NEW DELHI: Three decades ago, Assam was put under President’s Rule as law and order deteriorated due to violence unleashed by the insurgent group ULFA. For the first time, the Centre sent the army into the state for counter-insurgency operations. Businesses suffered as did the people and there was an overall environment of fear. In this […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Chinese aggression in the maritime domain and its utter disregard for international norms governing the seas and oceans is actually making world powers recalibrate their approach to Indo-Pacific. New alliances are being formed; small countries are now standing up to China’s belligerence and naval exercises involving powers such as the U.S., India, Japan and […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Army establishments around the country mark October 27 as Infantry Day. It’s a tribute to the valour and sacrifices made by the first batch of Indian foot soldiers that was airlifted to Srinagar from Delhi on that day in 1947. The purpose was to stop invaders from Pakistan who had come in to […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Fifty eight years ago this week, China launched an assault on India in Ladakh and North East Frontier Agency (now known as Arunachal Pradesh). India was caught unawares when confronted by Chinese troops that were more in number and armed better. The Indian army did show flashes of valour and brilliance in pockets […]Read More
NEW DELHI: October 21 is observed as Police Commemoration Day when India pays tribute to policemen who have laid down their lives in the line of duty. Why’s the date significant? Its origin can be traced to 1959 when a CRPF patrol party was ambushed by Chinese troops in eastern Ladakh. Ten jawans lost their […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Earlier this week, India’s foreign secretary Harsh Vardhan Shringla and Army chief Gen MM Naravane visited Myanmar and interacted with the top leadership. The bilateral relationship straddles both civil and military domains. India is part of several key infrastructure projects there. Besides, India-Myanmar ties are rooted in history and culture. Of late, China […]Read More
NEW DELHI: It’s well known that India and China have differing perceptions about where the Line of Actual Control (LAC) lies. But amid the ongoing standoff in eastern Ladakh, China has renewed a claim it made over 60 years ago—that it is following the line put forth by its then premier Zhou Enlai in 1959. […]Read More
NEW DELHI: With the current India-China standoff in eastern Ladakh showing signs of extending into winter, what does the Indian army do by way of preparation at a place where winter could mean temperatures dipping to 40 degrees below freezing point? At the super-high altitudes of Ladakh, winter that’s just around the corner is no […]Read More
NEW DELHI: It’s one of the glorious chapters in India’s military history. Five years after suffering a defeat at the hands of China, India hit back hard at the border pass of Nathu La in 1967. It’s a story of courage and determination and what a determined leadership can do. In many ways, it laid […]Read More
NEW DELHI: Before May this year, Ladakh was more popular among bikers and tourists. A high altitude desert, Ladakh’s stark beauty with its vast open spaces, pristine blue skies and spectacular water bodies like Pangong Tso and Tso Moriri, attracted tourists from all over the country and abroad, especially after the climax of the popular […]Read More
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