Wing Commander Akshay Saxena led daring aerial mission against Houthi rebels, while Lt Commander Sourabh Malik spearheaded high-risk boarding operation on a hijacked Iranian vessel.
In May last yr, Squadron Leader PD Dongre's aircraft suffered critical failure soon after take-off, necessitating a flapless landing, a challenging configuration for MiG-21 Bison.
The ‘great rivalry’ angle was also blown out of proportion, given that India now holds a handsome record of wins against Pakistan in T20 World Cup matches—8-1.
This is the game every nation is now learning to play. Some are finding new allies or seeing value among nations where they’d seen marginal interest. The starkest example is India & Europe.
The Navy personnel who are responsible for the recent tragedy at Gateway of India must held accountable. Far too often, we come across mishaps and accidents involving the Indian Navy. All thanks to recklessness and callous attitude of the Navy officers. Sometimes they leave the hatch open of a submarine, at other times they ram a speedboat into a steamer killing dozens. The list of such incidents is endless. And the worst part is, the Navy just does not learn from its mistakes. It keeps repeating the same mistakes over and over again.
What about the Navy officers who left the submarine latch open resulting in a disaster? Also, the officers who, while drunk and having fun with a speedboat, rammed into a steamer near gateway of India?
The Indian Navy officers are indeed a class apart.
The Indian Army and Air Force lose personnel due to war, anti-terror operations or glitches in the machinery but in the Navy they have perfected the art of dying due to negligence and buffoonery.
The Navy personnel who are responsible for the recent tragedy at Gateway of India must held accountable. Far too often, we come across mishaps and accidents involving the Indian Navy. All thanks to recklessness and callous attitude of the Navy officers. Sometimes they leave the hatch open of a submarine, at other times they ram a speedboat into a steamer killing dozens. The list of such incidents is endless. And the worst part is, the Navy just does not learn from its mistakes. It keeps repeating the same mistakes over and over again.
What about the Navy officers who left the submarine latch open resulting in a disaster? Also, the officers who, while drunk and having fun with a speedboat, rammed into a steamer near gateway of India?
The Indian Navy officers are indeed a class apart.
The Indian Army and Air Force lose personnel due to war, anti-terror operations or glitches in the machinery but in the Navy they have perfected the art of dying due to negligence and buffoonery.