Jaibans Singh The President of India, Shri Pranab Mukherjee awarded Deepa Malik with the Arjuna Award for Athletics (Paralympics) during the National Sports Awards 2012 held at the Rashtrapati Bhawan on Wednesday, August, 29, 2012. This coveted award recognises excellence in sports. The gritty athlete was greeted with the loudest applause as she went forward to accept the … [Read more...] about Military courage at its best: Arjuna Awardee Deepa Malik
Indian Army
100 days on; Army Chief roots for institutional supremacy
Jaibans Singh The Army Chief, General Bikram Singh, completes 100 days in office on September, 08, 2012. This may be a short period in the tenure of a senior functionary but it is significant since it gives an insight into the policy being adopted by the incumbent. General Bikram Singh took over at a time when the army was in the throes of its worst ever internal crisis. An … [Read more...] about 100 days on; Army Chief roots for institutional supremacy
Do Kargil martyrs have no value for JK Government?
Sant Kumar Sharma On July 13, 1931, there was firing by troops in Srinagar city on a large gathering of protestors and around two dozen people died. On July 13, 2012, there was a public holiday in memory of the `martyrs’ of that event as the state has been observing that day as ``Martyrs’ Day’’. In fact, July, 13 is a Martyrs’ Day in Jammu and Kashmir for the past several … [Read more...] about Do Kargil martyrs have no value for JK Government?
Army Chief visits the strategically sensitive region of Ladakh
Defenceinfo Bureau Report General Bikram Singh visited the sensitive Ladakh region over three days from August, 17. This was his maiden visit to the region after taking over as Army Chief. He was briefed in detail about the prevailing security environment, infrastructure, development projects and various initiatives undertaken by the Army in Ladakh. Over the next two days he … [Read more...] about Army Chief visits the strategically sensitive region of Ladakh
The supreme commander of the Indian armed forces should break new ground
S Ranjan The President of India is the Commander-in-Chief of the armed forces of the country. It is in his name that war is declared or peace concluded, of course, subject to approval of the executive authority and the parliament of the country. As supreme commander he enjoys all the trapping of military pomp and ceremony. He has a grand mounted body guard, a serving general … [Read more...] about The supreme commander of the Indian armed forces should break new ground