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B-24 Liberator: The story of Indian Air Force’s first heavy bomber
An Indian Air Force B-24 Liberator. This is the story of the Indian Air Force’s first heavy bomber and the indigenous “jugaad” (ingenuity) that helped the service develop this capability, as told by the force itself on social m...
Indian Army’s Mahar Regiment and Indian Air Force’s 8 Squadron sign ‘Charter of Affiliation’
Mahar Regiment’s Lt Gen C Bansi Ponnappa (2nd from left) shakes hands with 8 Squadron’s AVM MS Deswal after signing the “Charter of Affiliation”. (Photo: Indian Army)New Delhi: The Indian Army’s Mahar Regiment and the In...
1971 Bangladesh Liberation War: Why India celebrates ‘Vijay Diwas’ on December 16?
Pakistan’s Lt Gen AAK Niazi (right) signing the instrument of surrender under the direction of Indian Army’s Eastern Command GOC-in-C Lt Gen JS Arora (left) in Dhaka, on December 16, 1971.India and Bangladesh celebrate Vijay Diwas on Dece...
Today, the once-proud Indian Army seems like a crumbling edifice
Indian Army soldiers. The Indian Army, as the current service, took birth on January 26, 1950, when India became a republic. Since then, it grew in stature and is now considered one of the largest and finest armies in the world. It is a major co...
German ambassador says China’s claim on Arunachal Pradesh ‘outrageous’, China calls remark ‘irresponsible’
Philipp Ackermann (centre), Germany’s ambassador to India, during the news conference in New Delhi, on August 30, 2022.New Delhi: Germany’s ambassador to India Philipp Ackermann termed China’s claim of Arunachal Pradesh as its ...
Agnipath recruitment scheme: Government defending the indefensible
Army men during a counterinsurgency operation in J&K. (Representational photo)North India is boiling and it’s not because of scorching summer heat, but the introduction of Agnipath scheme, which is going to replace the existing system of re...
Amar Jawan Jyoti: Victim of politics
The Amar Jawan Jyoti, as it stood near the India Gate earlier.On January 21, 2022, India woke up to a shocking news that the government shifted the Amar Jawan Jyoti – the eternal flame lit in the memory of our fallen soldiers in the 1971 Libera...
Is Moscow’s naval dance with Beijing helping Russia?
Russian and Chinese naval personnel during a joint maritime drill.The Soviet Union’s competition with the United States defined global geopolitics for nearly half a century after World War II. However, with the end of the Cold War, in the early...
Escalating international tensions and how fallacious identities wreck humanity
The United Nations secretary general, Antonio Guterres, while speaking to media in September, warned of the growing signs of a new Cold War-like situation and cautioned the United States and China to desist from reproaching each other. There are, on ...
1962 India-China War – 1: The reality of a military defeat
Indian troops surrendering at the Namka-chu area. This is part of the series on the 1962 India-China border war that seeks to debunk the myths, misinformation and politics spun around India’s debacle in the North-East Frontier Agency.Gener...Results
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