Airtel rolls out 4G network in Galwan, Daulat Beg OldieBharti Airtel, in collaboration with the Indian Army, has established its 4G network in Galwan and Daulat Beg Oldie (DBO), Ladakh. This mak...
06 Nov, 2024, 09.24 PM IST
Why Sharif’s remark on Lahore pact breach is significant for IndiaFormer PM says Pakistan violated the agreement signed by him and ex-PM Vajpayee in 1999, in an apparent reference to the Kargil misadventur...
06 Jun, 2024, 01.01 PM IST
India, China harden defences: Border line of no actual controlAt the sensitive Doklam plateau, which saw a major military flare up in 2017 when India stopped Chinese troops from constructing a road tha...
27 Dec, 2022, 06.26 AM IST
No rollback of Agnipath Scheme, says top military officerAddressing a joint press briefing with the officers from the Indian Navy and Air Force, Lt General Anil Puri, Additional Secy, Dept of Mili...
19 Jun, 2022, 04.24 PM IST
Amid LAC row, Leh boosts oxygen infrastructure in forward areasAmid continued stand-off with China, the Leh administration is augmenting oxygen supply in the forward areas by adding new plants, a move t...
01 Aug, 2021, 10.26 AM IST
View: How Indian forces are ready to take on the adversary during the Ladakh standoffThe weather is harsh, the lake is completely frozen and the current temperature ranges from -10 to -25 degree Celsius near the lake area. O...
12 Jan, 2021, 05.15 PM IST
Rs 1,200-crore plan to hook up Nubra, Zanskar in Ladakh to national gridThe government is implementing a Rs 1,200-crore project to hook up Nubra valley in the country’s northern tip, and Zanskar, among the least...
24 Aug, 2020, 10.32 AM IST
India building new road to Ladakh for troop movement without enemy observationIndia is also working on providing alternative connectivity to the strategically important Sub-Sector North including the Daulat Beg Oldi a...
19 Aug, 2020, 05.09 PM IST
Not just a border conflict, there's much more to itAs the Indian and Chinese armies begin the process of disengagement in Galwan Valley, closely monitored with huge distrust marking the proc...
26 Jun, 2020, 11.34 AM IST
Why Ladakh road built last year has been a thorn in China's fleshThe Darbuk-Shyok-Daulat Beg Oldi Road, which connects Leh to the strategic Karakoram pass, is strategically important. A threat to this roa...
20 May, 2020, 11.38 PM IST
Kargil: What happened 20 years ago and why it's unlikely to happen againOfficials say Pakistan is not “really a threat” now; "It is not possible for them to do what they did in 1999."
26 Jul, 2019, 09.26 AM IST
Why military brass loved the man in a crumpled kurtaFernandes’ decision in 1998 to send three MoD bureaucrats on a temporary punishment posting to Siachen for delaying procurement of snow sco...
30 Jan, 2019, 10.41 AM IST
Indian Army in commanding position on LoC nowNorthern Army Commander Lt Gen Ranbir Singh explained a substantial improvement in infrastructure, including surveillance, night vision, fi...
27 Jul, 2018, 11.39 AM IST
Siachen: Here's why Indian soldiers fight and continue to die in the world's most unforgiving battlefieldMoD data shows that India has lost almost 900 soldiers since 1984 — mostly to natural calamities and illnesses caused by oxygen deprivation.
12 Jul, 2018, 06.04 PM IST
PM Narendra Modi to visit Islamabad next year for Saarc summitThe announcement on dialogue was made in Islamabad, afte Sushma Swaraj met Pakistan foreign affairs adviser Sartaj Aziz, winding up her two...
10 Dec, 2015, 10.08 AM IST
2014: A politically eventful year for IndiaThe states of Jharkahand, Maharashtra and Haryana witnessed a regime change and Jammu and Kashmir saw a hung Parliament in the recent elect...
31 Dec, 2014, 12.23 PM IST
- A resolution for Siachen could lead to breakthroughs in the larger Kashmir issue
No one truly thought that the defence secretaries of India and Pakistan would, earlier this week in Islamabad, seriously discuss a solution...
14 Jun, 2012, 09.08 AM IST