Saichen Hero Lt Col Deepak Thapa Laid To Rest With Full Honour
byDharamshala: Mortal remains of an army officer, who had the unique distinction of being awarded a Yuddh Sewa Medal as a second lieutenant for…
Defence/Security
A Football Called Army (Military)
byIt seems to have become a routine today to watch Army being dragged into political rivalries and debates at the drop of a hat….
Shopian Incident: Blot on the Nation
byThe recent Shopian incident of an army convoy subjected to heavy stone-pelting by a 200-300 strong frenzied mob resulting in grievous injury to a…
Are Politicos Playing Games with Military in Kashmir?
byThere is no doubt that the incident in Shopian was led and organised by those who do not mean well for India and J&K. The moot question is who were the leaders and organisers?
Politicizing Army’s ATGM Shortages to Cover MoD Bungling?
byMedia headlines on January 28, 2018, read “Critically short of anti-tank missiles, Army sounds alarm”. The news report goes on to elaborate that…
Undermining CDS – just ‘carrot’ one Chief
byTwo recent articles in the media have evoked considerable public debate. First one titled ‘Modi government is in office, but not in power’ is…
Next Defence Budget – will enlarging threats be considered?
byDefence Budget 2018-2019 will be unveiled in a few weeks from now. What will be allocated to the Armed Forces is awaited with much…
Medicines Glut in ECHS – needs resolution
byA post on social media highlighting the serious shortages of medicines at an ECHS (Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme) facility has thrown up widespread similarities…
Stomping Army’s Tail – Exclusively?
byNewspapers of 9 December 2017, carried an advertisement by Delhi Police (inset below) inviting applicants for some 726 vacancies pertaining to cooks, water carriers,…
Armed Forces Flag Day – served with WEXIT ?
byIn accordance with Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman’s aim to ensure full support to the welfare of ex-servicemen and their families, a priority she enunciated…