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Can somebody please tell mr. Antony that he should be doing his job, making sure this country has the weapons it needs to fight its wars, rather than taking joy-rides on T-72's and T-90's. He should be sitting at his desk, expediting all those firms and deals he blacklisted because his party...

^ Bhai, yeh iss thread mein dal do. Awesome pictures, by the way!

^ Now here's a nice tidbit. Yeh kaun hai yaar? Koi iss aflatoon ko bataa, ki use Army Aviation Wing kehlate hain. Cash to raise air force lmao... Some of you guys should seriously think about taking up defence reporting as a career. You'd do your nation a great service and make a pretty...

Can somebody please translate what this girl is saying:

Lt. Gen. S A Hasnain is a good man for the job. He's spent the bulk of his three decades in service in the state. He knows Baramullah well, having commanded the 'Dagger' division for over 10 years. What I like about the man is that he's well-read. And he certainly knows how to project...

Anand, I'm curious. Tell me more about your experience. Because I plan to write the CDSE as well. What regiment are you in? and where are you based? And how is this different- or not- compared to previous years.

Yeh, it's a Heman 175 Skid Steer Loader, offered in India by the Vectra Group. It's a hydrostatic-drive earth mover.

'bout time we end this sh!t. The "humiliation" JCO's and NCO's go through serving as 'batmen' for commissioned officers is humiliation indeed. From being shortchanged on promotions to not being indulged on overtime allowance to at times, doing menial work for their Superior officers, the Army...

Apropos of pensions for ex-Army servicemen: Pre-2006 disability pensioners may have something to look forward to Monday, November 23, 2009 During the 5th CPC regime, disability pension of defence personnel was calculated on a slab-system basis while civil disability pensioners were...

IGNOU to tie up with Indian army to set up community colleges in defence establishments IGNOU, Kerala New Delhi, Sep 2 (PTI) The Indira Gandhi National Open University [IGNOU] will soon tie up with Indian army to set up community colleges in its cantonments and other defence...

Young MPs show interest in joining Territorial Army New Delhi, Aug 4 (PTI) Keen to don the olive green uniform of the Indian Army, over 30 Members of Parliament (MPs) attended a presentation on Territorial Army here today. The presentation, to give an overview of the functioning and...

1st regional anti-terror base complete June 29, 2009 A National Security Guard (NSG) commando stands in his temporary base during the inauguration of NSG's Regional Hub in Mumbai on Tuesday. -- PHOTO: AFP MUMBAI - INDIA'S first regional unit for specialist anti-terror troops has opened...

That's right. The Farkhor military base, larger and more comprehensive, will be jointly operated (with India as primary operator and of a majority of hangars) between India [the Army and Air Force] and the Tadjikistani Air force. The Ayni airbase, smaller but more strategically situated, will...

Brothermen, I can confirm that the Farkhor airbase 130 kilometres (80 miles) southeast of the capital Dushanbe exists and that it is India's first overseas military base. The agreement for the construction and operation of the airbase by the IA and IAF was signed between India and Tadjikistan...

I think you're right. Rather than incorporate new batallions, we ought to be incorporating new technology, procuring better weapons and augmenting training. Perhaps I should have rephrased my words to imply a better distribution of paramilitary squadrons in and around major cities, and a...

Measures are being taken: The number of officers reported to be commissioned from the IMA in June this year itself been 685, the highest ever since its inception. This increased intake seems to be one of the measures undertaken by the government to make up the deficiencies; and minimum service...

With a country of our geographical and demographic size, we definitely need to augment our paramilitary forces with greater batallions. It was disappointing for me to see that the NSG during the siege of Mumbai had to be flown in from Delhi-- moreso that they had to twiddle their thumbs for two...

The embassy of a nation within another nation's territory is the sole property of that former nation itself. As such, we have every right to take the necessary safeguards to protecting the lives and property of our citizens, particularly given that a devastating attack on one of our embassies in...