The death of Major Prasad Mahadik on December 30 last year in a fire incident in Tawang district of Arunachal Pradesh near the Indo-China border has instilled single-minded determination in his 30-year-old wife Gauri Mahadik to pay tribute to her husband. And she wants to do that by joining the Indian Army. Gauri, who lives in Bolinj, Virar, is a qualified Company Secretary (CS) and a lawyer. She has been […]
Christopher Nolan’s epic World War Two film, Dunkirk, which tells the story of the mass evacuation of Allied troops from the northern coast of France in 1940, has been getting glowing reviews in India. But many are glowering over Nolan turning a blind eye to the role of Indian soldiers in the battle. The Times of India wrote that their “significant contribution” was missing from Nolan’s “otherwise brilliant” work. Writing […]
This throwback video of Indian Army unfurling India flag at the world’s most difficult battlefield will give you goosebumps. On Indian Army Day, salute these nation heroes. This throwback video of Indian Army unfurling India flag at the world’s most difficult battlefield is sure to bring tears to your eyes. Climate change is making the life of the soldiers posted in the world’s highest and arduous battlefield – Siachen Glacier […]
The most recent conflict between India and Pakistan is said to be spiraling out of control with acts of violence on both sides of the disputed border said to be escalating to incredibly dangerous levels. It has been reported that soldiers from the Indian Army have launched a full-scale assault on several Pakistani posts across the Line of Control. The areas which are said to have been targeted are Poonch, […]
A nation doesn’t become great just by the progress it makes. There are hundreds of men who sacrifice their family lives to protect their country on the borders, and thousands of police officers who miss special occasions for their duty of protecting the people. Somehow we forget to remember these sacrifices they make for our nation. But their passion for their country is so pure and deep-rooted that if given […]
Indian army is surely ruling the popularity charts on Facebook! For the second time in as many months, the Indian Army’s Facebook page has topped the People Talking About That (PTAT) ranking for Facebook pages. And with this, it has managed to leave behind a host of foreign government organisations including the CIA, FBI, NASA and even the Pakistani military. “It is big for the army’s social media. Only two […]
There has been a huge amount of chest thumping about the recent strikes by the Indian army on two rebel hideouts on Indo-Myanmar border. In what was popularly considered as a retaliatory attack by the Indian army against last week’s gruesome strike on army personnel in Manipur, the surgical elimination of rebel groups operating out of Myanmar surely deserves the accolades. However what I am not sure is whether […]
India has taken measures to ensure that the mails of politicians and government officials are not snooped into. While this is one major threat that the government had to deal with the next problem that need to be dealt with is spoofing. Recently reports showed that the ISI had picked up information regarding Indian army posting in Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir. A technique known as spoofing was deployed […]
Keeping the lid on the Brooks report will only harm the Indian Army’s credibility Following the humiliating defeat in the 1962 Sino-Indian War, the Army HQ set up an operational review to inquire into the reverses at the corps HQ and below. This task was given to Lt Gen Henderson Brooks, assisted by Brig PS Bhagat, in December 1962. Sources say the inquiry also reviewed the events leading to the […]
The Indian army says that its troops have killed a Pakistani soldier who strayed over the border in the disputed territory of Kashmir on Thursday. He was killed in a gun battle after the Indian army opened fire when it detected “suspicious movement”, it says. Two Indian soldiers were wounded. Last month several deadly cross-border attacks plunged the neighbours into the worst crisis in relations in years. Claimed by both […]
