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Why the Army Needs the IAF!

In the early part of the Kargil operations, the army opted to more or less go...

Ladakh: 9 Issues to WORRY India

China remains in firm control of an estimated 600-800 square kilometres of...

How China's PLA is changing...

A new military rank system had been introduced for the PLA, but all soldiers...

War veteran Maj Gen Chibber passes away

Gen. Chibber was commissioned into the Army on June 2, 1995, and was posted...

How Mi-8 helped India's Operation Cactus

We salute the Mi-8 today on the occasion of the 32nd anniversary of Operation...

7 Pakistani LIES about the 1965 War

Why did Pakistan sign a cease-fire without acquiring Kashmir, which was the...

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'India of 2020 is a wake-up call for China'

'The leverage created by the Indian military must not be lost.'

Arunachal: China moving troops in depth areas

"A strict vigil is being maintained in almost all the sectors with China from...

'China is enlarging the spectrum of war'

'They will try more rounds of military level talks and move it to the...

The central lesson from the 1965 War

The 1965 war teaches us that war by escalation is a real possibility. Despite...

Two Wars and a Romance

'On June 15, 1965, Major A K Afridi of the Pakistan army was captured by...

My father, the Param Vir Chakra Hero

In spite of being wounded in battle, Lieutenant Colonel A B Tarapore fought...

Mr PM: Allow our military to prove its worth!

'All the government needs to do is to identify clear political and strategic...

Focus on the war even as we win the battle

India has experienced hands and will emerge with flying colours, declares...

Time for India to inflict pain on China

'China has gone too long as a rogue power, trashing international norms,...

The Hero of the Battle of Dograi

Lieutenant Colonel Desmond Hayde was awarded the Mahavir Chakra, the second...

A grateful nation and a proud school

'It was not surprising that joining the armed forces was one of the priority...

'When we fight a war we forget the danger'

'The Indian Air Force wanted to fight. My squadron leaders and flight...

China doesn't need Pakistan in a war with India

'If a 'two-front war' develops, Iron Brother may only turn out to be a drag...

He told India about the Himalayan Blunder

Very few today realise that without Brigadier John Dalvi's courage, we would...

China could do a naval blockade in Indian Ocean next

Chances are any such disruption will not occur on the major shipping lanes...

'I hate these Pakistanis'

Glimpses of the final days of the 1965 War, as seen from the diary then...

The President, tea and war stories

President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday hosted a high tea for 1965 war veterans...

Why did India give back the Haji Pir Pass to Pakistan?

'We don't know what the reasons were that we gave back the Haji Pir Pass...

J-K Modi-fied: Special status and state become history

Prime Minister Narendra Modi hailed the passage of bills as a "momentous...

What if Nehru had used the IAF in 1962?

'If we had sent a few airplanes (into Tibet), we could have wiped the Chinese...

The IAF hero awarded the Maha Vir Chakra twice

Claude Arpi reveals how Wing Commander Jag Mohan Nath won a second Maha Vir...

OROP: Group of ex-servicemen decides to boycott govt functions

A group of ex-servicemen on Monday announced that they will boycott all...

'Scaling Everest was like a pilgrimage'

Exactly 50 years ago, the first Indian team, led by Manmohan Singh Kohli,...

My salute to arguably India's greatest military hero

In super-human acts of valour, Havildar Abdul Hamid personally knocked out...

Why Modi gets his military history wrong

'If only Cariappa/Thimayya/Chaudhari/Manekshaw were given a free hand,...

'Among India's military greats, he was the greatest'

Sam Manekshaw led the Indian Army to its greatest military victory this month...

An epitome of military leadership

Arjan Singh, the Marshal of the Indian Air Force, was a fearless and...

Dr S N Prasad: A doyen among military historians

Colonel (Dr) Anil Athale remembers the contributions of military historian S...

When Vajpayee opposed nuclear tests...

Strategic guru K Subrahmanyam, who passed into the ages recently, discusses...

Indo-Pak thaw resurrects sacred Sikh shrine

With the incremental improvement in ties with Pakistan, the proposal to open...

Has India lost Kashmir?

India isn't Israel, nor can it, or should be, says Shekhar Gupta.

Finally, Amarinder Singh wins 'father of all battles'

The Congress stalwart could not have asked for a better gift on his 75th...

How the Indian Navy destroyed the Ghazi

In insight into PNS Ghazi, the Pakistan Navy's prized submarine that now lies...

Fate of land given to China to be decided: PoK PM

His statement was regarded significant as a Pakistani or PoK politician...

No military solution for disputes like Kashmir: PM

Releasing the book 1965 War: The Inside Story by former Governor R D Pradhan,...

Black Panthers, Camels to get President's colours

The award of Colours and Standard by the President is a great honour bestowed...

Why has history forgotten this giant?

Anil Shastri, one of the late prime minister's six children, recounts...

SC cautions govt against taking prisoners of war issue to ICJ

SC tells the Centre that any deviation from its stand that the issue of...

PIX: Modi celebrates Diwali with troops

For the second successive year, Prime Minister Narendra Modi celebrated...

'Calling Pakistan's N-bomb Islamic is racist'

Musharraf states that no other country's weapons have been labelled in such a...

Musharraf objects to 'Islamic bomb' tag

"The much stronger condemnation by the world in 1998 was surely because...

Musharraf 'literally wept' when East Pakistan fell

Musharraf said he was 'emotionally hurt' and 'literally wept' when he heard...

The central lesson from the 1965 War

The 1965 war teaches us that war by escalation is a real possibility. Despite...

Two Wars and a Romance

'On June 15, 1965, Major A K Afridi of the Pakistan army was captured by...

My father, the Param Vir Chakra Hero

In spite of being wounded in battle, Lieutenant Colonel A B Tarapore fought...

The Hero of the Battle of Dograi

Lieutenant Colonel Desmond Hayde was awarded the Mahavir Chakra, the second...

A grateful nation and a proud school

'It was not surprising that joining the armed forces was one of the priority...

'When we fight a war we forget the danger'

'The Indian Air Force wanted to fight. My squadron leaders and flight...

'I hate these Pakistanis'

Glimpses of the final days of the 1965 War, as seen from the diary then...

The President, tea and war stories

President Pranab Mukherjee on Tuesday hosted a high tea for 1965 war veterans...

Why did India give back the Haji Pir Pass to Pakistan?

'We don't know what the reasons were that we gave back the Haji Pir Pass...

OROP: Group of ex-servicemen decides to boycott govt functions

A group of ex-servicemen on Monday announced that they will boycott all...

'Scaling Everest was like a pilgrimage'

Exactly 50 years ago, the first Indian team, led by Manmohan Singh Kohli,...

My salute to arguably India's greatest military hero

In super-human acts of valour, Havildar Abdul Hamid personally knocked out...

Dr S N Prasad: A doyen among military historians

Colonel (Dr) Anil Athale remembers the contributions of military historian S...

When Vajpayee opposed nuclear tests...

Strategic guru K Subrahmanyam, who passed into the ages recently, discusses...

Indo-Pak thaw resurrects sacred Sikh shrine

With the incremental improvement in ties with Pakistan, the proposal to open...

Fate of land given to China to be decided: PoK PM

His statement was regarded significant as a Pakistani or PoK politician...

No military solution for disputes like Kashmir: PM

Releasing the book 1965 War: The Inside Story by former Governor R D Pradhan,...

Black Panthers, Camels to get President's colours

The award of Colours and Standard by the President is a great honour bestowed...

'Calling Pakistan's N-bomb Islamic is racist'

Musharraf states that no other country's weapons have been labelled in such a...

Musharraf objects to 'Islamic bomb' tag

"The much stronger condemnation by the world in 1998 was surely because...

Musharraf 'literally wept' when East Pakistan fell

Musharraf said he was 'emotionally hurt' and 'literally wept' when he heard...