NEW DELHI: The ongoing standoff between Indian and Chinese troops along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh has led to 19 rounds of military talks but some friction points still remain. What led to the current standoff in the first place in the summer of 2020, which then snowballed into the deadly […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Three years ago, the Indian Army gained strategic heights on the Kailash Range along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Eastern Ladakh, thereby forcing the Chinese troops to come to the negotiating table. That was the largest build-up along the LAC, says Lt Gen Savneet Singh (Retd), who led the operation as […]Read More
NEW DELHI: For a country like India that has a long coastline (about 11,000 km, Andaman & Nicobar Islands and Lakshadweep included), maritime security is as important as guarding the nation’s land borders. The Mumbai terror attacks of 2008, where the terrorists took the sea route to reach India, exposed gaps in coastal security and […]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: Four years after the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) was announced as part of the move to usher in defence reforms, the process towards theaterisation or forming integrated commands is progressing apace. There is broad consensus among the military brass for creation of three theatre commands—one for the China border, another […]Read More
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