New Delhi: India commemorates 126th anniversary of the Battle of Saragarhi on September 12, considered as one of the finest last stands in the military history of the world.What is the Battle of Saragarhi?In 1897, a total of 21 Sikh soldiers were pit...
The India-Myanmar border. (Map not to scale.)Kirstjen Nielsen, former secretary of the United States’ homeland security once said: “People think of border security in very different ways, but to me, it’s very simple: border security...
The all-woman bike rally taking off from the National War Memorial at New Delhi. (Photo by special arrangement.) New Delhi: To commemorate 24 years of victory over Pakistan in the 1999 Kargil war and to highlight the indomitable spirit of ...
Indian Army soldiers rehearsing in New Delhi before leaving for Paris to take part in France’s Bastille Day parade. (Photo by special arrangement.) New Delhi: An Indian contingent comprising 269 personnel from the triservices left for Pari...
An IAF Apache AH-64E somewhere in Ladakh. (File photo)Gwalior: An Indian Air Force Apache AH-64E combat helicopter made an emergency landing near Bhind in Madhya Pradesh while it was carrying out routine operational training, on Monday. No casualty h...
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...
The Sir Creek area. The white line along the creek is the India-Pakistan international border. The red pin marks Rah-da-Pir. (Google Maps screenshot)New Delhi: Pakistan has been beefing up its infrastructure in the disputed Sir Creek region near the ...
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...
The mangled remains of the bus carrying CRPF personnel that was attacked by a suicide bomber on the Jammu-Srinagar highway, on February 14, 2019. (File photo)Good intelligence is a must for the success of all operations, but it has special significan...
An ALH. (Representational photo)Udhampur: An Indian Army Dhruv advanced light helicopter crashed at a remote area in Jammu & Kashmir’s Marwah area in Kishtwar district, on Thursday morning. The accident left an airman, Craftsman (Aviation T...