Jasbir Sarai The Jammu airport located at Satwari was attacked by Drones on night 26/27 July. There were two blasts around 2 AM at the IAF premises co-located with the airport. The blasts occurred at the area where a Helicopter Squadron of the Indian Air force is located. No equipment was harmed even as some buildings were damaged and two Air Force personnel on duty … [Read more...] about Drone attack in Jammu: The motive and its implication
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Galwan Anniversary: India must build Comprehensive National Power
Jaibans Singh One year ago, on 15 June 2020, there was a clash between Indian and Chinese troops in the Galwan Valley that was both heroic and unprecedented in nature. Its unique place in military history is derived from a number of factors. Firstly, it involved hand to hand fighting with primitive hand made weapons like spiked clubs, staffs, Kirpans (short daggers carried by … [Read more...] about Galwan Anniversary: India must build Comprehensive National Power
Recalling the Galwan clash one year hence
Brig (Veteran) Anil Gupta The Galwan clash that took place on the night of 15/16 June 2020 at the rugged heights of Eastern Ladakh at Galwan, where the icy Galwan river cuts across the Line of Actual Control (LAC) to enter into Indian territory, will go into the annals of military history as a unique battle much different from the Battle of Galwan fought in 1962 between the … [Read more...] about Recalling the Galwan clash one year hence
Counter-insurgency operations in the Red Corridor
Col Alok Mathur, SM (Veteran) Operation Prahar was in progress on 03 April 2021 since 0530h in thick jungle area between Bijapur and Sukma village. It was being led by a special Cobra unit (commando battalion). Central Reserve Police Force ( CRPF) Bastaria battalion, along with Special Task Force (STF) and District Reserve Guard (DRG) of Chattishgarh state police were a part … [Read more...] about Counter-insurgency operations in the Red Corridor
Instability in Pakistan & Afghanistan: India needs to respond with strength
Jaibans Singh Pakistan is in the throes of a huge political and internal security crisis. A politico-religious organisation named Tehreek-e-Labbaik Ya Rasool Allah (TLP) is resorting to unprecedented rampage across the country. The protests escalated to unmanageable levels post the imposition of a ban on the organisation and arrest of its Emir (leader), Saad Hussain Rizvi. … [Read more...] about Instability in Pakistan & Afghanistan: India needs to respond with strength