‘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...

‘Fire Till Eternity’: The story of Major Shyamal Dev Goswami

Second Lieutenant Shyamal Dev Goswami. Shyamal Dev Goswami was born on November 6, 1938, in a Bengali family from Meerut, in – what is now – Uttar Pradesh. He was a shy but friendly child who used to write rhymes and loved music in h...

Nepal blocks its Gorkha youths to join Indian Army under Agnipath recruitment scheme

A Gorkha Rifles contingent of the Indian Army marching at Rajpath, New Delhi, during a Republic Day parade. (Representational photo)New Delhi: Nepal has announced to put on hold the recruitment of its youths under the controversial Agnipath scheme as...

India Nepal -- Way Ahead

New Delhi: Earlier this month Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated the strategically crucial Road of 80 Km from Tawaghat to Lipulekh in Pithoragarh Distt in Uttarakhand. Passing through an extremely difficult terrain reducing pilgrims...