Peacekeeping tenures are rarely peaceful, as the contingents have to deal with violent groups and many other spoilers. Risks have
An evaluation of the Indo Sri Lanka Accord of July 1987, which set in motion the operations of the Indian
BRIG MANJIT SINGH, MVC Leadership in combat is difficult, and becomes more stressful in adverse situations, when reverses have taken
During Operation PAWAN, the three services worked in sync and supported each other in many operations. This narrative describes one
GALLANT ACTION AT KANTHARODAI Major R Parameswaran, PVC (Posthumous) is the only Param Vir Chakra awardee of Operation PAWAN. His
Major General Jai Shankar Menon (Jai), an alumnus of the 56th Course of National Defence Academy (NDA), Khadakvasla was awarded
UN peacekeeping is not just about military forces and deployment, but entails a lot of negotiations with the warring parties
Mission Support is that part of a UN Mission which deals with the finances, sustenance and administrative support to the
No, this isn’t just the title of Elizabeth Gilbert’s memoirs, or the subsequent Julia Robert-starrer! This is how the last
THE WORKHORSE OF IPKF The Russian Mi-8s proved extremely versatile in the battle situations encountered in Operation PAWAN, rugged and