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...
Bengaluru: Amid simmering border row with China in eastern Ladakh since early May, state-owned plane maker Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) made two Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) have been deployed for operations at high altitude in the Leh secto...
New Delhi: India and Nepal Oversight Mechanism meeting will be held on August 17 in Kathmandu to review ongoing bilateral economic and development projects.It would be the first high-level contact between the two sides since ties were hit by a border...
New Delhi: In a major boost to Indian armed forces, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh-chaired Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on Tuesday gave approval for capital acquisitions of various platforms and equipment worth Rs 8,722.38 crore.The development ...
New Delhi: Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Monday launched the initiatives of a number of modernization and upgradation of facilities and new infrastructure creation by defence PSUs and OFB, through digital link, as part of the Atmanirbhar Week cel...
A June satellite image showing Chinese military build-up in the Galwan valley. (Photograph: 2020 Planet Labs via Twitter)Since the 20 Indian soldiers, including a colonel, were killed in a bloody clash with China’s People’s Liberation Arm...
New Delhi: Giving a fillip to India’s Atma Nirbhar Bharat initiative, the defence ministry will stop the import of 101 items "beyond given timeline" to boost indigenous production.This would mean that the domestic industry will receiv...
New Delhi: India and China, on Saturday, held major general-level talk at Daulat Beg Oldie to discuss the routine issues, including patrolling pattern as part of the border management, sources in the Indian Army said here.The sources also said that t...
Africa is the world’s second most populous continent (after Asia) and more than 1.3 million people call it home – accounting for more than 15% of the world’s population. The continent is often acknowledged as the birthplace of human...
New Delhi: Indian Army’s Bhimber Gali Brigade has commemorated Bhimber Gali Diwas to remember the gallant action of Capt Chander Narain Singh, who laid down his life while combating Pakistani infiltrators in Galuthi in Rajauri zone of Jammu &am...