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In a rare interaction talking on a host of issues to reporters the Gereral admitted that India does not have a fully articulated National Security Strategy in place and that as per our Foreign policy we are guided by two factors.
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The patrolling at the Line of Control and international borders has been intensified and the day-night patrolling is done to ensure that no terrorists can iMeanwhile, the...
Rawat said that a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) was signed between the Indian Army and Tezpur University on Wednesday for training the Indian Army personnel in Chines...
27, May 2022, by : FnF Correspondent
Seven soldiers of Indian Army soldiers have been killed in a vehicle accident in Ladakh's Turtuk sector, while several others have been seriously injured. A vehicle carrying them skidded off the road and fell into the Shyok river in Ladakh on Friday (May 27), Army officials said. The accident took place in the Tuktuk sector at around 9 am at a place which is around 25 kilometres from Thoise in the Nubra region of Leh district, they said.Read News
12, Jan 2022, by : FnF Correspondent
Army Chief General MM Naravane today said that India will "come out victorious" in case of war with China. The Army Chief, however, said that war stays only as an "instrument of last resort"."War or conflict is always an instrument of last resort. But if resorted to, we will come out victorious," the Army Chief was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.Read News
09, Dec 2021, by : FnF Correspondent
The mortal remains of all the victims were being brought from Wellington to Sulur from where they will be taken to New Delhi for the last rites.Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said that the last rites of Gen Bipin Rawat and others killed in the Mi-17 chopper crash near Coonoor in Tamil Nadu will be performed with full military honours.Read News
09, Dec 2021, by : FnF Correspondent
One of the ambulances and a police van, part of the convoy carrying the bodies of the Indian Air Force (IAF) chopper crash victims, met with an accident while on the way from Wellington to Sulur in Tamil Nadu. Thirteen people, including Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, his wife Madhulika Rawat died in an IAF helicopter crash near Coonoor on Wednesday afternoon. Read News
08, Dec 2021, by : FnF Correspondent
An Indian Army chopper carrying CDS Bipin Rawat, his staff and some family members has crashed in Tamil Nadu. The helicopter has been identified as Mi-17V-5 medium-lifter chopper, one of the most advanced and versatile helicopters in the world today. Although, there are previous crash incidences involving the Mi-series of helicopters, the safety record of the chopper is better than some other cargo choppers in the world. Here's all you need to know about the Mi-17 V-5 military helicopter-Read News
08, Dec 2021, by : FnF Correspondent
Mi-17 V5 helicopter which has crashed between Coimbatore and Sulur in Tamil Nadu had 14 people onboard. CDS Bipin Rawat was traveling to Wellington Staff The IAF confirmed that the Mi-17V5 helicopter, with CDS Gen Bipin Rawat on board, has met with accident near Coonoor. However, it later emerged that CDS was safe and was recovering well.Read News
Undeterred by criticism from politicians and commentators, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat says use of human shield by the India Army is not a norm but individual officers are entitled to decide the tactic depending on circumstances.
General Bikram Singh yesterday relinquished the command of Indian Army and hung his uniform after a career spanning 42 years. The tenure of General Bikram Singh was marke...
The Army Medical Corps (AMC) traces its genesis from the erstwhile Indian Medical Service that ushered systematic medical treatment in our country. The AMC commemorates i...
In the Burma campaign of 1942, a brave young Indian captain lay by the Sittang River wounded in the stomach by a burst of Japanese light machine gun fire. Fearing for wor...
14, Jan 2013, by : FnF Desk
Last Saturday, Air Chief Marshal NAK Browne used strong words in relation to Pakistan's violation of the Line of Control (LoC). If Pakistan did not behave, "we may have to look at some other options for compliance.†He gave the impression that the armed forces had taken the brutal killing of the two soldiers to heart and would deal tough with a rogue neighbour. Read News
29, Oct 2012, by : FnF Defence Correspondent
The Indian Army has donned a new role in Jammu and Kashmir, with the border state enjoying a period of relative peace. It had adopted a project to educate the children of Gujjars and Bakerwals, tribal goatherds and shepherds who inhabit the Pir Panjal range in the state's Jammu region.Read News
15, Apr 2012, by : Rahul Bedi
When Lt Gen Bikram Singh takes over as India's 27th army chief on May 31, he will be the first ever to be elevated to the force's top job under such negativity and potentially incendiary conditions, which could embarrassingly unravel, as they at times tend to, during his tenure.Read News
07, Apr 2012, by : Amulya Ganguli
The dreaded 'c'-word has rarely been uttered in connection with the Indian Army because it is supposed to have inherited in full measure the professional traditions of its colonial mentors about the military being subservient to the civil authorities. Hence, the idea of a coup d'etat has always been deemed to be alien to its mindset.Read News
02, Sep 2011, by : FnF Correspondent
Do only trumpets, brass drums, cymbals and other percussion instruments come to mind when you think about an Indian Army band? Don't be surprised if the next time around, you hear the sarod, sitar, tabla and harmonium resonate as a band plays Indian classical music. Read News
28, May 2011, by : FnF Correspondent
Questions are often asked why several columns of soldiers could not eliminate two or three terrorists hiding in the jungles of Jammu and Kashmir, or why it takes so long to kill a lone terrorist.Read News
The Indian Army is the land based branch and the largest component of the Indian Armed Forces. With more than 1,325,000 soldiers in active service and about 1,800,000 reserve troops, the Indian Army is the world's second largest. It is a completely voluntary service and although a provision for military draft exists in the Indian constitution, it has never been imposed.The Indian Army came into being when India gained independence in 1947, and inherited most of the infrastructure of the British Indian Army that were located in post-partition India. It is a voluntary service and although ... Read News
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by : Surya Mohan Dubey
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