| Analysis of India's Ability to Fight a 2-front War |
 Review by Brig D S Sarao |
| Updated on 15 Jul 18 |
| Lt Gen Zorawar Chand Bakshi, PVSM, MVC, VrC, VSM (1921-2018) |
 A tribute to Zoru Bakshi by Brigadier Rattan Kaul. Indian Army Lost a Gallant Solider On 24th May 2018. Zoru as he was called by his seniors and colleagues, we younger generation of the Regiment 5th Gorkha Rifles (Frontier Force) used to quietly also refer to him as Zoru, but otherwise also as General Zoru Bakshi, completed a page of Braves of Indian Army. If you asked him to what Regiment he belonged, before 1980, he would say SECOND FIVE; a diehard Second Fiver (Second Battalion the Fifth Gurkha Rifles (Frontier Force) till he was elected as Colonel of the Regiment in 1980. |
| Updated on 27 May 18 |
| The Birth of the Para Commandos |
 This story is dedicated to Lt Gen Harbaksh Singh Padma Vibhushan, VrC, Padma Bhushan GOC-in-C Western Command 1965 and Lt Col Megh Singh Rathore VrC CO 9 PARA CDO BN..... True legends. |
| Updated on 20 May 18 |
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| Book Review: A Sailor's Story, Vice Adml N Krishnan |
 A Sailor's Story, by Vice Admiral N.Krishnan. Edited by: Arjun Krishnan - Book Review by K. Chandni |
| Updated on 10 May 15 |
| INAS 311 |
 INAS 311 was commissioned by the Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief of the Eastern Naval Command Vice Admiral Nirmal Verma on 12th May 2009 at INS Dega in Vishakapatnam. INAS 311, commanded by Commander Sanjay Nandan, operates the Dornier 228 aircraft. |
| Updated on 08 May 15 |
| Talwar (Krivak III) Class |
 The Talwar class has its origins in the Severnoye (Northern) Design Bureau that developed intothe Project 1135.6 vessel using an earlier Project 1135.1 design. This back to the early 1980s. The extensive scope of redesign and re-engineering for these vessels has realised a multipurpose surface combatant of about 4,000 ton displacement (this increase being attributed to additional weapon systems and the replacement of light alloys with steel), tailored to meet the Indian Navy's specific mission and performance requirements. |
| Updated on 08 May 15 |
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| RIAF Ensign |
| 365 The Royal Air Force Ensign is the official flag which is used to represent the British Royal Air Force. The ensign has a field of air force blue with the United Kingdom's flag in the canton and the Royal Air Force's roundel in the middle of the fly. The RAF Ensign was introduced in 1921ver since the formation of the RAF in 1918, the Air Council had wanted to introduce a flag which would be flown at RAF stations. However, the Admiralty had the right to veto the introduction of any n |
| Updated on 08 May 15 |
| Pilot Officer Paljor Namgyal: The Crown Prince of Sikkim |
by Tenzin C. Tashi, Sr Researcher, English Academic Section, NIT.
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| Updated on 08 May 15 |
| Recovery of UN103 : Mission Accomplished |
[caption id="" align="alignnone" width="799"] The IAF Contingent 2000 seen at Palam before departure to Sierra Leone. Four Mi-8 Helicopters and Four Chetak Helicopters were airlifted to Sierra Leone.[/caption]
The Force landing 07 May 2000 was another eventful day in the still nascent stay of No 2000 (H) Sqn IAF in Sierra Leone. The day was preced |
| Updated on 08 May 15 |
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On a small hillock within the precincts of the Namgyal Institute of Tibetology at Deorali, Gangtok, there is a Chorten that few know about. Mostly forgotten and neglected, it is only recently that a plaque has been erected memorializing it as