Jaibans Singh Bharat Ratna is the highest civilian award in the Republic of India., the order was established on January, 02, 1954 by the then President of India, Dr Rajendra Prasad. This prestigious award was to be conferred in recognition of “exceptional work in the advancement of art literature and science and in recognition of public service of the highest order”. The … [Read more...] about Indian soldiers also deserve to be “Bharat Ratna’s”
Defence and security
The Army Chiefs Nepal visit: a step in the right direction
Jaibans Singh The army chief, General Bikram Singh, has recently culminated an official visit to Nepal, a neighbouring country which has significant social and security relations with India. Seemingly, the visit was of a routine nature to conduct a long standing reciprocal military convention of conferring upon the new chief the rank of honorary General of the Nepal Army. The … [Read more...] about The Army Chiefs Nepal visit: a step in the right direction
Army Chief’s significant visit to Northern Command
Defenceinfo Bureau Report Chief of Army Staff, General Bikram Singh, visited headquarter Northern Command and the Srinagar based 15 Corps recently. The fact that the new Army Chief chose Northern Command as his first place of visit after assuming office points towards the importance that he will be according to the sensitive Jammu and Kashmir sector. The visit gains … [Read more...] about Army Chief’s significant visit to Northern Command
Siachen: A look beyond the hype
Jaibans Singh Siachen will come up in the secretary level talks between India and Pakistan scheduled on 11-12, June, 2012. The last parley was held almost a year back on May, 30, 2011; at that stage, the two countries failed to agree on the modalities for demilitarisation while agreeing “in-principle” to the need to demilitarise. The talks in May 2011 were held after a gap of … [Read more...] about Siachen: A look beyond the hype
Revitalising the repressed defence industry
Major General (Retired) JS Kataria A confidential letter written by the previous Army Chief, General VK Singh, on March 12 to the Prime Minister, highlighting the glaring weaknesses in India's defence preparedness on account of obsolescence of 97 per cent of air defence equipment and a void in critical tank ammunition, came into the public domain, sixteen days later. The very … [Read more...] about Revitalising the repressed defence industry