Indian Army soldiers atop a figure after reclaiming a Pakistani-occupied height in Kargil.Hot LoC: Did ‘Kargil’ Ever End?History is more darkness than lightThe history books went to sleep after the declaration of “victory” on ...
Indian Army soldiers in Ladakh.New Delhi: The Defence Acquisition Council, which is headed by the defence minister, Rajnath Singh, approved proposals for capital acquisitions of various equipment required by the Indian armed forces at an approximate ...
INS VikrantThe fascinating story of INS Vikrant’s role in bringing the 1971 war to a conclusion in India’s favour.Heating the iron1971 was an eventful year for the Indian subcontinent. In this year, Amitabh Bachchan got his first Filmfare...
New Delhi: Western Air Command Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief Air Marshal B Suresh was superannuated on July 31 after an illustrious career spanning nearly 40 years.The Air Marshal was commissioned as a Fighter Pilot in the Indian Air Force in the y...
Commandos from Indian Parachute Regiment during a Republic Day parade. Not so long ago, we, as Indians, were sure about our military dominance in South Asia. We were proud – and also cocky to an extent – about our status as the &ldqu...
India is witnessing a raging debate on the subject of permanent commission (PC) for women in the Army. The arguments range from the sexist to the feminist, with politically correct (PC) doublespeak in between.Can there be permanent commission for wom...
New Delhi: The Indian Army on Wednesday asked its personnel including officers to remove social media apps from their smart phones concerning over data privacy amid rising tension with China.Issuing an order, the Army asked serving officers and jawan...
New Delhi: Acknowledging the hardships faced by the defence industry, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that the government has taken several steps for industries, especially MSMEs, including extension of response dates of RFP/RFI, earl...
UAE and Turkey who have recently found themselves on opposing sides in many west Asian issues, found themselves in the centre of another controversy this time on social media. A #BoycottUAE trend was started on twitter by a Turkish blogger on Wednesd...
New Delhi: After Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s nod, the Defence Ministry on Friday signed a contract for modernisation of Air Field Infrastructure (MAFI) of 37 airfields for Indian Air Force (IAF), Indian Navy (IN) and Indian Coast Guard (IC...