Category: NOSTALGIA

REMINISCENCES: TWENTY FIVE YEARS AFTER OPERATION VIJAY

REMINISCENCES: TWENTY FIVE YEARS AFTER OPERATION VIJAY

Twenty five years ago, more or less to the date, the military and the nation were surprised by Pakistan’s aggression
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25 YEARS SINCE KARGIL : A DOCTOR REFLECTS

25 YEARS SINCE KARGIL : A DOCTOR REFLECTS

The role of the medics in war, as in disaster struck areas too, is extremely crucial and pivotal to morale
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MILITARY DIPLOMACY AND I

MILITARY DIPLOMACY AND I

                In the last decade plus, every Head of State/ Government visit to
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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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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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TIRANGA HOISTED AT DAMAN AND DIU

TIRANGA HOISTED AT DAMAN AND DIU

         In December 1961, all eyes were on the operation to liberate Goa. But simultaneously, swift offensives
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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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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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