Tag: Indian Army
India to beef up security at Pangong Tso, govt fast-tracks procurement of patrol vessels
The 135-km long Pangong Tso, a landlocked lake that is partly in the Ladakh region and partly in Tibet, has seen tensions between India and China since May.
Army chief Naravane visits Rechin La posts facing Chinese troops 200 metres away
The Army chief met the 'Fire and Fury' Corps and undertook a first-hand assessment of the situation along the Line of Actual Control.
Army’s proposed ‘Tour of Duty’ recruitment model could be expanded to Navy and IAF too
Three-year volunteer scheme is being designed to attract more youth to Army, fill up officers’ vacancies, and reduce ballooning defence pensions.
India dismisses Pakistan’s claim of army targeting UN vehicle along LoC
Pakistani Army alleged that Indian troops deliberately targeted the vehicle with two UN military observers in Chirikot Sector. Military sources in New Delhi rejected the claims.
China engaging in unprovoked aggression and projection of power, Rajnath Singh says
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, speaking at a FICCI event, also said India is far ahead of China when it comes to soft power.
How Indian Army’s secrecy & unorthodox deployment fooled the Chinese at Pangong Tso
The Mountain Strike Corps played a key role in shaping India’s counter-offensive strategy that led to the domination of the southern banks of the Pangong Tso.
When India sent scores of prisoners to Iraq as sweepers during World War I
In ‘The Coolie’s Great War’, Radhika Singha writes about the British recruiting Indian prisoners and ‘criminal tribes’ to do menial jobs in Mesopotamia.
World War 2 veteran Col Prithipal — only Indian to serve in Army, Navy & Air Force — turns 100
In a career spanning nearly three decades, Col Prithipal Singh Gill served as a flying cadet, a Navy officer before finally retiring as a colonel in December 1970.
Amid China stand-off, Mountain Strike Corps to get its own artillery brigade
Work has already begun on raising the new artillery brigade, which will see larger deployment of the Ultra Light Howitzers besides other guns.
2 minor girls from PoK, detained for crossing LoC into India, repatriated
The handover of the girls, who were given gifts and sweets by the Army, took place at the CDB point in presence of civilian and military officials of Pakistan.