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Sunday, March 15, 2026
TopicRezang La

Topic: Rezang La

Why Farhan Akhtar’s 1962 war drama ‘120 Bahadur’ is facing heat from BJP and Yadavs—a teaser

All India Yadav Mahasabha & BJP leaders from Haryana, Rajasthan allege the war drama downplays the role of 114 Ahir soldiers who sacrificed their lives at icy heights in 1962.

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

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

Rezang La, 1962: When 120 Indian soldiers fought to the end & wiped out over 1,000 Chinese troops

Despite being severely outnumbered, not well-acclimatised & hampered by inferior weaponry at disadvantageous position, Indian troops staved off waves after waves of Chinese attack

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

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

This is what led China to open fire in Ladakh on Monday for the first time in 45 years

China has made multiple attempts since last Monday to push back Indian soldiers from dominating heights near the Reqin Pass and Spanggur Gap in eastern Ladakh.

Why southern bank of Pangong Tso is the new flashpoint in India-China stand-off

Military experts say the southern bank gives the Indian troops an advantage in terms of monitoring the activities on the northern bank.

Remembering Rezang La, a poignant moment of military courage on the western front

In the darkness of defeat in the east, just over a hundred soldiers of 13 Kumaon fought the Chinese to the last man in 1962.

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Menstrual leave doesn’t work in ‘real world’. And that real world is designed by, for men

When a woman menstruates, when/if she decides to marry, when/if she decides to have kids, should not be factors when looking at a woman’s potential from a hiring standpoint.

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

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

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.

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

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.