The first thing every cadet passing through the hallowed portals of the National Defence Academy in Khadakvasla learns is its motto: ‘˜Service before self’. If the…
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The hero of the Bangladesh war, Lt Gen J F R Jacob, once commented, only partly in jest, that today’s generals do not even enjoy half…
How much do we really value our jawans? Very little, in terms of the pensions paid to them. The claims of those who say that they…
In an operation code named Sarp Vinash, the Army has destroyed a huge terrorist training and support base at Hill Kaka, south of the Pir Panjal…
The government has confirmed that it is now examining a radical proposal to directly transfer Army officers to para-military organisations like the BSF and the CRPF…
The government has approved a proposal for compulsory part-time military service for all government servants for a minimum of five years in the Territorial Army (TA).…
There is more to the manpower shortage in the Army than meets the eye. The current shortage of 12,586 officers is among the lower ranks of…