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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...
Battle of Galwan: A lost story from the 1962 India-China war
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...
1962 war hero Major Shaitan Singh’s Rezang-la ‘memorial’ razed in buffer-zone concession to China
The “memorial” erected by 8 Kumaon troops at the spot, in October 2020, where Maj Shaitan Singh’s body was found, in February 1963. (Photo: X/@kstanzinladakh) New Delhi: A memorial erected by Indian soldiers a few years ago on ...
Lieutenant General Ram Chandra Tiwari to be next Eastern Army commander
Lt Gen Ram Chandra Tiwari. (Photo: Rashtrapati Bhavan)New Delhi: Lieutenant General Ram Chandra Tiwari has been appointed the next general officer commanding in chief of the key Eastern Army Command. He will replace the incumbent Eastern Army GO...
61st anniversay of the Battle of Rezang-la celebrated in Leh
Maj Gen MS Mokha at Rezang La Memorial Leh: Fire and Fury Corps Chief of Staff Major General MS Mokha on Saturday paid tributes to the 114 Bravehearts of the Chushul Brigade at the Rezang La Memorial, on the occasion of the 61st Anniversary of t...
Who was Jaswant Singh Rawat,the soldier who killed over 300 Chinese during 1962 India-China war?
Jaswant Singh RawatTawang: During the last phase of 1962 India-China war, the Indian Army units were struggling with a shortage of manpower and ammunition in the eastern sector.On November 17, 1962 Rifleman Jaswant Singh Rawat’s battalion was s...
‘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...
Assam Rifles commanders discuss ways to further strengthen operational efficiency
Shillong: The Assam Rifles Commander’s Conference was conducted in Shillong from April 8-9, wherein the top brass discussed ways to further improving the operational and administrative efficiency.Chaired by Assam Rifles Director General Lieuten...
‘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...
INS Dronacharya to be awarded prestigious President’s Colour
New Delhi: The Indian Navy’s Kochi-based gunnery school, INS Dronacharya, will be awarded the prestigious President’s Colour by the president, Droupadi Murmu, on Thursday, the Navy said in a media release. The President’s Colour or ...Results
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