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The fifth round of War between India and Pakistan, which was fought in high altitude area  of western Ladakh Ranges, came to an end as the then Indian Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee declared...

On June 21 midnight, six B-2 Stealth bombers rolled out of hangers and lined up on the taxi bay at Whiteman US Air Force base, Knob Noster in Missouri, about 100 km southeast of...

On May 30, 2025, a moment of quiet revolution unfolded on the drill square of the National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakwasla. As the sun rose over the Sahyadri Ranges, it bore witness not just...

When the Indian Government revealed the name of its recent cross-border precision strike, Operation Sindoor, it sent tremors not just through enemy ranks, but through the very soul of the nation. ‘Sindoor’ – the...

“In war, you do what you must to survive. In training, you prepare so you never have to test that.” Decades of service in the Indian Army taught me that real-world unpredictability can dismantle the...

"In unconventional warfare, it's not just about defeating an enemy; it's about understanding how to fracture the enemy's society, government, and resolve." – David Petraeus, US Army General   On December 30, 2024, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh...

India has been looking for an impregnable air dome system since the China-Pakistan unholy alliance cemented over the years, and now, with the deteriorating situation in Bangladesh, a multi-front war scenario is emerging. The...

Secularism, a Western import essentially means the state to be irreligious or in the French sense of laicite – to be strictly irreligious. It was an invention of the Italian diplomat and philosopher Niccolo...

"The function of leadership is to produce more leaders, not more followers,” says Ralph Nader. This quote emphasises the importance of military leaders who are expected to replicate leadership qualities within their team and...

Military history is rich with lessons in leadership, innovation, and bold decision-making, and few battles exemplify these qualities as vividly as the Battle of Zojila (Zoji La) fought in November 1948. This pivotal engagement...

Did the HB Report on the 1962 war suggest the war might have been triggered by India provoking China through its ‘Forward Policy’ launched in 1954? Under this policy, Prime Minister Jawahar Lal Nehru...

All eyes are on the assembly elections for Haryana and Jammu and Kashmir (J&K), which will be held from September 18 to October 1, 2024. In particular of interest are the polls in J&K...

Evolution is a foundational principle of science. The concept of evolution originated in the landmark yet controversial 1859 book of Charles Darwin, The Origin of Species. Contrary to the popular perception that the universe...