Month: January 2025

OPERATION SONAM: MIRACLE ON ICE AT 20000 FEET

OPERATION SONAM: MIRACLE ON ICE AT 20000 FEET

In early February 2016, the country watched with bated breath the media channels covering a near impossible feat of rescuing
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BANA SINGH: THE PARAM VIR OF OPERATION MEGHDOOT

BANA SINGH: THE PARAM VIR OF OPERATION MEGHDOOT

Bana Singh – a name that evokes deserving respect and acknowledges the indomitable spirit of human endurance and courage. Right
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COLONEL NARINDER ‘BULL’ KUMAR: OUR SIACHEN SAVIOUR

COLONEL NARINDER ‘BULL’ KUMAR: OUR SIACHEN SAVIOUR

Popularly known as ‘Bull’, Colonel Kumar carried out extensive reconnaissance on the Siachen glacier and the dominating heights of the
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APRIL 1984 – THE RACE TO THE SALTORO

APRIL 1984 – THE RACE TO THE SALTORO

The Pakistani movements in the 70s and early 80s across the Saltoro Range and into Siachen Glacier area needed to
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ULTIMATE TEST OF COMMAND – SIACHEN GLACIER, THE THIRD POLE

ULTIMATE TEST OF COMMAND – SIACHEN GLACIER, THE THIRD POLE

For Infantry units, a deployment on the Siachen Glacier is an extremely tough assignment. Units prepare thoroughly for the challenge;
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SIACHEN – A FOUR DECADE OLD STALEMATE

SIACHEN – A FOUR DECADE OLD STALEMATE

The Siachen conflict, which has lasted for over four decades, has become almost a routine military activity in the public
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SUPERPOWER SHADOWS IN THE BAY OF BENGAL DURING 1971 INDO PAK WAR

SUPERPOWER SHADOWS IN THE BAY OF BENGAL DURING 1971 INDO PAK WAR

On the side-lines of 1971 Indo Pak War, in a geographical as well as military strategic sense, the then two
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SECURING THE NORTHERN SKIES

SECURING THE NORTHERN SKIES

Operation Sledge, the codename for capture of Leh, was planned by the Pakistani Army Headquarters (HQ) in February 1948. Launched
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SIACHEN GLACIER – WHERE ONLY THE BRAVE FLY

SIACHEN GLACIER – WHERE ONLY THE BRAVE FLY

In the Siachen battlefront where there is a constant jostling for dominance, our Army holds the line, manning inhospitable, snowbound
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SIACHEN – GENESIS AND THE IMPASSE

SIACHEN – GENESIS AND THE IMPASSE

Lieutenant General RK Nanavatty, PVSM, UYSM, AVSM (Retd) was my first Commanding Officer in our reputed battalion, The Second Battalion
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