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Why countries go for ballistic missiles?
By Upendra Chaudhary | Issue: Vol. 13.2 Apr-Jun 1998 | Date: 14 May 2012
The nuclear tests by India and Pakistan have not only made these countries full-fledged nuclear weapon states but also increased the importance of their ballistic missiles which are capable of delivering nuclear warheads. This makes it...
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By Maj Gen Chander Nandwani | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 22 May 2012
Way back in 1995, I was posted as Additional Director General of Supplies & Transport in Army Headquarters. Apart from my routine responsibilities, I was also given additional charge of managing Army Headquarters (AHQ) canteen, as its...
The Fighting Gurkha
By Edmund Candler | Issue: Book Excerpt: The Sepoy | Date: 21 May 2012
So much has been written of the Gurkha and the Sikh that officers who pass their lives with other classes of the Indian Army are tired of listening to their praises. Their fame is deserved, but the exclusiveness of it was resented in days when...
1971 War: Planning for Operations
By Air Chief Marshal P C Lal | Issue: Book Excerpt: My Years with the I.A.F. | Date: 15 May 2012
Two outstanding political leaders were at the helm of affairs in 1971 and any account of the 1971 war would be incomplete without complimenting them. First and foremost was Prime Minister Mrs Indira Gandhi whose ability to appraise complex...
INS VIRAAT: 25 Years of Glorious Service
By IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 May 2012
On 12 May 1987 HMS Hermes became INS Viraat under the command of Capt (later Vice Admiral) Vinod Pasricha. Born in Nov 1959 as HMS Hermes, INS Viraat took avatar after completing 28 years under the union jack and after having earned glory in...
Aircraft Carrier Battle Groups
By Dr Amarjit Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 May 2012
Since a few years now, India has been working towards procuring three aircraft carriers, commensurate with the mission and request of the Indian Navy to defend India’s sea coast and sea lanes. The three aircraft carriers are planned...
Soldiers: The Rajput and Brahman
By Edmund Candler | Issue: Book Excerpt: The Sepoy | Date: 09 May 2012
In the early days, before the British Raj had spread North and West, there was a period when the Bengal Army was enlisted almost exclusively from the high-caste Hindu. In the campaigns against the Muhammadan princes the Mussalman sepoy, for...
Lessons of Sino Indian Conflict of 1962
By Vice Admiral Mihir K. Roy | Issue: Book Excerpt: War in the Indian Ocean | Date: 09 May 2012
The 1962 conflict, although purely a land operation, finds mention in this section as some of the lessons of the land battle are equally applicable to India's overall defence strategy, as also to the higher direction of war to meet the growing...
Gaps in Maritime Security I
By VK Shashikumar | Issue: Vol 24.1 Jan-Mar 2009 | Date: 07 May 2012
Cross border terrorism has taken an entirely new dimension. The Indian security establishment is on high alert to tackle the newest frontier of terror – Maritime Terrorism. The Council for Security Cooperation in the Asia Pacific (CSCAP)...
1971 War: Battle of Poonch
By Maj Gen Sukhwant Singh | Issue: Book Excerpt: Indias Wars Since Independence | Date: 06 May 2012
Poonch and its surroundings were formerly a part of a Hindu principality in the state of Jammu and Kashmir under Dogra rule. Its political importance to Pakistan lies in its large Muslim population with ethnic affinities with dwellers across...
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