Brief Interlude with a Future Pakistan Air Chief in War
Flt Lt Pervez Mehdi rose to be the Chief of Air Staff of the Pakistan Air force during the 1999 Kargil Conflict, writes Brig Ajit Apte (Retd) Monday, 22 November …
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Bangladesh Operations 1971: The Road to Victory
A gripping account by Maj Gen (Retd) S C Sabharwal, VrC 67 Field Regiment was located at Bongaon on the outskirts of Kolkata (then Calcutta) when I joined them from …
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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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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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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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