All stories by ARCHANA MASIH
'We did not allow the enemy to sleep'
Rediff.com14 Aug 2023'Before going to battle, Captain Anuj Nayyar gave me the engagement ring and photograph of his fiance.' 'I told him, "Why don't you keep it? It will motivate you to fight'.' 'He said he did not want the photograph to fall in the dirty hands of the enemy.' 'I wondered why he was giving it to me. Did he feel he would not return?'
What I Saw In The Kargil War...
Rediff.com14 Aug 2023'I told my commander that they were not militants, but full-fledged soldiers with machine guns.'
'Assam Rifles is an excellent time tested force'
Rediff.com11 Aug 2023'It has been doing yeoman service for the people of the North East.'
To Those Who Fought The Good Fight
Rediff.com9 Aug 2023The fight for freedom was long and hard and that is why it is important to go back to the monuments that celebrate those who fought the good fight.
'We are eagerly awaiting Rahulji'
Rediff.com7 Aug 2023'The entire electorate of Wayanad is joyful. Rahulji is with us and we are with him wherever he is.'
'We demolished enemy posts'
Rediff.com27 Jul 2023'A battery of six guns had a devastating effect because it can destroy men and material.'
'We Pounded Pakistani Positions Day And Night'
Rediff.com27 Jul 2023'There was not a moment when the guns were out of action.'
The Army Doctor Who Died Saving His Men
Rediff.com25 Jul 2023Captain Anshuman Singh sacrificed his life saving the men entrusted to his medical care in the highest traditions of doctors that serve in the military.
'Central govt needs to give a danda to Manipur'
Rediff.com20 Jul 2023'Hatred increases with every killing.' 'It sets one family against another.' 'The sooner it is stopped, the better.'
'Hum sab Indian hai; udhar bhi aur idhar bhi'
Rediff.com20 Jul 2023At a time when Manipur is burning, voices like Colonel Sapam's serve as a healing balm. 'These are voices that need to heard and their stories of peace and reconciliation must be retold -- over and over again.
The India Story On A Parade Ground
Rediff.com17 Jul 2023The Agniveer passing out parade was as much about family celebration as it was a military event. Alongside the pomp, pageantry and discipline of the parade were the personal stories of families, their struggles and how far they had come.
The 1st IAF Lady Pilot To Win A Gallantry Medal
Rediff.com12 Jul 2023Helicopter Pilot Wing Commander Deepika Misra rescued 47 people in an operation that lasted 8 days in flood-ravaged Madhya Pradesh.
The Village of Heroes
Rediff.com7 Jul 2023The village in Maharashtra has continuously sent soldiers to the Army since World War I. Every other person you meet is a soldier or a retired soldier or is aspiring to be a soldier.
'Modi has moved foreign policy from elite to masses'
Rediff.com5 Jul 2023'For the first time since I've been following Indian politics, one heard voters talking about India's role on the world stage and the fact that, due to Modi's leadership, India was once again a great power.'
'US trying to temper expectations of India'
Rediff.com29 Jun 2023'Having India as a credible deterrent vis-a-vis Chinese ambitions in the Indian Ocean and South Asian region is a desirable short-term outcome.'
'PM's US visit was surely tracked, dissected by Beijing'
Rediff.com27 Jun 2023'The Modi visit will prove to be the watershed where India and the United States commenced technology trade and transfer.'
Sons Of Fruit-Seller, Tailor, Farmer Top Agniveers
Rediff.com23 Jun 2023On the parade ground are sons of jawans, farmers, LIC agents, daily wage farm labourers, shopkeepers... all living their moment of triumph; their faces bright with the possibilities that lie ahead.
'Chinese are in the game of ambitions'
Rediff.com19 Jun 2023'China is playing the big global game.' 'Their ambitions lie far beyond the Line of Actual Control.'
'The basic lesson is not to trust China'
Rediff.com19 Jun 2023'Three decades of intensive discussions, protocols and Confidence Building Measures were jettisoned one fine morning in 2020.' 'The primary lesson that has been learnt is that that there is no reliability about the Chinese.'
'We cannot allow China to swallow our territory'
Rediff.com16 Jun 2023'We have to be prepared on the borders to withstand Chinese expansionist designs.'