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Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane takes charge as Chairman, Chiefs of Staff Committee
New Delhi: As a stop-gap arrangement before the appointment of a new Chief of Defence Staff following the demise of General Bipin Rawat, the Centre has placed in an old system and appointed Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane as…
Pakistan has not learnt lessons from 1971 defeat
New Delhi : A large number of Indians believe that Pakistan hasnt learnt any lessons from the humiliating military defeat of 1971, and the troublesome neighbouring nation has become even more dangerous and vengeful towards India in the past…
Vijayanta: The armoured hero of the 1971 War
Chennai : True to its name Vijayanta (victorious) India's main battle tank in the 1971 war against Pakistan had an important role in the war victory.The Vijayanta tanks also played a limited role in the Kargil War in 1999 and Operation…
‘Against All Odds’ salutes Battle of Longewala hero played by Sunny Deol on screen
Chandigarh : The book, 'Against All Odds', is the real story of the courage, grit and determination of the Longewala battle in which 120 Indian Army soldiers defended the post of Longewala (or Laungewala) in the western sector on the night…
Some Blow Trumpets; Others Follow the Drum (1971 War in Retrospect)
New Delhi : Some wars never get over, especially those where people build up a narrative that is based on half-truths to build up personalities.Kargil in 1999 was a classic case, where it took more than a decade for the Armed Forces…
BSF, BGB celebrate Golden Jubilee of 1971 B’desh war victory
Shillong/Agartala: The Border Security Force (BSF) and the Border Guards Bangladesh (BGB) have been jointly organising a series of events to mark the 50th Year of Independence of Bangladesh and to showcase BSF's contribution in the 1971…
‘Claiming victory in 1965 in Pakistan softens the blow of 1971’ (Book Excerpt)
New Delhi: "We fought two wars with India. They won one and we won the other," my mother explained. "We had our victory in 1965, but in 1971 we lost badly ... because of that we had to give away part of our country. East Pakistan became…
CDS Bipin Rawat will always be remembered for his patriotism: Om Birla
Om Birla, New Delhi, Lok Sabha Speaker, Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat
IAF orders inquiry in CDS chopper crash: Rajnath Singh
Rajnath Singh, Union Defence Minister, Defence Minister of India, BJP, Bharatiya Janata Party, Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat
Shaurya Chakra awardee Varun Singh survives one night, next 48 hours critical
Military, Chennai, Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat, Shaurya Chakra, Varun Singh