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The Long March to Siachen
Amit K Paul | 09 Sep , 2023 2 comments
The Long March to Siachen

The Crucial Meeting After preliminary discussions with Gen. A S Vaidya, the Chief of Army Staff (COAS) around 9th of February 1984, a crucial meeting was called by the Northern Army Commander, Lt. Gen. M L Chibber in his Office at the Northern Command, Udhampur on 14th of February. The objective of this meeting was to finalize the blueprint for...

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On Farooq Abdullah’s ‘Prescription’ for Resolving the Kashmir Issue
Nilesh Kunwar | 30 Aug , 2023 0 comments
On Farooq Abdullah’s ‘Prescription’ for Resolving the Kashmir Issue

Indo-Pak Dialogue While there can be no two views that dialogue is the best way of resolving disputes amicably, there are certain cases that preclude this option, and unfortunately, the issue of Jammu and Kashmir [J&K] happens to be one such example. For the unversed to suggest that India and Pakistan should resolve the Kashmir logjam...

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Zorawar: The Mountain Tank

Indian Army has required a light tank since the Kargil War 1999 and Doklam stand-off of 2017 to equip its Sikkim corps, Ladakh corps and Tejpur corps. During 1962 War in Trijap sub sector (North Pongong Tso) and Rezang La area and during the near War in 2020 at Moldo/Galwan sub-sector, the Chinese had mobilised their Armoured and Motorised...

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Lt Col Stobdan Kalon, VSM: The man who reconnoitered Siachen in 1978
Amit K Paul | 16 Aug , 2023 0 comments
Lt Col Stobdan Kalon, VSM: The man who reconnoitered Siachen in 1978

The exploits of Col. ‘Bull’ Kumar in India’s Siachen saga are well documented. It was from his chance meeting with Volkar Stallbohm and Jaroslav Poncar in 1978 that Kumar learnt about Pakistan permitting expeditions in the Siachen region. His interest in the region having been triggered, Kumar gathered more details about the expeditions...

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Theatre Commands take shape, Lok Sabha Clears Inter-Services Organisation Bill
Theatre Commands take shape, Lok Sabha Clears Inter-Services Organisation Bill

As momentum gains for the proposed reorganisation of the Indian military into integrated theatre commands, the Lok Sabha on August 4 passed the Inter-Services Organisation (Command, Control and Discipline) Bill, 2023. It seeks to empower Commander-in-Chief and Officer-in Command of Inter-Services Organisations (ISOs) with all disciplinary and...

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