Year: 2022

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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WORKING FOR PEACE IN DARFUR

WORKING FOR PEACE IN DARFUR

UN peacekeeping is not just about military forces and deployment, but entails a lot of negotiations with the warring parties
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KEEPING PEACE IN ANGOLA – UNAVEM

KEEPING PEACE IN ANGOLA – UNAVEM

Indian Military Observers (Milobs) have formed part of many UN peacekeeping missions in Africa. This narrative describes the type of
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CIVIL WAR IN LIBERIA

CIVIL WAR IN LIBERIA

The UN Mission in Liberia faced a violent upheaval from the warring groups, and UN and other international organisations evacuated
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THE FIRST INDIA LED UN PEACE INITIATIVE

THE FIRST INDIA LED UN PEACE INITIATIVE

A word about the Neutral Nations Repatriation Commission and the Custodian Force of India and how they came into being.
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MISSION SUPPORT TO UN MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN (UNMISS)

MISSION SUPPORT TO UN MISSION IN SOUTH SUDAN (UNMISS)

Mission Support is that part of a UN Mission which deals with the finances, sustenance and administrative support to the
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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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