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This throwback video of Indian Army at Siachen will give you goosebumps

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 […]

A question about Siachen hero’s death: Why are our soldiers dying

To paraphrase Shakespeare, Lance Naik Hanamanthappa Koppad has greatness thrust on him. In his death, Hanamanthappa will probably go down in contemporary history for having rallied the entire nation around the indomitable spirit of soldiers, who refuse to quit even when all experts, logic and sheer common sense advocates otherwise. For that reason alone he has done yeoman service to the nation. But perhaps there should be another reason as […]

PM Modi salutes soldiers trapped in Siachen, confirms their death

Prime Minister Narendra Modi paid tribute to the 10 Indian Army soldiers who were trapped under snow in the Siachen Glacier after an avalanche hit on Tuesday. “Demise of soldiers in Siachen is very tragic. I salute the brave soldiers who gave their lives to the nation,” he wrote on the microblogging platform Twitter. Earlier in the day, the defence ministry had said that chances of finding the soldiers “are […]