Author: Lt Gen Baljit Singh, AVSM, VSM (Retd)

RIMKIN – PREEMPTING THE CHINESE AT BARA HOTI

RIMKIN – PREEMPTING THE CHINESE AT BARA HOTI

        The Chinese had started intruding and taking control of vast expanses of the uninhabited ridges and
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FIRST BOOTS  IN  LADAKH: THE LEHDETT

FIRST BOOTS  IN  LADAKH: THE LEHDETT

        As winter froze movement across the passes in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) in December 1947, vast
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REMINISCENCES OF A BRAVEHEART – MEHAR TO THE RESCUE

REMINISCENCES OF A BRAVEHEART – MEHAR TO THE RESCUE

        Few names in the Indian Air Force (IAF) evoke such awe and inspiration as the mention
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GUNNERS’ GRIT AT GURUNG HILL

GUNNERS’ GRIT AT GURUNG HILL

When hundreds of Chinese soldiers are attacking your platoon in waves, mere infantry rifles, grenades or infantry mortars will not
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THE BRILLIANT LIEUTENANT GENERAL J F R JACOB, PVSM

THE BRILLIANT LIEUTENANT GENERAL J F R JACOB, PVSM

AS I KNEW THE GOOD MAN AND GIFTED SOLDIER         Lieutenant General JFR Jacob was the critical
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INTO ZANSKAR FROM LAHAUL – FIVE DECADES AGO

INTO ZANSKAR FROM LAHAUL – FIVE DECADES AGO

Nowadays the Darcha - Padum - Zanskar Trek is an extremely popular trekking route with hundreds of Indian and foreign
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THE WORLD’S MOST BEAUTIFUL MOUNTAIN

The snow-capped peaks in the Himalayas have always enthralled and many of us love to gaze at their majestic splendour.
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A ONE OF A KIND RESCUE MISSION

A ONE OF A KIND RESCUE MISSION

“Things came to a head in 1990, when in……. November ULFA militants laid siege to…… Hindustan Unilever Ltd’s Doom Dooma
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THE DUO AT THE HELM – Mrs G and Sam

THE DUO AT THE HELM – Mrs G and Sam

The author has put together some interesting incidents from the lives of the two main leaders of the 1971 War. 
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AT LAST, A BRAVE HEART RETURNS HOME !

AT LAST, A BRAVE HEART RETURNS HOME !

Lieutenant Karamjeet Singh Judge, VC (Posthumous) was cremated by his colleagues in the battle field, where he was martyred in
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