Jaibans Singh On November, 16, 2013, as the Indian cricket legend, Sachin Tendulkar, retired from international cricket after playing his last innings at Wenkhede Stadium, Mumbai, the Prime Minister’s Office announced award of the Bharat Ratna to him and to a top Indian scientist, Dr. CNN Rao. To time the conferment of the highest award of the land with a cricket match is, by … [Read more...] about Bharat Ratna and the Indian soldier
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Appointment of a permanent Chairman, Chief of Staff Committee
Defenceinfo Bureau Report The issue of a single point contact of the three services with the government (Ministry of Defence) in the form of a five star general designated as Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) is once again gaining momentum. The matter has been a subject of innumerable debates and speculations over the years. As is usual with everything connected with defence there … [Read more...] about Appointment of a permanent Chairman, Chief of Staff Committee
Samba terrorist attack: The untold profiles of courage
Defenceinfo Bureau Report Forty-eight hours after the terrorist strike at Kathua and Samba in Jammu region the actual details of the incident continue to remain hazy. The sequence of events at Kathua and the manner in which the terrorists reached Samba is well known. The entry of the terrorists into the Army unit, 16 Cavalry, has also been pieced together by narrations of … [Read more...] about Samba terrorist attack: The untold profiles of courage
Unity of purpose in aspects of national security
Jaibans Singh The terrorist attack in Kathua and Samba has, once again, demonstrated the vulnerability of all regions of Jammu and Kashmir to strikes planned and executed from across the border. This incident is not the first of its kind. There are many earlier instances where almost same modus operandi was followed by terrorist groups. Interestingly, earlier such terror … [Read more...] about Unity of purpose in aspects of national security
Remembering the Kargil heroes
Mehtab Karan Singh July, 26, 1999, was a fateful day when the Indian Army put paid to yet another audacious misadventure by Pakistan in the unforgiving heights of the Kargil and the Batalik sectors. The Kargil war, that witnessed fighting in heights up to 18000 feet with extremely low temperatures, culminated with the complete routing of the enemy and physical re-possession of … [Read more...] about Remembering the Kargil heroes