The Battle of Chausa between Humayun and Sher Shah Suri pushed the Mughals out of India temporarily but could not prevent their eventual return and the establishment of a Mughal Empire.
Battle of Ghaghra (6 May 1529)
The battle of Ghaghra fought between Babur and the Afghans helped him consolidate Mughal empire in India
Victory and Defeat at Tarain (End May 1192)
The bards of Rajasthan still sing stories of Prithviraj Chauhan, the last Hindu ruler to sit on the throne of Delhi (that is if you discount Hemu’s fifteen day read more…
Battle of Jhelum River (Mid May 326 BC)
The Battle of Jhelum River (or Battle of Hydasphes) between Alexandra and the King of Pauravas was the first battle between an outsider and an Indian ruler. It was a depiction of Indian valour and courage but did not really go our way. Read of India’s first major battle.
The Sacred Grounds of Kurukshetra (Around Oct / Nov 3102 BC)
The Battle of Kurukshetra, fought over 5000 years, has shaped Indian psyche like none other. Did it take place. Was it really a battle between Good and did it really have the weapons of divine destruction. Let us see the story
THE AFGHAN DEAL
The Deal On 9 March, the newly elected Afghan President Ashraf Ghani was taking the oath in the Parliamentary lawns at Kabul. Just a block away, his rival Abdullah Abdullah read more…
Balakot and Beyond
One year after Balakot, much water has flown in the Jhelum. Lets have a look at the actions of the day and what has followed
2019 – A YEAR IN CONFLICT
2019 has been a year of near misses. 269 instances of large and small conflicts involving 30 nations have been recorded, but fortuitously none has blown out of complete control. read more…
The Capture of Sinhgarh Fort – “Gad aala pan Sinh Gela” (4 Feb 1670)
Shivaji’s life reads like story book. He captured his first fort when he was just 16, waged a three decade long war against Aurangzeb and carved a Maratha Empire against read more…
THE ‘PANIPAT’ MOMENT
14 Jan 1761- ‘the blackest day in Indian History.’ A day when around 40-50000 Maratha warriors fell on the field of Panipat. Another 20-30,000 – mostly women and children – read more…