China's PLA armed with spears, rods and sharp weapons at Mukhpari peak in LadakhNew Delhi: Around 50 China’s People Liberation Army (PLA) soldiers carrying rods, spears, clubs and sharp weapons aggressively approached Indian post near Mukhp...
Sashastra Seema Bal (File Pic)New Delhi: Amidst the border standoff at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) between India and China in eastern Ladakh, the Indian government has put the Indo Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) soldi...
An Indian Army T-72 tank high in the Himalayas. Last week, we had Brigadier RJS Dhillon taking us north in a sharp but shallow offensive through Depsang, SSN (subsector north) and the Karakoram Pass in order to gain a bargaining advantage with t...
Commandos from Indian Parachute Regiment during a Republic Day parade. Not so long ago, we, as Indians, were sure about our military dominance in South Asia. We were proud – and also cocky to an extent – about our status as the &ldqu...
Representative photo from Creative Commons.“... somewhere, my love”War is about death. Death of the human body and humanity per se. Erik Maria Remarque in his epoch-making “All Quiet on the Western Front” got his lead characte...
Srinagar: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrived at Leh on Friday morning on a two day visit to Ladakh and Kashmir Valley. Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) Gen Bipin Rawat and Indian Army chief Gen MM Naravane accompanied him.On arrival at Leh, he w...
New Delhi: India on Friday expressed concern over the situation that threatens regional peace and security and urged Armenia and Azerbaijan to maintain restraint for maintenance of peace at the border.It also said that any lasting resolution of the c...
Indian Army’s Bofors 155mm artillery guns seen firing at Pakistani positions during the 1999 Kargil war. “If you don’t have enough artillery, quit.”— General Richard CavasosArtillery forms the backbone of any infant...
New Delhi: Respecting international law, recognizing the legitimate interests of partners, supporting multilateralism and promoting common good are the only way of building a durable world order, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Tuesday...
New Delhi: Amid border standoff between India and China in Eastern Ladakh, the government has granted the three services emergency financial powers of up to Rs 500 crore per procurement project to buy arms and ammunition.“The special fina...