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TopicChushul sector

Topic: Chushul sector

The real impact of reviving Chushul airfield is psychological

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
China has not specifically protested about the revival of advanced landing grounds. However, given the historical and tactical significance of Chushul, it may make an exception.

Who was Tsetan Namgyal, ‘unsung hero’ who served with the Indian Army in the 1962 war

Smruti Deshpande -
Namgyal, a porter who carried supplies for the Army in Ladakh during the India-China war, passed away at 86 Saturday.

India & China hold border talks ahead of SCO meet, de-escalation and Depsang Plains a focus

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The talks are being held at the Chushul-Moldo meeting point after a gap of nearly 5 months since last round of talks was held in December 2022.

Bayonets, Gorkha Khukris & hands: How Indian soldiers tried to defend Chushul during 1962 war

Suchet Vir Singh -
Chushul was a central flashpoint in the Sino-Indian war of 1962. Despite odds in China’s favour, Indian troops gave a tough fight and made it a close contest

It’s a myth IAF wasn’t used in 1962 War. Helicopter and transport fleets were deeply involved

AVM Manmohan Bahadur (retd) -
On the 60th anniversary of the 1962 War, let's commemorate the stupendous effort of the IAF’s transport aircraft fleet and the fledgling helicopter units who never got their due.

Villagers in Ladakh’s Chushul seek infra, 4G, grazing rights to counter salami slicing at LAC

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Chushul councilor Konchok Stanzin has made several demands in a three-page letter to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.

China’s attack on Maggar Hill was a ploy. It was meant to pin Indian soldiers back from Rezang La

Kulpreet Yadav -
In ‘The Battle of Rezang La’, Kulpreet Yadav outlines the true story of how 120 Indian soldiers faced 5,000 Chinese soldiers.

If India loses grip on Kailash Range, PLA will make sure we never get it back

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
In 1962, the actual objective of the Chinese was Kailash Range and that is where they halted.

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Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Esha Mishra -
Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

Defence

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

Vaibhav Pant -
The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

National Interest

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Shekhar Gupta -
Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.

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