Col. Alok Mathur, SM (Veteran) Clearing all political fog, General Upendra Dwivedi, PVSM, AVSM, ADC, from the Infantry took over as the 30th Chief of Army staff of the powerful Indian Army on 30 June, 2024 as General Manoj Pande, PVSM, AVSM, VSM, ADC (29TH Army Chief) from Engineers, superannuated after 40 years of glorious service. General Manoj Pande was due to … [Read more...] about General Upendra Dwivedi: 30TH COAS of the Indian Army
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Sino-India War – 1967 (Sikkim-Tibet Zone)
Sino-India War - 1967 (Sikkim-Tibet Zone) After the first Sino-India War of 1962, the wounded Indian Army needed expansion and modern weapons. As many as seven Mountain Divisions were raised and old Lee field .303 Rifles were replaced by 7.62 mm self-loading Rifles (SLR). Four Armoured regiments were equipped with British Centurion Mk 7 modern battle tanks and the Air … [Read more...] about Sino-India War – 1967 (Sikkim-Tibet Zone)
The last voyage of Pakistani Naval Ship Ghazi
The last voyage of Pakistani Naval Ship Ghazi that was sunk on 4 December 1971 by the Indian Navy during the Indo-Pakistan War of 1971. 0n 21 February 2024, Indian Naval Deep Submergence Rescue Vehicle (DSRV) located the wreckage of SS-102 PNS Ghazi, once the pride of the Pakistan Navy that was sunk on 4 December 1971 by the Indian Navy during the Indo-Pakistan War of … [Read more...] about The last voyage of Pakistani Naval Ship Ghazi
INS Jatayu: India’s New Naval Base
Col Alok Mathur, SM On 6 March 2024, INS Jatayu was commissioned as a new Naval Base of India at Minicoy island in the Lakshadweep chain, by Administrator Praful Patel and Indian Naval Chief, Admiral R Hari Kumar. Minicoy is the southernmost island in Lakshadweep overlooking the archipelago of Maldives. The main for creating this naval base are to strengthen … [Read more...] about INS Jatayu: India’s New Naval Base
Pakistan: Wilting due to absence of a credible leadership
Jaibans Singh The elections in Pakistan, for whatever they were worth, are now over. By giving a mixed result, they have created more confusion than was prevalent earlier, and have caused considerable embarrassment to the Army Chief, General Syed Asim Munir. The General engineered the elections with a clear-cut aim of diminishing completely the power of his arch … [Read more...] about Pakistan: Wilting due to absence of a credible leadership