Duality of command in border guarding detrimental to national security

The Assam Rifles is a CAPF under the administrative control of the Union home ministry while its operational control is with the defence ministry. (Photo via special arrangement.)India shares land borders with Afghanistan, China, Bangladesh, Pakistan...

‘We Stared in the Eyes of Death’: The 1962 operations in Chushul

The Rezang-la War Memorial. (Photo collected by Jai Samota through special arrangement.)“We carved not a line, and we raised not a stone, But we left him alone in his glory.” ~ Charles WolfeAfter the eight-day battle, which...

‘Gateway to Hell’: The 1962 operation in Daulat Beg Oldie

Brig Rawind Singh Grewal, MC (C) with Lt Col Bakhtawar Singh, CO 5 Jat, (L) Lt Col Nihal Singh CO 14 J&K Militia (R) and troops of both the units. (Photo courtesy: Devraj Singh Jagat)“The Himalayas had been rudely woken up from their long, ...

The Quad is warming up, but is it enough to counter China?

US navy destroyer USS Mustin off the Myanmar coast. (File photo) Aiming to boost deterrence against China and to build a blue-economy ecosystem in the Indo-Pacific region, the United States’ the Indo-Pacific Command will enhance military d...

Time for India to open multiple fronts on Chinese aggression

With the blood flowing on India-China line of control in Galwan valley of eastern Ladakh, Indian blood all across the globe have been boiling ever since the news of the killing of 20 Indian Army personnel came out. Indian soldiers were brutally attac...

IAF has plan to counter Chinese threat: ACM Dhanoa

Rejecting any threat from China, Indian Air Force (IAF) Chief Air Chief Marshal (ACM) BS Dhanoa on Wednesday said that the IAF has plan to counter if anything comes from the Chinese side. Addressing the Annual Press Conference ahead of 86t...