Kargil War

"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...

On 15 May 1999, I was at my bureau office at Ambadeep Building on Barakhamba Road, Connaught Place, New Delhi. It was a leisurely Saturday, and most offices were closed. With no remarkable political...

The fifth round of war between India and Pakistan fought 25 years ago in the high-altitude area in the western Ladakh Ranges in the Himalayas, came to an end when Indian Prime Minister Atal...

July 26, 2024, marks the 25th anniversary of the Kargil War. This day, known as Kargil Vijay Diwas, is commemorated to honour the brave Indian soldiers who fought tooth and nail and sacrificed their...

For the past two decades, the Indian Air Force (IAF) has grappled with a pressing and distressing issue - its inability to maintain the combat aircraft fleet at the authorised level of 42 squadrons....

New Delhi: Artillery is considered to be a jewel and has a special place in the Indian Army which takes great pride in its artillery unit.  In the annals of the history of the...

  Every year April 4 is observed as the International Day for Mine Awareness as declared by the UN General Assembly on December 8, 2005. The idea behind this is to spread awareness about mines...

  Powerless to do anything after India revoked Article 370 and turned Jammu & Kashmir into a union territory, the Pakistani political-military leadership has been reduced to firing rockets on Twitter, trying to storm the...

New Delhi. The Ministry of Defence (MoD), in co-ordination with MyGov.in, has been organising an online quiz competition on Kargil War from July 26 to August 4, 2019 to create a patriotic feeling among...

This year marks the 20th anniversary of the successful culmination of Operation Vijay wherein brave soldiers of the Indian Army overcame seemingly insurmountable odds, hostile terrain, weather, and a determined enemy occupying dominating heights,...

  The 'Operation Vijay' which is popularly known as 'Kargil War' will always be remembered for its strategic and tactical surprises, the self-imposed national strategy of restraint in keeping the war limited to Kargil -...

New Delhi. Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa, PVSM AVSM YSM VM ADC, Chief of the Air Staff visited Air Force Station Sarsawa on May 28 to commemorate the supreme sacrifice of Air Warriors...