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‘We Stared in the Eyes of Death’: The 1962 operations in Chushul
The Rezang-la War Memorial. (Photo collected by Jai Samota through special arrangement.)“We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But we left him alone in his glory.” ~ Charles WolfeAfter the eight-day battle, which...
1962 India-China war: How scholars misled Indians – a case study
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru with troops at a forward position during the 1962 India-China war.Dissecting Claude Arpi’s 1962 India-China war claimsDuring my studies on the hitherto obscure aspects of the 1962 India-China war, particularly wi...
In Pics: Indian and British armies jointly learn combat tactics during Exercise Ajeya Warrior 2023
Troops of Indian and British Army Troops of the Indian Army have been in the United Kingdom to participate in joint Indian and British army military training, Exercise Ajeya Warrior 2023, at Salisbury Plains in England.The wargame has seen...
‘Death Trap’: The 1962 operations in Galwan-Chang Chenmo sector
Indian Army’s Gorkha troops sitting with China’s PLA troops somewhere in eastern Ladakh (exact location unknown). This photo was taken by a Chinese soldier days before the 1962 war started.“When we were flown into that post, we knew...
‘Gateway to Hell’: The 1962 operation in Daulat Beg Oldie
Brig Rawind Singh Grewal, MC (C) with Lt Col Bakhtawar Singh, CO 5 Jat, (L) Lt Col Nihal Singh CO 14 J&K Militia (R) and troops of both the units. (Photo courtesy: Devraj Singh Jagat)“The Himalayas had been rudely woken up from their long, ...
‘Honour, Enfield, and Panama’: The story of Lieutenant Yog Raj Palta
Lt Yog Raj Palta. This is the story of Lieutenant Yog Raj Palta, a young and adventurous Indian Army officer who loved his Royal Enfield bike and Panama cigarettes – and immortalized himself in the 1962 India-China war.Yog Raj Palta was bo...
‘Surya Kiran – 2022’: India and Nepal to conduct joint army exercise from December 16
Indian and Nepalese troops during an earlier edition of Surya Kiran. (File photo.)New Delhi: Soldiers from the Indian and the Nepalese armies will conduct their annual “Surya Kiran” joint military exercise. This year’s edition, &ldq...
KazInd – 2022: Troops of India and Kazakhstan to commence joint military exercise at Umroi from December 15
New Delhi: Soldiers of Indian Army and Kazakhstan Army will commence their 6th edition of joint exercise KazInd – 2022 from December 15 at Umroi in Meghalaya.The exercise will culminate on December 28.Joint annual training exercise with the Kaz...
‘Fire Till Eternity’: The story of Major Shyamal Dev Goswami
Second Lieutenant Shyamal Dev Goswami. Shyamal Dev Goswami was born on November 6, 1938, in a Bengali family from Meerut, in – what is now – Uttar Pradesh. He was a shy but friendly child who used to write rhymes and loved music in h...
Lt Gen Ajai Singh assumes charge of Pune-based Southern Command
Lt Gen Ajai K Singh assumes charge of Southern CommandPune: Lieutenant General Ajai Kumar Singh on Tuesday assumed the command of the elite Southern Army as its 50th Army Commander.He replaces Lt Gen JS Nain, who steered the formation over the last t...Results
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