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Lt Gen Harjeet Singh Sahi appointed Chief of Staff, Western CommandAccording to the Defence PRO, Lt Gen Sahi succeeds Lieutenant General Puneet Ahuja, AVSM, SM, VSM, who has proceeded to assume the appointm...- Pakistan suspends Simla Agreement: Here are several instances when it violated the truce dealFollowing a deadly terror attack in Jammu and Kashmir, tensions have surged between India and Pakistan, leading to visa suspensions and the...
- Pakistan suspends 1972 Simla Agreement that upholds LOC sanctity: What it is and who will be impactedPakistan has suspended the Simla Agreement of 1972. This agreement was a peace treaty with India after the 1971 war. It aimed to resolve di...
- Deceased Agniveer's family to get over Rs 1 crore financial assistance: Indian ArmyThe government has announced that the next of kin of Agniveers who sacrifice their lives in the line of duty will receive over Rs 1 crore. ...
- Book review: A new book explores trials and tribulations of India’s armed forces in the post-1971 periodGiven the conspicuous absence of well recorded military history these two books serving as sequels to each other is a notable contribution ...
- Tensions escalate as Pakistan flexes its muscles in SiachenAccording to media reports in Islamabad, Air Chief Marshal Sohail Aman along with senior PAF officers visited the Qadri Airbase in Skardu -...
- Siachen height provides military depth India can’t afford to loseIndian troops on the Saltoro Ridge, actually serve as a wedge between China and Pakistan to prevent them from "militarily linking up".
- Pakistan in war mode? Tensions escalate as Islamabad flexes its muscles in SiachenWith daily cross-border firing duels becoming norm, both India and Pakistan continue to maintain high operational military readiness along ...
- 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.
- India won't vacate Siachen glaciers: Manohar Parrikar"If we vacate the position, the enemy can occupy the position and they would have the strategic advantage. Then we would have to lose many ...
- Hoisting Tricolour at SiachenPakistan is nowhere close to the 76-km long Siachen Glacier and we continue to dominate the Saltoro Ridge line.
- NCP praises PM Narendra Modi for celebrating Diwali with flood-hit peopleThe party also appreciated the move of the PM of celebrating the festival with the soldiers guarding the frontier at the Siachen glacier.
- India gained control over Siachen in 1984The economic costs are also huge and in 2009 it was estimated to be between Rs 3 to Rs 3.5 crore a day.
- China fear makes India harden Siachen standIndia remains open to discussing the "modalities" for the verification of the AGPL and the proposed demilitarized zone but would "insist on...
- Defence secretary talks to take a shot at resolving Siachen tangleWith cricket diplomacy now injecting some momentum into Indo-Pak talks, whether this enduring "vision'' can translate into reality will be ...
- Islamabad scuttled talks: Nirupama RaoIndia has blamed Pakistan for the failure of foreign minister-level talks in July, saying Islamabad’s “overreach” had thwarted New Delhi’s ...
- Zardari calls for withdrawal of India-Pak troops from SiachenPakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has said that the Indian and Pakistani troops from Siachen glacier should be pulled out, and the border...
- Pak sees no fun in tour to SiachenSiachen is back in news. Pakistan on Monday made its opposition known to India’s plans to throw open the glacier for tourists - its content...
- Pakistan protests reported Indian tourism planPakistan summoned a senior Indian diplomat to protest plans to let tourists visit the world's highest battlefield in disputed Kashmir, and ...
- More benefits for jawans in conflict zoneThe Centre on Thursday cleared a proposal to grant special benefits and allowances to soldiers posted in conflict and high-altitude operati...
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