NEW DELHI: Three years ago around this time, then Northern Army Commander Lt Gen. YK Joshi ordered what has now come to be known as the Kailash Range operation to turn the tables on the Chinese PLA determined to change the status quo on the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Ladakh. What you will read […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Indian and Chinese ground commanders continued their talks over the weekend to fine tune fresh rules of engagement along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between the two countries and arrive at a common ground to resolve the remaining friction points in Ladakh, raising hopes of a forward movement in attempts to break […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Related to the restructuring of HQ IDS (Integrated Defence Staff) is the possibility of forming a higher defence committee for strategic and political guidance to the military leadership. Assuming that HQ IDS in consultation with the theatre commands will take local and largely tactical decisions, there is still no clarity on who or […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi made an unexpected announcement of appointing a Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) as principal military adviser to the government from the ramparts of the Red Fort on August 15, 2019. Four years after that rather sudden decision, three or four areas have seen substantial progress in reorganisation of India’s […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Debating, discussing and deliberating on formation of joint or theatre commands apart, the armed forces have also decided to undertake a study to assess India’s possible options and responses to a potential invasion of or attack on Taiwan by China. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen. Anil Chauhan ordered the study during a conclave […]Read More