Articles By Danvir Singh
“Our vision in next 10 years is to become top defence industry in the...
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Vol. 31.2 Apr-Jun 2016 | Date: 24 Jun , 2016
The Defence Expo 2016, held at Goa; a maiden attempt to get the world to see a different destination rather differently. Goa is famous for its sea beeches, sun and sand. Every year lakhs of...
Indian Army: Decay sets in the last Bastion
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 May , 2016
The most important pillar of any nation, The Armed Forces, they are proudly referred to as the last bastion. It is there strength upon which rest all others. The temples of democracy, freedom,...
Indian Airborne Troops Script History
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 25 Apr , 2016
On the eve of April 22, 2016, at Bamanwali, 60 km from Nal Air Field near Suratgarh, the Indian Army and the Air Force displayed highest levels of joint-man-ship. The Agra based 50 Para Brigade...
Myanmar Elections and Impact on the Region
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Mar , 2016
In the words of Thant Myint-U, “China and India have always been separated not only by the Himalayas, but also by the impenetrable jungle and remote areas that once stretched across Burma. Now...
Dhanush 155mm Artillery Gun: A “Make in India” Marvel
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Vol. 30.2 Apr-Jun 2015 | Date: 13 Mar , 2016
Dhanush as an artillery system has proved to be one of the best amongst its class. A 45 Calibre towed gun system capable of targeting at long ranges incorporating autonomous laying features and...
A Quick Glance at the Defence Budget 2016-17
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 Mar , 2016
Finance Minister Arun Jaitley presented his third Union Budget. With an eye on supporting the small tax-payer and the small investor, the Minister announced a slew of schemes, and income tax...
Siachen Glacier also known as The Third Pole
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Feb , 2016
As I write, the nation prays for Lance Naik Hanumanthappa’s speedy recovery. His condition continues to be critical. This brave soldier continues to battle for his life, admitted in the ICU. His...
Flight from Kabul to Delhi Stops at Lahore: Modi’s Diplomatic Master Stroke
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 Dec , 2015
The Indian Prime Minister, Mr Narendra Modi on Dec 25, 2015 surprised all by a simple tweet. He said he was going to stop over at Lahore, to wish his Pakistani counterpart, Mr Nawaz Sharif a happy...
Indira Gandhi – Shiek Abdullah 1974 Agreement
By: Danvir Singh | Date: 28 Nov , 2015
Appendix – H In 1974 Indira–Sheikh accord was signed by on behalf of Sheikh Abdullah and then Prime Minister of India, Smt. Indira Gandhi whereby Sheikh became the chief minister of Jammu and...
Russian Domination of the Syrian Battleground
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Vol. 30.4 Oct-Dec 2015 | Date: 25 Nov , 2015
For the past so many years, the NATO had been making all decisions about war and peace unilaterally but now the situation appears to have changed. The most striking part of the Russian campaign is...
Jawaharlal Nehru – Shiekh Abdullah 1953 Agreement
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Book Excerpt: Kashmir's Death Trap | Date: 09 Nov , 2015
Appendix – G After the Constituent Assembly of Jammu and Kashmir arrived at its main decisions, representatives of the Indian government and the State met to discuss their implications. This...
Nepal at Dangerous Cross Roads
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 04 Nov , 2015
Nepal police on 2nd Nov opened fire killing a 19-year-old student from Darbhanga in Bihar. The police opened fire near the border to stop Madhesi protesters from reoccupying a bridge in the...
In reply to General Pervez Musharraf
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 29 Oct , 2015
In an interview with a popular Pakistani TV channel, former Pakistani dictator General Pervez Musharraf equated 26/11 master mind Hafiz Saeed to RSS and Shiv Sena chiefs. As per this tyrant just...
Letter by Maharaja Hari Singh to Governor General of India, Lord Mountbatten
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Book Excerpt: Kashmir's Death Trap | Date: 22 Oct , 2015
Appendix – A Dated: 26 October 1947 My dear Lord Mountbatten, I have to inform your Excellency that a grave emergency has arisen in my State and request immediate assistance of your...
Countering the Pakistani ‘K’ propaganda
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 Oct , 2015
As an annual ritual just like in the past, this year too, during the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) meet, Pakistan’s Prime Minister Mr Nawaz Sharif raised the Kashmir issue. Be it any...
Strategic Airlift Capability for India
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 21 Aug , 2015
India’s security challenges along with the growing economic needs and interests thereon will result in a continuous shift and changing profiles of threat and power equations. Its area of...
An effort to Imortalise Yakub Abdul Razak Memon
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 30 Jul , 2015
Yakub Abdul Razak Memon was executed by hanging on 30 July 2015 at 0630 IST in Nagpur jail. About 257 people were killed and over 700 injured in a series of explosions that rocked Mumbai on...
Pakistan’s Terror Attack in Gurdaspur
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 28 Jul , 2015
Yet again the Pakistani terrorists struck at dawn on July, 27 this time in Gurdaspur. They were eliminated in a twelve hours long gunfight which left eight persons dead including a Superintendent...
Understanding the Manipur Ambush That Killed 18 Indian Soldiers
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Jun , 2015
An Indian Army convoy carrying 46 soldiers was ambushed in Moltuk valley at Parolong in Chandel district of Manipur bordering Mayanmar at 0830 hours on June 04, 2015. Eighteen soldiers of 6th...
Modi talks to China looking Straight into Her Eyes
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 16 May , 2015
Days before the Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi was to leave for China on a three-day state visit, India formally registered a protest against the recently signed $46 billion China-Pakistan...