Month: January 2025

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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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 – 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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