Point of View: Lessons – Post Special Representatives Dialogue over Indo-Tibet Border
It is not the size that counts but the size of the fight that counts – not only political will and military will, but also social will, writes Brig GB …
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Can China Escalate Border Skirmishes into War?
Some analysts believe that post Covid-19 is an opportunity for India and China to resolve the ‘boundary question’, and seek a fair, reasonable and mutually acceptable solution, writes Brig GB …
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Flashback 1962: What really happened in the India-China War
This look at the history of the India-China rivalry leading to the 1962 aggression, written by the late Sati Sahni in 1986, throws light on our current tensions with China …
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The Tale of Two Shivaji Statues
Chattrapati Shahu Maharaj of Kolhapur proposes the idea of a Shivaji Memorial Hall in Pune After the Peshwas lost to the British at the Battle of Koregaon (just outside …
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India’s China War & The Himalayan Blunder of 1962
Former Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru’s idealistic visions and strategic bankruptcy led to the 1962 war against China into one of the most disastrous milestones in the annals of modern India. …
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Two Countries, Two Lives
From pioneering work in Tata Electric, to the pathbreaking Tata Consultancy Services, FC Kohli is a name to reckon with in the building of modern India. In a look back …
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The Religion of Good & Evil
Partition and its attendant anguish holds enduring lessons for all of us, even today, writes Vickram Sethi The Sethis were wealthy traders from Peshawar and somewhere in the early 18th …
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A Huge Effort
Building a bridge, in record time, that too under enemy fire… Satish Puri from the 1965 batch of SSPMS recalls the operation I am Satish Puri from the 1965 batch …
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The Call of the Comrades
Veteran Brigadier Prakash Ghogale, who was commissioned into the 8th Battalion Brigade of the Guards in December 1968 from Indian Military Academy, was privileged to participate in the famous battle …
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The Battle of Boyra
The Indian armed forces are well known for having supported the liberation of Bangladesh from Pakistan in the war of 1971. Ajit Apte recounts the blow-by-blow action During the 1971 …
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From Princely States To Power Plays
They were but names on a map until trans-border skirmishes made them well-known. The forgotten areas of Gilgit and Baltistan are given a closer look in this story, hitherto unpublished, …
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The Zoji-La Breakthrough
The month of September marks the movements that led to the Zoji-La Breakthrough and the Defence of Ladakh in 1948. The first war article by India’s first war correspondent, the …
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The Kashmir Document
The Story behind the Instrument of Accession and its signing, by India’s first war correspondent, the late Sati Sahni, who was there. The Instrument of Accession signed by Sir Hari …
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A Final Homecoming
The untold story of an unsung hero, Bhai Pratap – my father and builder of the new Sindh in India. Pratap Mulchand Dialdas (fondly known as “Bhai Pratap”) was a …
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