Military

 During the Kargil war of 1999, Brig Umesh Singh Bawa was commanding 17 Jat and his unit was instrumental in the capture of Pimple Complex, part of point 4875 in Mashkoh valley. Upon his retirement, Brig Bawa has penned a book titled…

 The fourth edition of Military Literature Festival (MLF) saw information rich discussion on strategic shift in pivot of geography wherein Chinese Expansion and Belt and Road Initiative (BRI) of China were discussed at length.Defence…

Talking about the Taliban at the 4th Military Literature Festival 2020, American political scientist Dr. C Christine Fair said the world must work together to stop terrorism. She said that some countries in the Asian region are helping a…

A panel discussion on Sabre Rattling in Ladakh was held on the first day of the 4th Military Literature Festival (MLF-2020) organised virtually in the wake of COVID-19.The panel discussion was moderated by Lieutenant General DS Hooda while…

 Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday dedicated the Military Literature Festival (MLF) 2020 to all great warriors who have attained supreme sacrifice in service of our motherland. Inaugurating the Festival through a virtual…

An extensive debate on the air power capability of China was held on the first day of the 4th edition of Military Literature Festival, organised on virtual mode this time.The debate was moderated by former Air Force chief B S Dhanoa. Other…

The country paid homage to the brave soldiers who defended the country by giving martyrs in the 1971 Indo-Pak war at an impressive function held at Asafwala War Memorial here today. On this occasion Lieutenant General Mr. Alok Kler, Param…

India's Chief of Defence Staff, General Bipin Rawat on Friday said the like-minded partners need to build "dissuasive deterrence" against China's attempts at establishing its hegemony in the Indo-Pacific region.General Rawat was speaking at…

Col Prithipal Singh Gill (retd), the only officer who served in the country's all three armed forces, turned 100 on Friday. His wife, Preminder Kaur, is 93 years old.Colonel Gill, who lives in the city, started his military career in the…

 In 2012, an unseemly controversy had erupted over the age of the then Indian Army chief, General V.K. Singh, with the Supreme Court having to finally settle the matter by refusing to let him reduce this by a year so that his tenure could…