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
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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
India needs a sports induced, military maintained killer instinct
Independence Day-Olympics Special Jaibans Singh While in school, Independence Day stood second to Republic Day, after all, it did not have the grandeur and excitement of parades and cultural activities. As a college going student one looked upon the day as a welcome respite from attending lectures in hot and humid classrooms. On joining the Army things got a little better; on … [Read more...] about India needs a sports induced, military maintained killer instinct
Operation Vijay Diwas celebrated in Dras amidst stony silence of the government of J&K
Defenceinfo Bureau Report On July, 13, every year, the Kashmir valley celebrates what is termed as the martyr’s day. This is to commemorate such political protestors, who lost their lives in a firing by troops of Maharaja Hari Singh on July, 13, 1931. Every year the incident is remembered with a general closure and functions organised by various political parties,, especially … [Read more...] about Operation Vijay Diwas celebrated in Dras amidst stony silence of the government of J&K
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