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On December 16, 1971, 93,000 Pakistani soldiers surrendered to the Indian Army in the newly liberated Bangladesh. (Image: Amazon)

Book Review | Rare and inspiring accounts from the 1971 war theatres

A serious drawback for India is that for over 74 years since its independence, its actual history has not been taught in school

12 Sep 2021 2:32 AM

Following the tenure of India’s first Defence Minister, Baldev Singh, from September 1946 till May1952, there was no full-time cabinet rank defence minister till April 1957. (Image: Amazon)

Book Review | Achievements in India’s defence research despite many odds

The Defence Science Organisation was formed in 1956 for initiating studies and development of futuristic weapon systems

01 Aug 2021 2:11 AM

The novel brings out the paradox that the Tamil Tigers. (Photo: Goodreads)

Book Review | War fiction, which resembles fact

The story of induction into Sri Lanka and coping up with the fears of mines is narrated through conversations

23 May 2021 11:27 AM

Even the experimentation of biological weapons, which has been continuing under the policy of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for decades, has resulted in a contamination of “more than the world”. — Image: Pentagon Press

Book Review | Worst version of China to world

Secondat has very well encapsulated a wide array of subjects, revealing much which is impactful for the Chinese public and the world

25 Apr 2021 9:45 AM

Codenamed ‘Operation X’, the untold story of India’s covert naval war in East Pakistan in 1971was put together in a book with the same title by Captain M.N.R. Samant, one of IN’s hardcore professionals and Sandeep Unnithan, the journalist son of a naval officer, and it turned out to read like an unputdownable thriller.

Book Review | Navy’s 1971 covert exploits make for breathless reading

Conceived by a few hard core professional IN officers in 1971, Operation X was innovatively conceived and meticulously planned and executed

14 Mar 2021 4:46 AM

Cover page of A Ridge Too Far: War In The Kargil Heights 1999

Book REVIEW | A captain’s frank perspective on an unjust and devious war

A Ridge Too Far is a catchy but apt title reminiscent of A Bridge Too Far authored by Cornelius Ryan and made into a movie

17 Jan 2021 9:37 AM

India’s BrahMos cruise missile flies farther, faster than others

The name is derived from India’s Brahmaputra and Russia’s Moskva rivers.

04 Feb 2020 1:40 AM

One indication that the NRC and the CAA have so far not affected India-Bangladesh ties is that the border security forces of both nations held their 49th director- general level talks from December 25 to 30, 2019. India’s Border Security Force’s (BSF) delegation was headed by its DG, Vivek Johri, and Border Guards Bangladesh’s (BGB) delegation was headed by its DG, Maj. Gen. Mohammad Shafeenul Islam.

India-Bangladesh border meet takes place amidst NRC, CAA

The DG level talks between India and Bangladesh, continuing since long, are held twice every year — once each in India and Bangladesh.

06 Jan 2020 2:14 AM

A file photo of Lt. Gen. A.A.K. Niazi, commander of all Pakistani forces in the eastern theatre, signing the instrument of surrender, as Lt. Gen. Jagjit Singh Aurora, GOC-in-C of India's Eastern Command and commander of the joint India-Bangladesh forces, looks on at the Ramna Race Course in Dhaka on December 16, 1971. Seated on extreme right is All India Radio's Surajit Sen, who was the first foreign correspondent to reach Dhaka.

Vijay Divas at India’s National War Memorial for the first time

Independent India was destined for many wars. Independence itself was closely followed by the first India-Pakistan war of 1947-48.

16 Dec 2019 6:21 AM

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Japanese PM Shinzo Abe

India-Japan ministerial meet with a focus on Indo-Pacific

The ministers also concurred to proceed with coordination for the first India-Japan joint fighter aircraft exercise in Japan.

09 Dec 2019 12:53 AM

With giant strides in self-reliance, DRDO set to galvanise the forces

The interceptor, a Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV) Mark-II, had a hit-to-kill capable kinetic kill vehicle.

13 Nov 2019 1:40 AM

Kashmir’s untold story declassified, by iqbal chand malhotra and maroof raza Bloomsbury pp 202; Rs 499.

British made sure India lost Gilgit, PoK

On China, Nehru, along with India’s second defence minister, V.K. Krishna Menon, made another huge mess.

18 Oct 2019 1:33 AM

Narendra Modi and Xi Jinping ahead of the Wuhan informal summit in April 2018.

Sino-Indian posturing on talks table, terrain and high seas

Much of the Sino-Indian relationship is about posturing, in order to keep the ties going smoothly.

25 Sep 2019 1:09 AM

Acquiring Apache helicopters is good news for the Air Force

Hopefully, the entry of the Apache will begin a process of making good our glaring and long-standing deficiencies.

16 Sep 2019 6:49 AM

Preparations underway ahead of the event (Photo: PIB)

Indian Army beats seven nations to win Scout Masters

The Indian Army, which participated in the competition for the first time, fielded a team selected and trained by Southern Command.

19 Aug 2019 12:07 AM

Surprise, Strategy and 'Vijay': 20 Years of Kargil and Beyond, By Lt Gen (Dr) V.K. Ahluwalia and Col Narjit Singh Centre for Land Warfare Studies & Pentagon Press pp 320; Rs 1,195.

Stealthily, the enemy sneaked into paradise

Even as an old soldier, he experienced again the fear of climbing the rugged heights.

09 Aug 2019 1:08 AM

Indian soldiers after winning a battle during the Kargil wa

Wounds fester, strife continues; dispute unsettled after 20 years

Operation Vijay was an intensification of Pakistan’s fourth war against India, which, since the late 1980s, continues till date.

29 Jul 2019 1:20 AM

A Prime Minister to Remember: Memories of a Military Chief, By Admiral Sushil Kumar, Konark pp 135, Rs 650.

Where Nehru failed, Vajpayee excelled

The admiral reveals how a statesman-like Prime Minister took pains to gain insights into its diverse Armed Forces.

05 Jul 2019 1:20 AM

Indian ambassador to Italy, Reenat Sandhu and a group of Indian, Italian and other foreign officers at the Urn Presentation ceremony.

Italians are grateful to Indian soldiers who had helped them in World War II

Almost 50,000 Indian troops, mostly between the ages of 19 to 22, fought for Italy’s liberation during World War II.

11 Jun 2019 1:17 AM

The government, in line with its policy of increasing the involvement of non-state companies in defence production as part of the Make in India campaign, is to stop giving defence shipping contracts to state-run companies on a so-called nomination basis and throw them open to competitive bidding and allowing the private sector a crack at projects worth thousands of crores of rupees.

The public-private tussle in India over defence shipbuilding

GRSE is executing an order for five FPVs for the ICG, of which ICGS Priyadarshini is the first in the series.

07 May 2019 5:10 AM

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