Month: June 2024

GENERAL V P MALIK – THE CHIEF AT THE HELM IN OPERATION VIJAY

GENERAL V P MALIK – THE CHIEF AT THE HELM IN OPERATION VIJAY

Strategic leadership had to handle the adverse situation in Kargil, under difficult and challenging circumstances. Lieutenant General D Anbu (retd),
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THE SHERSHAH OF KARGIL: A TWIN BROTHER’S TRIBUTE

THE SHERSHAH OF KARGIL: A TWIN BROTHER’S TRIBUTE

Even now, when Vishal Batra steps onto the icy peaks of Kargil, the words ‘Yeh Dil Maange More’ reverberate in
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TOLOLING – THE TURNING POINT

TOLOLING – THE TURNING POINT

Several attempts were made to evict the Pakistani intruders from the Drass – Kargil – Batalik heights mid May 99
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HOLISTIC WELLBEING IN THE MONSOONS

HOLISTIC WELLBEING IN THE MONSOONS

We love the monsoon, but it also brings along a host of issues ranging from the pesky to the lifethreatening.
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REMINISCENCES: TWENTY FIVE YEARS AFTER OPERATION VIJAY

REMINISCENCES: TWENTY FIVE YEARS AFTER OPERATION VIJAY

Twenty five years ago, more or less to the date, the military and the nation were surprised by Pakistan’s aggression
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25 YEARS SINCE KARGIL : A DOCTOR REFLECTS

25 YEARS SINCE KARGIL : A DOCTOR REFLECTS

The role of the medics in war, as in disaster struck areas too, is extremely crucial and pivotal to morale
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OPERATION HANEEF IN CHORBATLA SECTOR

OPERATION HANEEF IN CHORBATLA SECTOR

Far to the North of the media glare and limelight of the Drass Sector, the Pakistanis had intruded across the
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THE RR BATTALION IN OPERATION VIJAY

THE RR BATTALION IN OPERATION VIJAY

Rashtriya Rifles (RR) battalions are primarily configured for counter insurgency (CI) operations. But the adverse situation in the Drass –
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OPERATION PARAKRAM – A MARITIME VIEW

OPERATION PARAKRAM – A MARITIME VIEW

Post the attack on the Parliament of India on 13th December 2001 by terrorists from Jaish-e-Mohammad, Operation Parakram was launched.
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DEFEATING PAKISTANI DECEIT IN DRASS

DEFEATING PAKISTANI DECEIT IN DRASS

In the mid-90s, the focus of 15 Corps based in Srinagar was on countering Pakistan’s proxy war in the Kashmir
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