Teeth to Tail Ratio: An Archaic Concept

There are few concepts and expressions which have been blatantly misused as ‘teeth to tail ratio’ to determine efficiency of a fighting force. It is a much abused term to further subjective agenda of some sections of society. Strangely enough, even the militaries tend to use this expression without defining it or understanding its implications. [...]

Kargil: A Ringside View

It was the 12th of June 1999. Eleven days had passed since 8 Mountain Division (Mtn Div) of which, I was privileged to be the General Officer Commanding (GOC), had assumed operational responsibility of the Drass-Mushkoh sectors from the local formation. My Div was deployed in the Srinagar Valley since 1989  when Gen Malik, later [...]

Fratricide Incidents in The Army

The number of incidents of fratricide in the Indian Army as well as para-military forces is disconcertingly on the increase. The term fratricide has been used in this article because army is not a profession but a family, a way of life, where soldiers are brothers in arms. The victims have been personnel at the [...]