Battle winning Bofors
Bofors, which have remained the Congress' Achilles heel since the 80's, were the army's mainstay and the battle-winning guns of the Kargil War.
15 Juli 20192min
How a nuclear catastrophe was averted during Kargil
On June 24, 1999, the Air Force sent out a pilot tasked with bombing Point 4388 in Kargil. But the pilot ended up aiming at a Pakistani military base in Gulteri. Fortunately, the flight systems were...
13 Juli 20193min
Navy's tactical trick that turned the tide of war
With both sides having incurred massive casualties, the Indian navy stepped up to put a conclusive end to the Kargil conflict in a tactical masterstroke.
13 Juli 20193min
Prisoner of War
On a mission to take out Pakistani outposts, an Indian pilot was captured and tortured by the enemy. International pressure and backdoor diplomacy was the only way Flight Lieutenant Kambampati Nachik...
12 Juli 20194min
IAF, the force-multiplier in Kargil War
An inhospitable graveyard at half the height of Everest. A death toll so high that the government had to include the cost of coffins in their budget. A victory painstakingly achieved, territory recapt...
11 Juli 20194min
The taking of Tiger Hill: The battle that won India the Kargil War?
The high thrum of shelling reverberated in thin air as men of the Indian Army climbed a straight cliff of about 1000 ft, the last leg of a 16,700 feet height. An entire contingent of Pakistani Army wa...
9 Juli 20195min
The price of being an atheist in India
The price of being an atheist in India by The Economic Times
18 Juni 201911min
Would you sue your parents for giving you birth?
A man from Mumbai just did. 27-year-old Raphael Samuel says he was made to be born into our chaotic world of despair, all without his consent.
15 Mars 20194min
