Author: Lt Gen PR Kumar

THE GAZA WAR

THE GAZA WAR

A MULTI DIMENSIONAL APPRAISAL The Israel – Palestine problem has been festering for decades, with periodic violent confrontations being a
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THE CHINESE HUMBLED AT NATHU LA AND CHO LA 1967

THE CHINESE HUMBLED AT NATHU LA AND CHO LA 1967

         This localised conflict/skirmish is of substantial significance to India and its Armed Forces as brave, motivated
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OPERATION POLO: THE HYDERABAD ANNEXATION

OPERATION POLO: THE HYDERABAD ANNEXATION

A Socio-Politico-Military Commentary         While researching to write on Operation Polo (occasionally referred to as Operation Caterpillar),
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GENERAL K S THIMAYYA: THE SOLDIER – STATESMAN

GENERAL K S THIMAYYA: THE SOLDIER – STATESMAN

        As the Indian Armed Forces transitioned from British control to an Army of a free nation,
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CIVIL WAR IN LIBERIA

CIVIL WAR IN LIBERIA

The UN Mission in Liberia faced a violent upheaval from the warring groups, and UN and other international organisations evacuated
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INDIA’S DISASTER RESPONSE SYSTEMS – BETTER PREPARED, BETTER SYNERGY

INDIA’S DISASTER RESPONSE SYSTEMS – BETTER PREPARED, BETTER SYNERGY

Collapsed houses in Kathmandu Valley after the Nepal Earthquake. A macro view of India’s refined disaster management structures, and the
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THE FIERCELY FOUGHT BATTLES OF HILLI AND BOGRA

THE FIERCELY FOUGHT BATTLES OF HILLI AND BOGRA

There were several intense battles fought during the Indo Pak war, but the Battles of Hilli were fiercely fought over
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