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    On December 16, 1971, 93,000 Pakistani soldiers surrendered to the Indian Army in the newly liberated Bangladesh. (Image: Amazon)Books
    Book Review | Rare and inspiring accounts from the 1971 war theatres

    A serious drawback for India is that for over 74 years since its independence, its actual history has not been taught in...

    12 Sept 2021 2:32 AM IST

    Following the tenure of Indias first Defence Minister, Baldev Singh, from September 1946 till May1952, there was no full-time cabinet rank defence minister till April 1957. (Image: Amazon)Books
    Book Review | Achievements in India's defence research despite many...

    The Defence Science Organisation was formed in 1956 for initiating studies and development of futuristic weapon systems

    1 Aug 2021 2:11 AM IST

    The novel brings out the paradox that the Tamil Tigers. (Photo: Goodreads)Books
    Book Review | War fiction, which resembles fact

    The story of induction into Sri Lanka and coping up with the fears of mines is narrated through conversations

    23 May 2021 11:27 AM IST

    Even the experimentation of biological weapons, which has been continuing under the policy of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) for decades, has resulted in a contamination of more than the world . Image: Pentagon PressBooks
    Book Review | Worst version of China to world

    Secondat has very well encapsulated a wide array of subjects, revealing much which is impactful for the Chinese public...

    25 April 2021 9:45 AM IST

    Codenamed Operation X, the untold story of Indias covert naval war in East Pakistan in 1971was put together in a book with the same title by Captain M.N.R. Samant, one of INs hardcore professionals and Sandeep Unnithan, the journalist son of a naval officer, and it turned out to read like an unputdownable thriller.Books
    Book Review | Navy's 1971 covert exploits make for breathless reading

    Conceived by a few hard core professional IN officers in 1971, Operation X was innovatively conceived and meticulously...

    14 March 2021 4:46 AM IST

    Cover page of A Ridge Too Far by Captain Amarinder SinghBooks
    Book REVIEW | A captain's frank perspective on an unjust and devious...

    A Ridge Too Far is a catchy but apt title reminiscent of A Bridge Too Far authored by Cornelius Ryan and made into a...

    17 Jan 2021 9:37 AM IST

    The BrahMos missile. (Photo: AFP)India
    India's BrahMos cruise missile flies farther, faster than others

    The name is derived from India's Brahmaputra and Russia's Moskva rivers.

    4 Feb 2020 1:40 AM IST

    One indication that the NRC and the CAA have so far not affected India-Bangladesh ties is that the border security forces of both nations held their 49th director- general level talks from December 25 to 30, 2019. Indias Border Security Forces (BSF) delegation was headed by its DG, Vivek Johri, and Border Guards Bangladeshs (BGB) delegation was headed by its DG, Maj. Gen. Mohammad Shafeenul Islam.India
    India-Bangladesh border meet takes place amidst NRC, CAA

    The DG level talks between India and Bangladesh, continuing since long, are held twice every year once each in India...

    6 Jan 2020 2:14 AM IST

    A file photo of Lt. Gen. A.A.K. Niazi, commander of all Pakistani forces in the eastern theatre, signing the instrument of surrender, as Lt. Gen. Jagjit Singh Aurora, GOC-in-C of Indias Eastern Command and commander of the joint India-Bangladesh forces, looks on at the Ramna Race Course in Dhaka on December 16, 1971. Seated on extreme right is All India Radios Surajit Sen, who was the first foreign correspondent to reach Dhaka.India
    Vijay Divas at India's National War Memorial for the first time

    Independent India was destined for many wars. Independence itself was closely followed by the first India-Pakistan war...

    16 Dec 2019 6:21 AM IST

    Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi with Japanese PM Shinzo AbeIndia
    India-Japan ministerial meet with a focus on Indo-Pacific

    The ministers also concurred to proceed with coordination for the first India-Japan joint fighter aircraft exercise in...

    9 Dec 2019 12:53 AM IST

    DRDO chairman G Satheesh ReddyIndia
    With giant strides in self-reliance, DRDO set to galvanise the forces

    The interceptor, a Prithvi Defence Vehicle (PDV) Mark-II, had a hit-to-kill capable kinetic kill vehicle.

    13 Nov 2019 1:40 AM IST

    Kashmirs untold story declassified, by iqbal chand malhotra and maroof raza Bloomsbury pp 202; Rs 499.Books
    British made sure India lost Gilgit, PoK

    On China, Nehru, along with India's second defence minister, V.K. Krishna Menon, made another huge mess.

    18 Oct 2019 1:33 AM IST

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