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Codenamed Operation X, the untold story of Indias 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 INs 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...

14 March 2021 4:46 AM IST

Cover page of A Ridge Too Far by Captain Amarinder Singh

Book REVIEW | A captain's frank perspective on an unjust and devious...

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

17 Jan 2021 9:37 AM IST

The BrahMos missile. (Photo: AFP)

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

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

4 Feb 2020 1:40 AM IST

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. Indias Border Security Forces (BSF) delegation was headed by its DG, Vivek Johri, and Border Guards Bangladeshs (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...

6 Jan 2020 2:14 AM IST

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 Indias 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 Radios 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...

16 Dec 2019 6:21 AM IST

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...

9 Dec 2019 12:53 AM IST

DRDO chairman G Satheesh Reddy

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 IST

Kashmirs 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 IST

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 Sept 2019 1:09 AM IST

The Apache helicopter takes flight

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 Sept 2019 6:49 AM IST

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...

19 Aug 2019 12:07 AM IST

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.

9 Aug 2019 1:08 AM IST