Topic: Kargil
My comments were twisted, BJP supports all demands of Ladakh — J&K leader Ashok Koul’s U-turn
BJP’s J&K general secretary Ashok Koul Tuesday said the call to boycott polls to Ladakh council was ‘nonsense’. On Friday, he claimed he was misquoted.
Kargil Congress, NC declare 5 August ‘darkest day’, demand reintegration & statehood for J&K
The Congress & NC took part in an ‘all-party meeting’, to which they said BJP was invited but didn’t attend. They didn’t demand restoration of Article 370.
Muted Kargil Vijay Diwas tomorrow amid Covid, only wreath-laying events in Delhi and Drass
Usually, Kargil Viay Diwas sees major ceremonies in Kargil and other military stations, which are followed by veterans sharing their experiences from 1999.
Indian intelligence failure again? Heroism at Galwan must lead to reforms
India was napping in the 1950s when a strategic highway was built in Aksai Chin. Then again in 1999 at Kargil, and now in Ladakh.
CAG pulls up Army as soldiers in Ladakh and Siachen face shortage of snow boots, goggles
In a report tabled in Parliament Monday, CAG has also questioned the govt for ‘inordinate delay’ in setting up of the Indian National Defence University.
Mobile internet services restored in Ladakh’s Kargil district after 145 days
Internet services, which were suspended on 5 August after Article 370 was scrapped, were restored as no untoward incident took place in the past four months.
Time to run IAF in a sleek, corporate way. It’s the Force that counted in Kargil, Balakot
We expect an Air Force officer to land on the moon in a few years. They are trained to touch the sky.
Kargil’s little-known fact: How IAF used helicopters to target intruders at high altitudes
IAF had planned to use helicopters as primary strike weapons. But their slow speed meant they would be sitting ducks. So what did IAF do?
Kargil hero R Nambiar takes over as chief of Western Air Command along Pakistan border
Air Marshal Nambiar, a second generation airman, was heading the Eastern Air Command. He is an experimental test pilot and has flown 42 types of aircraft.
Indian millennials, fed on a post-Kargil diet, don’t want strategic restraint with Pakistan
To consolidate public support for its atrocities, Pakistan needs a scary neighbour. And Congress doesn’t conjure up existential threats like BJP does.
Dear upper caste Indians, Hathras is not another Nirbhaya. It is a Khairlanji
From Kilvenmani massacre in 1968 to the Chunduru massacre in 1991 to the Khairlanji atrocity in 2006, Dalits have been vainly hoping to access legal justice in India.
In ‘Diwali bonus’, govt waives interest-on-interest even for those who didn’t opt for moratorium
After its affidavit to SC, govt orders issues waiver norms including cashback by 5 November. All standard accounts up to 29 February eligible for benefits.
Defence
Navy demonstrates combat readiness with video of missile destroying ship in Arabian Sea
The missile was fired by frontline corvette INS Prabal as part of a mega naval drill involving aircraft carrier INS Vikramaditya, attack helicopters, and aircraft.
Trump or Biden? Doesn’t matter to India-US ties as they’re in a full, strategic embrace
Pompeo & Esper’s visit to India for the 2+2 talks is proof that old hypocrisies are history, and supreme national interest has again driven a strategic choice.