Maj Gen C P Singh (Retd) India celebrates Vijay Diwas on 16 Dec to commemorate 51 years of Victory in Bangladesh. Last month, Hon’ble Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh was on a day’s visit to the India-China border in Eastern Ladakh. This was his second visit during a span of a few weeks. He made a specific mention of the part of the State of Jammu and Kashmir under … [Read more...] about Mission POK: India scares Pakistan
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Ecstasy in Operations
Brig PS Gothra (Retd) “Don't pull the trigger Saab,” said Subedar Pradhan as I was aiming at the head of the man seen on the telescope of sniper rifle. “Why?"I asked. By three in the morning on that cold night, we were in place to look for terrorist movement in the forest across the hill. The operation was planned based on the information given by a 'source' that there … [Read more...] about Ecstasy in Operations
New chief of the Pakistan Army : Implication and impact on India
Jaibans Singh On November 24, the President of Pakistan, Arif Alvi, promoted Lt General Asim Munir Ahmed, to the rank of General and appointed him as Chief of Army Staff (COAS) of the Pakistan Army. The appointment, for once, has been made on the grounds of seniority, which mostly does not happen in Pakistan. Nevertheless, the selection process generated intense controversy … [Read more...] about New chief of the Pakistan Army : Implication and impact on India
Operation Anecdote: We sniffed out the LTTE camp
Col Lalit Chamola We had been deployed in Sri Lanka as part of the Indian Peacekeeping Force (IPKF) since end-July 1987. By end-September, the situation seemed to be taking a bad turn and finally on 10 October 1987 IPKF was ordered to forcibly disarm/neutralise our friends till then, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam (LTTE). On 10 October 1987, at approximately 2 pm Col … [Read more...] about Operation Anecdote: We sniffed out the LTTE camp
Indian Defence Industry : A glorious path of growth
Maj Gen C P Singh, Retd INTRODUCTION India has one of the world's largest armed forces with a strength of over 14.4 lakhs (1.44 million) active personnel, since it has the largest unsettled borders with two nuclear powered neighbours. Also, it has high defence spending for operational readiness of such large force. Hence, the Indian defence budget is the third … [Read more...] about Indian Defence Industry : A glorious path of growth