Will to Fight: The 1962 India-China war operation at Hot Springs

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...

‘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...

‘Death Trap’: The 1962 operations in Galwan-Chang Chenmo sector

Indian Army’s Gorkha troops sitting with China’s PLA troops somewhere in eastern Ladakh (exact location unknown). This photo was taken by a Chinese soldier days before the 1962 war started.“When we were flown into that post, we knew...

Not an inch of Indian land could be touched by any power in world: Rajnath Singh in Ladakh

Ladakh: Stating that India honour peace and harmony and has no history of expanding its territory, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh onFriday assured the nation that not an inch of Indian land could be touched  by any power in the world.Mr Singh is...

We have friendly relations with China: ITBP DG SS Deswal

New Delhi: Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP) Director General SS Deswal on Wednesday said as far as the guarding of 3488 KM long Indo- China border is concerned we have a friendly relation with China.Addressing a annual press conference at  ITBP...