Month: September 2022

THE MAN AT THE HELM OF IPKF

THE MAN AT THE HELM OF IPKF

An Interaction With Lieutenant General AS Kalkat, SYSM, PVSM, AVSM, VSM (Retd) Lieutenant General AS Kalkat, who is from my
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A SURGEON’S MARATHON IN VAVUNIYA

A SURGEON’S MARATHON IN VAVUNIYA

A SURGEON’S MARATHON IN VAVUNIYA Armed Forces Doctors have been valuable assets in combat zones, and the emergency surgeries performed
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NAVAL OPERATIONS OFF SRI LANKA

NAVAL OPERATIONS OFF SRI LANKA

The Indian Navy (IN) played a crucial role during Operation PAWAN, and even thereafter as will be realized from this
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UNITS AND TROOPS READINESS – THE MANTRA

UNITS AND TROOPS READINESS – THE MANTRA

Live situation training is a part of the development of readiness for operations for Special Forces personnel. Likewise, units involved
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A POLITICAL IMBROGLIO, A MILITARY INTERVENTION – THE BIG PICTURE

A POLITICAL IMBROGLIO, A MILITARY INTERVENTION – THE BIG PICTURE

An evaluation of the Indo Sri Lanka Accord of July 1987, which set in motion the operations of the Indian
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OPERATION FOXHUNT

OPERATION FOXHUNT

The hunt for Liberation Tigers for Tamil Eelam (LTTE) cadres was a challenging task, hampered by lack of intelligence and
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PIFFER GORKHAS TAKE ON THE TAMIL TIGERS

PIFFER GORKHAS TAKE ON THE TAMIL TIGERS

On 11 October 87, units landed at Palaly, and were ordered to moven towards Jaffna, without an administrative and orientation
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ACROSS THE PALK STRAITS

ACROSS THE PALK STRAITS

A TRANSPORT JOCK REMINISCES Akin to the Himalayan Hump Across the Himalayas and Tibet into China during the Second World
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JANGI PALTAN’S VALIANT OPERATIONS IN JAFFNA

JANGI PALTAN’S VALIANT OPERATIONS IN JAFFNA

A first person account of the operations of his unit by the Adjutant of 1 MARATHA LIGHT INFANTRY (LI), the
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JANGI PALTAN’S VALIANT OPERATIONS IN JAFFNA

JANGI PALTAN’S VALIANT OPERATIONS IN JAFFNA

A POLITICAL IMBROGLIO, A MILITARY INTERVENTION – THE BIG PICTURE A first person account of the operations of his unit
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