It would be a serious error to turn Operation Sindoor into a vision of future war. Success in a deliberately limited operation does not tell us what will be required to prevail in war.
Beneath the uniform and the gallantry award was a man of rare humility. There was no trace of bravado in Colonel Sonam Wangchuk, no attempt to wear his achievements on his sleeve.
From the Sangh agenda to Pakistan policy, Atal Bihari Vajpayee was a man of contradictions. On his death anniversary, a look at a political life that defied pinning down.
Captain Vijayant Thapar was 22 when he died in the Kargil War on 29 June 1999. A quarter century later, his family keeps his legacy alive. ‘If you’re a kind human being, you’ll be a good soldier.’
In May 1999, Pakistani troops crossed the Line of Control in Kargil, occupying strategic heights. On 7 June 1999, then-Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee addressed the nation, condemning Pakistan’s invasion and rallying India to defend its borders.
A quarter of a century ago, the Pakistan Army was at one of its lowest points after getting defeated from a winning position. But it has now returned to centre stage despite severe political setbacks.
The National Council of Applied Economic Research’s latest Business Expectations Survey—covering the July-September quarter of FY26-27—was released Friday.
The weapons are being purchased through NATO’s PURL framework, which allows European allies to fund the purchase of American military supplies for Ukraine.
Anti-Americanism is chronic, deep-rooted and instinctive in India. We only undermine our national interest by not shedding it, and by dismissing our entrepreneurs as exploiters.
Lack the knowledge to comment on such a scholarly column. Beyond agreeing that land is what India’s wars have always been all about. Most of it part of the diversified real estate holdings of Maharaja Hari Singh. Which is why I have been such a sceptic of Quad. Indo – Pacific. Net security provider. Blue water navy. Third aircraft carrier. Stick to the knitting. A developing country and a status quo power is already spending close to a hundred billion dollars on defence.
Lack the knowledge to comment on such a scholarly column. Beyond agreeing that land is what India’s wars have always been all about. Most of it part of the diversified real estate holdings of Maharaja Hari Singh. Which is why I have been such a sceptic of Quad. Indo – Pacific. Net security provider. Blue water navy. Third aircraft carrier. Stick to the knitting. A developing country and a status quo power is already spending close to a hundred billion dollars on defence.