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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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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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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THE INFANTRY’S INGENUOUS TEER TROLLEY

THE INFANTRY’S INGENUOUS TEER TROLLEY

For the military which is ‘holding’ these icy glacier heights the battle against the enemy, is always in the shadow
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HEALTH INSURANCE

HEALTH INSURANCE

Health is Wealth. We have all grown up hearing this adage. It is important to keep your body and mind
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DROPS WHICH MADE A DIFFERENCE

DROPS WHICH MADE A DIFFERENCE

“The formation of six Pakistani aircraft, two Mirage Vs (reconnaissance version) and four MIG-19s as escort was spotted first by
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ONE BIRD THAT NEVER RETURNED

ONE BIRD THAT NEVER RETURNED

The Antonov An-12 aircraft were inducted into the Indian Air Force (IAF) in 1961. These four-engine turboprop aircraft proved to
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