The Indian triservices insignia. (Creative Commons photo by KC Velaga)New Delhi: The Indian armed forces are set to demonstrate their indigenous defence-manufacturing capabilities through an integrated triservice firepower and manoeuvre exercise call...
ICGS Shaurya (front) with USCGC Befrtholf (middle) and another ICG vessel in a drill during Exercise Sea Defenders – 2024. (India Sentinels photo via special arrangement.)New Delhi: The Indian Coast Guard (ICG) and the United States Coast...
A portrait of Major Ajit Singh, MVC – the hero of 1962 Hot Springs operation. (Photo for India Sentinels collected by Jai Samota via special arrangement) “Let Chinese blood flow at the Hot Springs. We are well prepared, and my men ar...
The line of actual control (LAC) between India and China. (Unofficial map via Quora for approximate idea. Not to scale.)New Delhi: Going by recent developments, the Indian Army looks set to significantly enhance its military posturing along the ...
Col Ponung Doming led the construction efforts of the world’s highest road in Ladakh’s Hanle. (BRO photo via special arrangement.)New Delhi: The Border Roads Organization, established in 1960, traditionally employed only men due to the de...
Suman Kumari. (Photo: BSF)New Delhi: In a groundbreaking achievement, Suman Kumari has become the first woman sniper in the Border Security Force. Completing the grueling eight-week sniper course at the Central School of Weapons and Tactics in Indore...
Chinese troops attacking an Indian Army post at Galwan in 1962. (Photo credit: mymemo.cn99.com)In 1962, China said the establishment of the Indian military post at Galwan was an attempt to grab land by India. Galwan is one of the most-used terms by t...
Officers and sailors during an interaction in the harbour phase of Exercise Samudra Laksamana in Visakhapatnam. (India Sentinels photo via special arrangement.)Visakhapatnam: India-Malaysia bilateral naval drills – “Exercise Samudra Laksa...
Rajnath Singh (C) along with senor IAF and company officials during the signing of the deals. (Photo: Defence ministry) New Delhi: In a significant boost to India’s self-reliance efforts in the defence sector, the Ministry of Defence signe...
The distance between Mauritius’s Agaléga and mainland India is a little over 3,000 kilometres at the nearest points. (Google Maps)Agaléga Island comprises two islets, shaped like an exclamation mark (!) – a long and thin nor...