The Minister of State for Defence Dr. MM Pallam Raju inaugurated the Conference of the Joint State Representatives and Deputy Directors Gene...

Punjab Newsline Network Friday, 18 June 2010 CHANDIGARH: Facing manpower shortage, the National Cadet Corps (NCC) is roping in retired armed...

Wrong history, wronged officer Tribunal says generals distorted Kargil war account SUJAN DUTTA New Delhi, May 26: The history of the Kargil...

The Regimental Rogue The Young Officer and Staff Duties By Michael M. O'Leary, Captain, The RCR Time, time, and the saving of it, should...

WHEN WE LEFT THEM BEHIND The other day, while surfing, the channels my attention got arrested on the scene of the 70s movie VAJETE where the...

Indian Army- an unattractive career for the youth? Major problems The Indian Army is grappling with an acute shortage of officers. Despite ...

Courage is a highly admired virtue. Most often we associate the word with physical prowess or bravery. But there's another form of valou...

Present Shortage of Officers is 15,000 which is about 30% of the authorised strength Authority and initiative are devolved to junior level l...

Tuesday, February 16, 2010 By Saurabh Joshi The number of officers being commissioned by the Indian Army annually has fallen for the second ...

From The Tribune, Chandigarh of 15 Jan 2010. Rites of passage by Vijay Oberoi (click here) A very nice story by Lt Gen Vijay Oberoi Retd. Y...

Dear Brig Kamboj, To put the record straight, I am impelled to share some experiences with you and my friends. Last week, I was invited to ...

My dear Chander, I have been off the newspaper radar essentially because of these moves (he was away to USA for some time). Though I have w...

Dear Sir/Madam, A nation, if it wants to retain its freedom, must honour its martyrs and soldiers. We Indians have been guilty of grave negl...

July 15th, 2009 NEW DELHI - The Indian Armed Forces is facing an acute shortage of nearly 15000 officers, specially at the level of captain,...

2009-05-12 11:35:11 Major General Mrinal Suman, AVSM, VSM, PhD, commanded an Engineer Regiment on the Siachen Glacier, the most hostile batt...

2 May 2009, 0322 hrs IST, TNN NEW DELHI: In a major decision impacting the age profile of Army, Navy and Air Force commanding officers, the ...

This was a very important point which has been raised by Sachin. The short service commission officers(SSCO) are given second grade treatmen...

Press Trust of India Monday, February 09, 2009, (New Delhi) Army Chief General Deepak Kapoor feels the armed forces are an "unattractiv...

No serving military personnel can have truck with a political party, leave alone a radical group. Therefore, the alleged involvement of a se...