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The Battle of Zojila – Nov 1, 1948 and How Ladakh was Saved

Lt Gen A B Shivane - November 1, 2021

SALUTE YOU SIR WE LEAD A Day of Remembrance First November is a historic date in the nation’s post-independence history yet remains buried in the past. Today 73 years ago, one of the greatest battles were fought...

Girls Enter NDA as Harbingers of Change

Maj Gen C P Singh - October 25, 2021

On August 18, 2021, the Hon’ble Supreme Court of India ruled that girls should also be inducted into Armed Forces through the premier defence training institute- National Defence Academy, Khadakwasla, Pune. With one stroke...

China: A Fire-Breathing Dragon or a Sick Lizard?

Lt Gen P R Shankar - October 16, 2021

China is bellicose and militaristic towards India and Taiwan. The hurry to usurp Taiwan is palpable. Massive air violations and amphibious exercises. Xi Jinping’s speech on the eve of the Taiwanese National Day, exhorted...

The Indian Geostrategic Palate

Lt Gen P R Shankar - October 14, 2021

The Indian geostrategic palate is a mixed bag. Our neighbourhood is in turmoil. Our traditional adversaries are getting back to their old tricks. We have just started seeing green shoots of recovery in our external...

Tears of Namka Chu River

Col Alok Mathur SM - October 11, 2021

My name is Namka Chu. My address is west Kameng District adjoining Bhutan border in North east frontier agency (NEFA) about 25 kms north of Tawang town. I am about 26 kilometres (km) long...

Lessons in Cloud Computing For Armed Forces from the JEDI

Col. Rajeev Anand - September 29, 2021

Cloud computing is a key driver for change in the existing IT infrastructure in organisations across the world. While cost reduction makes a strong business case for adoption of Cloud solutions, migrating to Cloud...

In Pursuit of Excellence: Select Merit Over Quota

Admin - September 25, 2021

As India positions itself as an emerging superpower of 21st Century, we need to go for excellence in all spheres and not mediocrity. It should be ensured that Merit needs to be the prime...

Have Congress And Sidhu Committed Political Harakiri in Punjab?

Col Rajinder Singh - September 25, 2021

Any unrest or instability in the border state of Punjab will lead to serious national security problems. In the last two decades of the 20th century, Punjab suffered heavily because of sponsored militancy by...

The Battle of Buxar – A Tale Of Military Indiscipline

Dr Uddipan Mukherjee, PhD - September 19, 2021

After the historic battle of Plassey (or Palashi in today’s West Bengal) in 1757 and thereafter a clean sweep over the French at Wandiwash (Vandavasi in Tamil Nadu) in 1760, the English East India...

QUAD Summit: Posers and Prospects

Lt Gen P R Shankar - September 19, 2021

The View from China! Regional cooperation cliques formed to target a third country will not be popular and have no future ....Chinese Spokesperson The forthcoming QUAD Summit on September 24 is the first in person meet between...

India’s Three Front Strategy

Lt Gen P R Shankar - September 18, 2021

India’s geostrategic environment has changed significantly in the past one month. A Talibani Afghanistan, a hybrid Pakistan and an authoritarian China – all in flux, present a new geostrategic challenge beyond the ordinary conception...

Valour Stories of Indo-Pak War 1965

Col Alok Mathur SM - September 10, 2021

After the Sino-India War of 1962, Pakistan think tanks concluded that military solution to Kashmir was a possibility as they were equipped with modern American weapons like M 47/48 Patton tanks, F86 Sabre and...

Business Lessons From Battlefield

Maj Gen C P Singh - September 4, 2021

There are no runners up in war. Either you are a winner or you do not exist. The ‘Baptism By Fire’ in armed forces is always hands on and does not permit any second...

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