All stories by Ajai Shukla
China has 200,000 troops at LAC!
Rediff.com27 Jul 2020The intrusions into India were likely carried out by the PLA's better trained and equipped 'mobile operational units'.
Mr PM: Allow our military to prove its worth!
Rediff.com24 Jul 2020'All the government needs to do is to identify clear political and strategic objectives and to give the military planners a free hand,' asserts Ajai Shukla.
Ladakh Stand-Off: What India is Buying in a Hurry
Rediff.com23 Jul 2020On the shopping list: Light tanks, anti-tank guided missiles, UAVs, assault rifles, fighter aircraft.
China be warned! First Rafales to touch down on July 27
Rediff.com21 Jul 2020The Rafales could begin combat operations by September-October, reports Ajai Shukla.
Is LAC going to be like the LoC?
Rediff.com17 Jul 2020Indian Army planners find themselves contemplating the possibility of more Chinese intrusions along the contested 3,488-km border. That could lead to the army having to man a 'hardened LAC' round the year, like the LoC with Pakistan, reports Ajai Shukla.
Doval-Wang talks: 'A double whammy for India'
Rediff.com7 Jul 2020'The Chinese staying put in Pangong Tso, and creating a buffer zone on Indian territory in other areas,' a senior serving general tells Ajai Shukla.
China now step up activity near Arunachal
Rediff.com30 Jun 2020Chinese troops are reinforcing their posts in large numbers, increasing their patrolling, stepping up violations in the Tawang and Walong areas.
REVEALED: What China is up to in Ladakh
Rediff.com26 Jun 2020With the Indian Army having blocked the PLA several kilometres inside India, hundreds of soldiers from both sides remain in a tense face-off.
WORRYING! China increases troops by 30% along LAC
Rediff.com24 Jun 2020Since the June 15 clash, the PLA has inducted large numbers of troops, armoured vehicles and artillery along the LAC, from Depsang and Galwan in northern Ladakh to Hot Springs, Pangong Tso, and Chushul in central Ladakh, to Demchok and Chumar in southern Ladakh.
Chinese brutally attacked Indian troops
Rediff.com17 Jun 2020Senior officers recounted extreme Chinese brutality to the Indian prisoners, with some of them being pushed over cliffs and soldiers' bodies being recovered from the Galwan River.
COVID-19 claims 1971 War Hero
Rediff.com16 Jun 2020Ajai Shukla salutes the memory of Lieutenant General R M Vohra, Mahavir Chakra, who passes into the ages on Sunday.
'Indian Army has stopped PLA quickly and strongly'
Rediff.com10 Jun 2020'The Indian Army is fully prepared for a long and permanent deployment if the PLA does not retreat.'
China has captured 60 sq km of Indian land!
Rediff.com8 Jun 2020Within the army, there is growing concern that New Delhi will allow the Chinese to retain the territory they have occupied in the last month.
What are 10,000 Chinese troops doing in India?
Rediff.com2 Jun 2020The Indian Army has been slow to react. Indian troops have deployed in the vicinity of PLA incursions, but there are no attempts to outflank Chinese positions.
Why India needs more ships like INS Jalashwa
Rediff.com29 May 2020At war, the Jalashwa can carry and launch a full infantry battalion in a single wave. At peace, the Jalashwa can evacuate 1,000 people in a single trip. Ajai Shukla explains why the Indian Navy's new tender for more ships like the Jalashwa must be treated with special urgency.
COVID-19 delays India's second aircraft carrier
Rediff.com29 May 2020For about three more years, the Indian Navy will have to make do with its lone carrier -- the Russia-built INS Vikramaditya.
DRDO gets govt nod to work on biological defence
Rediff.com12 May 2020While it was not directly suggested that the COVID-19 pandemic was related to biological warfare, it is significant that the government is exhorting military laboratories to work concertedly on biological defence.
How Tata Power will upgrade 37 IAF bases
Rediff.com9 May 2020This upgrade will allow air operations by military and civil aircraft even in poor visibility and adverse weather conditions.
REVEALED: How much India really spends on defence
Rediff.com8 May 2020'India is ahead only of Pakistan in the amount spent on each soldier a year.' 'The Indian military is a manpower-heavy throng that is poorly armed, equipped, and trained,' observes Ajai Shukla.
Govt may slash defence budget by up to 40%
Rediff.com6 May 2020That would result in the military under-spending about Rs 80,000 crore over the financial year.