Col Alok Mathur, SM (Veteran) Tom Weiner of New York Times, when referring to the sensational series of coups in Pakistan on 14 October 1999 said, "For months Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and General Pervez Musharraf were like two scorpions in a bottle waiting to strike." General Musharraf was detailed to go to Colombo to attend a week long Golden Jubilee celebration of … [Read more...] about Pervez Musharraf: A General mired in notoriety and controversy
Siachen
Adieu Lt. General YK Joshi: J&K will remember you with respect & affection
Jaibans Singh Lieutenant General Yogesh Kumar Joshi, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM, VrC, SM, ADC, Army Commander of the prestigious Northern Command of the Indian Army and a Kargil war hero, retired from military service on Monday , 31 January, 2022 after a distinguished career spanning nearly 40 years. On being commissioned from the Indian Military Academy, Lt. General Joshi joined … [Read more...] about Adieu Lt. General YK Joshi: J&K will remember you with respect & affection
Read the lips of Army Commander, Northern Command
Jaibans Singh On the eve of Kargil Vijay Divas, Lt. Gen. YK Joshi, Army Commander, Northern Command, being one among the heroic commanding officers who led their units in the Kargil War in 1999, gave an interview to a television news channel, CNN News 18. It is notable here that 13 Jammu and Kashmir Rifles, that Lt. Gen (the Lt. Col) YK Joshi commanded in the Dras-Muskoh … [Read more...] about Read the lips of Army Commander, Northern Command
Army roots for a new, vibrant Ladakh post reorganisation
Jaibans Singh The monumental decision taken by the government of India to amend Article 370 of the constitution and simultaneously reorganise the state of Jammu and Kashmir into two Union Territories (UTs) has remained the flavour of India media ever since the bill was passed in Parliament on 05 August, 2019. Volumes have been written and spoken on the subject. Overwhelming … [Read more...] about Army roots for a new, vibrant Ladakh post reorganisation
Courage and commitment epitomise Indian Army’s Operation Meghdoot in Siachen
Dr. Simrit Kahlon Operation Meghdoot, the very name carries with it an aura of respect and admiration within military circles across the world. What was militarily accomplished in this operation, launched by the Indian Army in the icy heights of the Siachen Glacier on 13 April 1984, has no parallels in the annals of military history. In an unimaginable feat of grit and … [Read more...] about Courage and commitment epitomise Indian Army’s Operation Meghdoot in Siachen
Siachen: A look beyond the hype
Jaibans Singh Siachen will come up in the secretary level talks between India and Pakistan scheduled on 11-12, June, 2012. The last parley was held almost a year back on May, 30, 2011; at that stage, the two countries failed to agree on the modalities for demilitarisation while agreeing “in-principle” to the need to demilitarise. The talks in May 2011 were held after a gap of … [Read more...] about Siachen: A look beyond the hype
Chinese Occupied J&K is a strategic dimension in Siachen
Prabhakar Gupta Siachen is once again in the news, thanks to General Kayani’s peace overtures in the backdrop of the avalanche mishap at the Pakistani post, Gayari, on the glacier. This overture, supported by the lusterless meeting in New Delhi between Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and President Asif Ali Zardari of Pakistan, has impelled Pakistan to put the demilitarisation … [Read more...] about Chinese Occupied J&K is a strategic dimension in Siachen
Dimilitarisation of Siachen: Let’s not get swayed by oratory
Jaibans Singh The Indo-Pakistan impasse on Siachen has been described by Dr Stephen Cohen, a Washington based South Asia analyst as “a fight between two bald men over a comb”. The problem with US thinkers and opinion makers is that they oversimplify important strategic issues as has been done by the good doctor with his bland comment. One would expect them to be gracious … [Read more...] about Dimilitarisation of Siachen: Let’s not get swayed by oratory