Spotlights
Battle of OP Hill: The biggest Infantry Battle fought in Mountains
By: Lt Col (Dr) Sube Singh Ahlawat | Issue: Book Excerpt: Battle of OP Hill | Date: 23 Sep , 2023
“Though I am not naturally honest, I am so, sometimes by chance” — William Shakespeare, The Winter’s Tale General It is rightfully said that military history cannot justifiably be...
Sinking or Soaring: The Digital Dilemma of India's Maritime Future
By: Dr. Arnab Das | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 19 Sep , 2023
In the 21st century, as India’s economy continues to evolve and develop, its digital prowess has emerged as a significant driver of growth. The Digital India initiative has emerged as a driving...
Sectarian Influence on Terror Recruitment
By: Col Rahul Jain | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 12 Sep , 2023
Pakistan is an Islamic state that came into existence after a flawed two-nation theory; a separate homeland for Muslims that would embrace all sects of Islam. Islam in Southeast Asia has a unique...
For G20 Delhi Declaration, G7 Ceded Major Ground on Ukraine
By: Kanwal Sibal | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Sep , 2023
The G20 Summit has snatched victory from the jaws of defeat, with its success in delivering the New Delhi Leaders’ Declaration. There was apprehension that much like the G20 meetings of the...
Top 10 most fearsome Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs)
By: Neeraj Mahajan | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 Sep , 2023
Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBMs) are powerful long-range missiles designed for delivering nuclear or conventional payloads over vast distances. They are capable of traveling...
Pakistan Army versus Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan: All-Out War or ‘No...
By: Nilesh Kunwar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 06 Sep , 2023
On July 14, Pakistan army’s media wing Inter Services Public Relations [ISPR] released a rather stern statement that read, “The Armed Forces of Pakistan have serious concerns on the safe...
The Curious Case of Pakistan’s Official Secrets and Army Act Amendment Bills
By: Nilesh Kunwar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 24 Aug , 2023
It sounds like a typical Hollywood potboiler. Two contentious bills that strike at the very heart of the democratic rights of citizens that are introduced in the Pakistan’s National Assembly are...
Return of Haji Pir Pass in 1965 – Myth and the Reality
By: Maj Gen Sheru Thapliyal, PhD | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 23 Aug , 2023
In 1965 war, Indian Army had captured the strategic Haji Pir Pass. During the Tashkent talks between Indian and Pakistan, held through the good offices of Soviet Union, India agreed to return...
Inter-Services Organisation Bill 2023: A Step Closer Towards Indian Military...
By: Rahul B Wankhede | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Aug , 2023
Introduction The passage of the Inter-Services Organisation (Command, Control & Discipline) Bill, by the Parliament on August 09, 2023[i] is a step closer towards realising the long-awaited...
Cycling 25,000 Kilometers Showcases Women Safety and Empowerment in India
By: Nilesh Kunwar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 07 Aug , 2023
What would you do if you didn’t agree with the perception that India’s not a safe place for women? Perhaps you would simply dismiss this sweeping observation being motivated or an...
SAM Manekshaw on Leadership and Discipline
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 04 Aug , 2023
Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw’s Lecture at Defence Services College, Wellington on Leadership and Discipline 11th November, 1998. Commandant, Ladies and Gentlemen, I am fully conscious of the...
Book review of the Book "Nation First"
By: Lt Gen (Dr) JS Bajwa | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 26 Jul , 2023
Publisher: Hachette India | ISBN: 9789357311663 | B Format Paperback | Pages: 240 | Price: INR 399 This Book is not a historical record recounting the details of the Kargil War of 1999. Nor is it...
Kargil Controversy: Army trashes IAF perspective
By: Lt Gen (Dr) Mohan Bhandari, (Retd.) | Issue: Vol 25.2 Apr-Jun 2010 | Date: 24 Jul , 2023
While Air Marshal Bedi in his article ‘KARGIL-AN IAF PERSPECTIVE’ has tried his best to educate readers, in his words, “inadequate understanding of fundamental percepts of air power… and...
Inglorious Independence – Relook into History
By: Shyamal Kataria | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 14 Jul , 2023
Following a protracted freedom struggle spearheaded by the Indian National Congress, the British imperialists finally relinquished their stranglehold over India by transferring power to its...
Role of R&AW during Emergency
By: B Raman | Issue: Book Excerpt: The Kaoboys of R&AW | Date: 12 Jul , 2023
When Kao had come to Paris to introduce me to Alexandre de Marenches, he was in receipt of a top secret coded message from a senior leader of the Congress (I), a Kashmiri, who was known to be...
Kargil Controversy: Mismanagement of Higher Defence
By: Lt Gen Harwant Singh | Issue: Vol 24.4 Oct-Dec 2009 | Date: 10 Jul , 2023
During the Second World War the British Army’s operations in Greece ran into near disaster and to save the army, its immediate evacuation by sea became imperative. During this phase of the war,...
Kargil Controversy: An IAF Response
By: Air Marshal RS Bedi | Issue: Vol 25.1 Jan-Mar 2010 | Date: 09 Jul , 2023
Lt Gen Harwant’s article “Kargil Controversy : Sorry State of Higher Defence Management”, published in October-December 2009 issue of the Indian Defence Review is laudable for its...
Foreign interference in India’s Internal Affairs from the Khalistani...
By: Darshit Thakar | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 08 Jul , 2023
A recent development in India is the rising of Khalistani movement from the ashes. A dormant ideology in India after the 90s, but seeds of it kept under incubation by some nations by giving...
The Khalistani Terrorism
By: B Raman | Issue: Book Excerpt: The Kaoboys of R&AW | Date: 07 Jul , 2023
In the first few years after India’s independence, the Sikh migrants from Punjab constituted the largest single group of Indian origin in the Indian diaspora in the UK, the US and Canada. Some...
How IAF Firepower Severely Dented Pakistan’s Psyche During The Kargil War
By: Rakesh Krishnan Simha | Issue: Courtesy: www.swarajyamag.com | Date: 04 Jul , 2023
On 12 June 1999, Pakistani Foreign Minister Sartaj Aziz hastily arrived in New Delhi, ostensibly to discuss ways of ending the Kargil War. Aziz, who deeply resents India, had landed with a single...