DEFENCE

On 03/04 Jun 2023, two incidents of poisoning took place in two schools in Afghanistan in which almost 80 girls’ fell sick and needed to be hospitalized.

Indian Navy plays an increasingly crucial role in ensuring regional stability and peace in making India emerge as a leading maritime power.

The real test of a nation’s power lies in ‘real combat’—not in training exercises. The Hamas terrorist attack has been an unmitigated embarrassment for Israel.

The electric batteries in conventional submarines meant - limited power - even the most advanced submarine could only remain submerged for a few days at slow speed, and only a few hours at top speed. In contrast nuclear power is particularly suitable for vessels which need to be at sea for long periods without refueling or for powerful submarine propulsion.

Full marks to the Israelis for punishment to the terrorists. If the world ever gets rid of terrorism, most of the credit will go to this war of Israel.

A soldier fights to defend his or her country and its people in the first place—earning medals is secondary. Your countrymen would be proud of you if you got martyred for the country; however, the very same people would be deeply hurt if you got raped for the country.

The most serious aspect of this conflict has been pushing Russia closer to China and creating a wedge in the new world order. It will not be long before we see a distinct group primarily anti-American countries like Russia, China, Iran, Turkey, Pakistan, and some Central Asian Republics aligning together.

On 3 December 1971, Pakistan attacked Indian airfields along the border. On the night of 4–5 December 1971, the Indian Navy launched Operation Trident an offensive operation and sank four Pakistani ships

Shivaji was a military genius and an able administrator who carved out an empire. "Shivaji, the Management Guru" is a subject taught at Boston University

The Ordnance factories used to manufacture a wide range of simulators, small arms, missiles, rockets, bombs, grenades, military vehicles, armoured vehicles, chemicals, optical devices, parachutes, mortars, artillery pieces plus all associated ammunition, propellants, explosives and fuses to meet the requirements of the Indian Armed Forces.

If the Army Chief General MM Naravane is to be believed –large main battle tanks have a limited role to play in the changing character of the 20th-century warfare. The logic behind this supposedly is that slow-moving tanks are bulky, noisy, and outdated war machines - easy to target and shoot down. The noise, smoke and dust raised by a moving tank column can alert the enemy – miles away.

Ordnance factories played a role in ensuring that the armed forces were always fighting fit. They also created job opportunities and boosted the economy