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Indian Court, Defence & Women — How much is too much?
By Maj Gen Harsha Kakar (Retd) On 18th August, the supreme court issued an interim order stating that women should be permitted to appear for the National Defence Academy (NDA) exam for obtaining permanent commission into the defence forces. On 08 Sept, Additional Solicitor General, Aishwarya Bhatti, stated to the court, ‘A decision has been…
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A Coup That Wasn’t ….. A Threat That Remains
Article by Col Sushil Tanwar (Col Sushil Tanwar is a well decorated officer serving in the Indian Army) On a dreary September afternoon in 1995, the Customs officials manning the Check post near Attock waved at a Pakistan Army Staff car coming from Peshawar and brought it to a grinding halt. While it is not…
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A Story Of Betrayal of Upa-Gana-stan ( Afghanistan)
By Col Abhi Athavale (veteran) The name “Afghanistan” comes from “Upa-Gana-stan” which means in Sanskrit “the place inhabited by allied tribes”. A LITTLE TIME TRAVEL MORE THAN A MILLENNIUM IN THE PAST, What was the history of Afghanistan before the arrival of Muslim invaders, like Ghazni to India?The year 980 C.E. marks the beginning of the…