Line of Actual Control (LAC) Archives - Page 6 of 7

Pitfalls of Quickfix Purchases

Vaibhav Agrawal - August 18, 2023

In a strategic response to the evolving challenges posed by China, the Indian Army has swiftly taken measures to bolster its capabilities. A report from The Economic Times (ET) reveal an allocation on of...

Zorawar: The Snow Leopard

Col Alok Mathur SM - August 16, 2023

Post Operation Juniper, which lasted for 73 days in June-August 2017 at the Doklam Plateau on India, Bhutan and Tibet tri-junction, the clash between the Chinese and Indian patrols again on 9 May 2020...

India – China Standoff: Full Deployment of Troops on LAC is the New Normal

Admin - March 21, 2023

New Delhi: With China’s PLA showing no signs of withdrawing, the additional reserve troops deployed across eastern sector pre-20th National Party Congress of Chinese Communist Party last October, mutual de-escalation of forces has been...

Indian Army to Procure Protected High-Mobility Vehicles for Difficult Terrains

Admin - May 13, 2022

New Delhi: Within a week, the Ministry of Defence has sent out two request for information (RfI) – one for procuring small size surveillance drones to be deployed in the Himalayas and the second...

China’s Intent Has Been to Keep the Boundary Issue Alive: Army Chief

Admin - May 9, 2022

New Delhi: The new Indian Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande in an interaction with media-persons May 9 said, “The basic issue remains the resolution of the border. What we see is that China’s intent...

Priority on High Standards of Operational Preparedness to Face Multiple Challenges Ahead, Says Gen Pande After Taking Charge as Army Chief

Admin - May 1, 2022

New Delhi: Speaking to the media after he was presented a ceremonial guard of honour at the South Block lawns, newly-appointed Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande on May 1 said his "utmost and foremost"...

Gen Manoj Pande Takes Charge as 29th Army Chief

Admin - April 30, 2022

New Delhi: General Manoj Pande on April 30 took charge as the 29th Chief of the Army Staff. He succeeds Gen MM Naravane, who retired from service the same day. Gen Pande became the...

Lt Gen Manoj Pande Appointed as the Next Chief of the Army Staff

Admin - April 19, 2022

New Delhi: Lt Gen Manoj C Pande, presently Vice Chief of the Army Staff, has been appointed by the Government as the next Chief of the Army Staff with effect from April 30, 2022....

Agnipath: An Insiders View from Outside

Lt Gen P R Shankar - April 13, 2022

As per reports the government is set to finalise the ‘Agnipath’ nee ‘Tour of Duty’ recruitment scheme, under which youth can enlist in the Army for three / five years and be known as ‘Agnivirs’. It is being...

ITBP Allowed to Create 47 Additional Border Outposts

Admin - March 14, 2020

New Delhi: In a move to tighten vigil along the Sino-Indian border, the government has Indo-Tibetan Border Police to create 47 additional border outposts and 12 ‘staging camps’, sources said. This clearance would also...

IBG Being Given Shape in Newly Raised 17 Corp

Admin - January 15, 2020

Kolkata: In a move to meet the current challenges in the northern borders, Eastern Army Command Chief Lt General Anil Chauhan on January 15 said the concept of Integrated Battle Groups (IBGs) is being...

Army Chief says CDS Necessary to Ensure Synergy and Nuclear Weapons only a “Good Deterrence”

Admin - January 4, 2020

New Delhi. Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane has said that the appointment of General Bipin Rawat as the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) was a necessity in ensuring synergy between the defence forces...

India Plans to Set up High Tech Surveillance Cameras Along LAC

Admin - December 24, 2019

New Delhi: In a move to step up border security with China along the Line of Actual Control (LAC), India is planning to set up high-tech surveillance cameras while focusing on establishing war-time and...