associated with it. These are repeated through generations, written about and in modern times, converted into films. There are two which have caught the international imagination - Charge of the Light Brigade during the Crimean war and the Bridge on … [Read more...] about Indo-China War 1962: Valour stories from the Frontier
Lipulekh Impasse: Nepal is working on instigation of China
Colonel (Retd) Alok Mathur, SM On 8, June, 2020 , Rajnath Singh, Union Minister for Defence, dedicated to the Nation, a road from Dharchula to Lipulekh Pass in the Indian state of Uttrakhand. the road was an approach to China, India, and Nepal on the western Tri-junction between the three countries. It was built by the Border Roads Organisation. The … [Read more...] about Lipulekh Impasse: Nepal is working on instigation of China
Heroine in the background
Brig PS Gothra “Don’t join Army or if you do, don’t get married,” said grandmother. “Dadima, are you afraid that I will get killed? Or do you hate Army otherwise?” asked Sanjay. He had always been teasing her. But today he was seriously seeking her permission as he had qualified in the test for technical stream to join Army. “No, I am not afraid. One can get … [Read more...] about Heroine in the background
Mishandling of Armed Forces can weaken the Nation
Jaibans Singh There was an instance recently where the Cabinet Secretary, Government of India, had allegedly addressed the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), General Bipin Rawat as "Shri" and put down his designation as "Secretary" DMA, in an official letter to the Department of Military Affairs (DMA), Ministry of Defence (MOD). The first thought that comes to … [Read more...] about Mishandling of Armed Forces can weaken the Nation