Former Union minister Jaswant Singh passes away

In his eclectic career, Singh donned many hats -- army officer, author, Union minister, but his handling of the Kandahar hijack crisis as the then external affairs minister in 1999 was one that......

'Among India's military greats, he was the greatest'

Sam Manekshaw led the Indian Army to its greatest military victory this month 46 years ago.Lieutenant Colonel A K Shinde (retd), the field marshal's doctor for 25 years, tells Rediff.com's Archana......

A wasted year

The National Democratic Alliance government has adopted half measures instead of moving decisively on defence, says Ajai Shukla.   High amongst the reasons why almost a third of India......

Can NaMo do a NaRa?

'According national security and higher defence management empathetic political attention they warrant is critical. Will Prime Minister Modi pick up this gauntlet?' asks C Uday Bhaskar. Prime......