Soldier On
I remember meeting a veteran officer at his course reunion at the Indian Military Academy a few years ago. Let’s call him Colonel Not Happy Singh. Besides the normal complaints about his stay, for which he rang up everyone, from the garrison engineer to the commandant, he also recalled, with a lot of pain, his … Read more
Eight members of the banned Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI) were gunned down in an “encounter” with the Anti-Terrorism Squad on the outskirts of Bhopal on Monday morning, around nine hours after they killed a head constable, scaled a 32-foot-high prison wall and escaped from the high-security Bhopal Central Jail. Questions were Raised about the … Read more
To mark the occasion of its 84th anniversary, Indian Air Force, has launched a campaign, ‘A Cut Above’ that tries to bring forth the glory and bravado associated in the life of the Indian Air Force. The ad has been conceptualized and executed by Grey Group India. “The Indian Air Force is not an average … Read more
India’s armed forces have given the green signal to the government to use the video footage of the surgical strikes against terror camps in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) in any manner it sees fit to make New Delhi’s case. The final decision on this rests with the Prime Minister’s Office (PMO). Top army officers, speaking off … Read more
At a time when Kashmir continues to simmer over Hizbul Mujahidden commander Burhan Wani’s killing, Major General (retired) GD Bakshi gives an insight of the difficulties faced by an Indian Army soldier, while his posting in the Valley. The decorated Army officer lambasted the violent mobs in Kashmir saying, they are hell bent upon killing … Read more