"In the army it's the habitual malingerers, malcontents and rogues who deliver in combat," said the young colonel. In his view, many of the jawans ...
04:31 PM, Mar 26, 2013
After the horrific Delhi gangrape incident which shook the nation to its foundation, people for the first time in one voice said 'No to crimes ...
02:51 PM, Jan 19, 2013
The bi-annual Army Commanders Conference kicked off in Delhi on Monday with the focus on issues ranging from operational and security to modernization and procurement. ...
12:17 PM, Oct 15, 2012
The Samba incident involving the suicide of a jawan in one of the Army's oldest cavalry regiments has underscored an old problem: the acute shortage ...
01:04 PM, Aug 10, 2012
"It takes our men 27 days to trek from base camp to the highest post in Siachen," the officer with long experience of service on ...
11:49 AM, Jun 11, 2012
May 15th 1999. Must have been just another ordinary day in our lives. I must have gone to school, played with my friends and probably ...
02:15 PM, Jun 09, 2012
Seldom does the Indian media today act as the cronies of the commoners. However, when it does, especially in pelting stones at the castle, it ...
02:17 PM, May 12, 2012
If one were to take a purely transaction-oriented approach to the Bofors deal, one will wonder what the fuss is all about. Even Sten Lindstrom, ...
03:48 PM, May 01, 2012
The defence budget for 2011-12 has been hiked by 11 percent, pegging the allocation at Rs 164,415 crore (from Rs 1,47,344 crores last year), to ...
04:59 PM, Mar 29, 2012
Defence Minister A K Antony made some rare interventions in Parliament over the last two days after the Army Chief Gen V K Singh spoke ...
05:36 PM, Mar 28, 2012
A few weeks ago, a former secretary in the Defence Ministry told minister A K Antony to expect embarrassment from General V K Singh. The ...
02:58 PM, Mar 27, 2012
At Kallu Vasu's bar, the most popular in Junglistan, it was primetime - the period between 8 pm and midnight. The rooms were full, most ...
12:25 AM, Jan 23, 2012
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Since India gained Independence in 1947, there have been six pay commissions to review and fix Government officials' pay and allowances. Retired Majors and their ...
06:05 PM, Dec 19, 2011
![Nadim Asrar]( "Nadim Asrar")
It's my favourite story from the Sainik School Tilaiya days. It was around 2 am on a cold December night in 1989. The asbestos roof ...
03:35 PM, Nov 16, 2011
![Surya Gangadharan]( "Surya Gangadharan")
Ever heard of Chinese made polypropylene innerwear? It's standard issue for the Indian Army in the sub zero climes of Ladakh! It's a way of ...
11:09 AM, Oct 31, 2011
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Lt Colonel MMA Hyderi of the 659th Army Aviation Squadron was going to be a father in a few days, so there was much excitement ...
02:11 PM, Oct 04, 2011
![Surya Gangadharan]( "Surya Gangadharan")
The Indian Army brigade facing the Chinese in north Sikkim has an unusual vehicle in its inventory: Mitsubishi Pajeros! The vehicles were specially procured after ...
05:56 PM, Sep 27, 2011
![Anubha Bhonsle]( "Anubha Bhonsle")
"I am still naked." She said it tonelessly, almost hopelessly; no anger, not even an eye-lid moved, and then she got up and left. ...
05:49 PM, Sep 05, 2011
![Sriram Balasubramanian]( "Sriram Balasubramanian")
The program that aired on CNN-IBN a couple of months back irked my mind. Anubha Bhonsle's "30 minutes" show focused on the Army officer's latest ...
03:05 PM, Aug 20, 2011
![Surya Gangadharan]( "Surya Gangadharan")
Is it time for an Indian ISPR (Inter-Services Public Relations)? Given its Pakistani origins you could always call it something else as long as it ...
12:03 PM, Aug 03, 2011
