How the Kargil war’s legacy shaped the Agnipath scheme for a modern armyLaunched as a major reform in the Indian Armed Forces, the Agnipath scheme aims to rejuvenate the army by reducing the average age of its p...
26 Jul, 2024, 04.38 PM IST
Kargil Vijay Diwas Silver Jubilee: How India defeated Pakistan at 9,000 ft while battling severe weather and infiltratorsKargil Vijay Diwas 2024: The Kargil War, which concluded on July 26, 1999, is celebrated annually as Kargil Vijay Diwas. This day honors In...
26 Jul, 2024, 03.50 PM IST
"A pilgrimage of a lifetime": Modi Archive unveils PM Narendra Modi's experience visiting Kargil 25 years agoThe diary entry, unveiled by Modi Archive, a platform that tracks Prime Minister Narendra Modi's life, his early days and his journey, shar...
26 Jul, 2024, 02.49 PM IST
Important to draw lessons from war, must not repeat same mistakes: CDS at Kargil eventCDS Gen Anil Chauhan, at the 25th anniversary of the Kargil war, praised Indian soldiers' heroics and emphasized learning from the conflict...
18 Jul, 2024, 04.45 PM IST
When an Indian textbook courted controversy by listing Musharraf among world's 'six great personalities'A DBA delegation had filed a petition to the district magistrate (Collector), seeking action against the writer of the book as well as its ...
05 Feb, 2023, 05.28 PM IST
Country's economic prowess gets reflected in its ammunition: Defence Minister Rajnath SinghRajnath Singh said country's economic prowess gets automatically reflected in the field of ammunition and India must focus on boosting rese...
27 Jul, 2022, 01.03 PM IST
We should have been allowed to capture Pakistan territory: General VP MalikIt was a lesson to see that an irregular or proxy war could escalate into a limited conventional war. Although possession of nuclear weapon...
26 Jul, 2021, 10.39 AM IST
View: Learnt and unlearnt lessons from the costly victory at KargilIn the sobering backdrop of these memories, one would imagine that India would have lost no time in absorbing the lessons from the conflict...
26 Jul, 2021, 09.22 AM IST
Rajnath approves policy on archiving, declassification of war histories"The responsibility for declassification of records rests with the respective organisations as specified in the Public Record Act 1993 and ...
12 Jun, 2021, 01.25 PM IST
Operation Safed Sagar: Unsung valour in Kargil warThe 47-day Operation ‘Safed Sagar’ conducted by the Indian Air Force at the highest battlefield in the world has not been officially record...
27 Jul, 2019, 07.20 AM IST
Pakistan did not learn its lesson despite Kargil defeat: Eastern Army Commander"The sooner they stop, the sooner all can progress," Naravane, who has been appointed the next vice-chief of the Army, told newspersons on ...
26 Jul, 2019, 12.51 PM IST
Defence planning remains tardy, inventories of the armed forces are deficient in many items even nowSurveillance capability has improved substantially with thermal imagers, ground sensors, surveillance radars, UAVs and satellites with synt...
05 Jun, 2019, 11.20 AM IST
Need bigger strike against Pakistan than earlier surgical strikes: Ramdas AthawaleThe Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment said Pakistan should be given a befitting reply for the despicable act of mutilati...
04 May, 2017, 10.02 PM IST
Pakistan resorting to proxy war against India: Bandaru Dattatreya"Pakistan is resorting to its own evil designs in Kashmir valley and other places. This is decried and condemned," the Minister of State fo...
28 Aug, 2016, 07.41 PM IST
VHP urges scrapping NSA level talks with Pakistan in 'war-like' timesVHP suggested calling off NSA-level talks with Pakistan, insisting these cannot be held in a "war-like" atmosphere and warned of a repeat o...
18 Aug, 2015, 08.51 PM IST
Prepared to tackle threats from Al-Qaeda: IAF chief Arup RahaAl-Qaeda is active in Afghanistan and Pakistan, but the group's leader said 'Qaedat al-Jihad' would take the fight to India, Myanmar and Ba...
05 Sep, 2014, 08.39 PM IST
- Kargil strategy behind IAF chief's tough talk
Use of air power had never before been attempted at heights of 14,000 to 18,000 feet and IAF's critical contribution in demoralizing intrud...
13 Jan, 2013, 12.17 PM IST