Background to War At 5.45 pm on 03 December 1971, Pakistani fighter aircraft swooped down Indian skies and launched a series of pre-emptive attacks on the Indian airfields of Ambala, read more…
Land and Air Battle at Garibpur (21 Nov 1971)
Although the 1971 Indo-Pak War officially began on 03 Dec hostilities had erupted all along the India – Bangladesh (then East Pakistan) border much earlier. Skirmishes between Indian and Pakistani read more…
Zojila – Tanks at 11,500 feet (01 November 1948)
In their grand plan to annex Kashmir by force, during their offensive of 1947-48, the Pakistani army had inducted large columns of tribesmen, led by officers of the army towards read more…
Saving Kashmir (Oct 1947- Dec 48)
In August 1947, when India and Pakistan got their bloodied independence, the situation was stark. In an attempt to get Kashmir by force, Pakistan had sent armed tribesmen led by read more…
The Race to Srinagar (27 Oct 1947)
It was August 1947, but the newly created India and Pakistan were not savoring their hard won independence. Instead they were witnessing an orgy of bloodshed that Cyril Radcliffe’s butcher’s read more…
Rezang La – The last Stand of C Company , 13 KUMAON (18 November 1962)
In the annals of heroism the stand of C Company of the 13 Kumaon at Rezang La in 18 November 1962 will always be among the more glorious chapters. The read more…
1962 – Debacle in the High Himalayas (20 October to 21 November 1962)
Around this time, 55 years ago in November 1962, the Indian Army suffered its most humiliating – and only –defeat – since independence. I was a body blow to the read more…
OP PAWAN – India’s Foray into Sri Lanka (14 Oct 1987 – March 90)
On 13 Oct 1987, around 30 years from now, the Indian Army launched OP PAWAN – a war against the world’s deadliest terrorist group, the Liberation Tigers of Tamil Eelam. read more…
Last Stand at Saragarhi (12 September 1897)
Exactly 120 years ago, on 12 September 1897, 21 soldiers of the 36th SIKH Regiment (Later 1 SIKH and now 4 MECHANISED INFANTRY) fought an epic battle against 10,000 Afghans read more…
The Air Battles – 1965 Indo-Pak War (Sep 1965)
The 1965 Indo-Pak war started in April with Pak forays in the Rann of Kutch, duly followed up by its incursion in August in J&K as part of well-conceived Operation read more…