Col Alok Mathur, SM (Retd) On 11 July 2026, cheered by the blue waves of Bay of Bengal, the sixth indigenous stealth frigate under project 17A, INS Mahendra Giri, joined Indian Navy’s Sun rise fleet at Vishakhapatnam Naval base. The naval vessel was given its naval colours on commissioning and allotted pennant no F 38 as new identity in Indian Navy. Raksha- Mantri Raj … [Read more...] about INSs – Mahendragiri : India’s Sixth Indigenous Stealth Frigate
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Pakistan: An Artificial Country Between Two Disputed Lines
Shokin Chauhan I have stood on the Line of Control on winter mornings when even the sun seemed hesitant to rise. I have watched our patrols trudge through the frozen valleys of Dras and seen the distant ridges across which the Pakistani posts lie, almost within calling distance, yet separated by history’s cruellest boundary. And I have studied, as every soldier must, the … [Read more...] about Pakistan: An Artificial Country Between Two Disputed Lines
SSBN Aridhaman – Vanquisher of Foes
Col Alok Mathur, SM (retd) It was a proud memorable moment for the nation , when SSBN Aridhaman, indigenously built third nuclear powered ballistic missile Submarine was commissioned in to the Indian Navy at Vishakhapatnam Naval base in Andhra Pradesh on Friday 02 April 2026.The induction of new Nuclear powered U Boat will big boost to nuclear triad capability of … [Read more...] about SSBN Aridhaman – Vanquisher of Foes
Col Alok Mathur, SM (Veteran) Naxal Camp in the Jungle 31 March, 2026, was the last sunset in the fortress of the Red corridor. The philosophy of Naxalism, which was conceived in 1967 in West Bengal and infested 12 States of the Indian Union, covering 232 districts ceased to breathe after almost 59 years. It affected almost 1/4th of the entire land mass and 40 crores of … [Read more...] about
Remembering the Bravehearts: Honouring the Legacy of Operation PAWAN
Lt Col Manoj K Channan Nations are not built merely through economic progress, technological advancement, or institutional strength. They are sustained by memory, by the collective remembrance of those who stood in harm’s way so others could live in peace. For soldiers and veterans, remembrance is not symbolic. It is a solemn duty, an enduring obligation to honour the … [Read more...] about Remembering the Bravehearts: Honouring the Legacy of Operation PAWAN