Yellow Boys Skinner's Horse

Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 April 2012

Skinner’s Horse: – One of the most distinguished cavalry regiments of the Indian Army was raised by legendary Lt. Col. James Skinner in 1803 at Hansi. Regiment was raised as Local Horse, became an irregular unit in 1840 but due to...

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The President's Body Guard A History

Issue: Net Edition | Date: 12 April 2012

This article covers the history of the President’s Body Guard. PBG is the oldest surviving mounted unit and the senior most regiment of the Indian Army.

President’s Body Guard (PBG) is the oldest surviving mounted unit and...

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Origin of Cavalry in Indian Army and the Silladar System

Issue: Vol 26.1 Jan-Mar 2011 | Date: 08 April 2011

The story of modern cavalry of the Indian Army started in 1796 when the Honourable East India Company (HEIC) raised first of the three, European styled, native cavalry regiment in Bengal Army. At that time, there were three presidencies in...

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Defence Procurement Update

Issue: Vol 24.3 Jul-Sep 2009 | Date: 04 August 2009

Since the 1960s, the Indian Armed Forces have been the main source of sustenance fuel to the erstwhile USSR and later Russian weapons industry. Over 80 percent of our military hardware is of Soviet origin. In the first 15 years of independent...

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First Param Veer Chakra

Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 January 2011

The Independence of India came with the pain of partition and the 1947-48 Indo-Pak war. Soon after independence, Pakistan attacked Kashmir with tribals from the North West Frontier Province (NWFP) backed by the regular Pakistan Army. They were...

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