Maj Gen Harvijay Singh In August 1965, Pakistan launched Operation Gibraltar, a covert campaign designed to seize Jammu and Kashmir through infiltration and induced rebellion. Under President Ayub Khan, thousands of Pakistani soldiers from the Special Services Group, along with irregulars and Razakars, crossed the Cease Fire Line disguised as locals. Organised into forces…
In an era where advanced technology promises precision, contemporary conflicts reveal a disturbing trend: the deliberate dismantling of civilian life-support systems rather than traditional engagement with armed adversaries. From the ongoing war in Ukraine to operations in the Middle East, the targeting of residential areas, schools, hospitals, energy infrastructure, and cultural heritage sites has become…
“Before Alamein we never had a victory. After Alamein we never had a defeat.”- Winston Churchill In the annals of the Second World War, few battles resonate with the same strategic and symbolic weight as the First Battle of El Alamein. Fought between 1 and 27 July 1942 in the scorching sands of the Western…
On June 4, 1915, amid the blood-soaked gullies of the Gallipoli Peninsula, the 4th Battalion of the Sikh Regiment (4 SIKH) etched one of the most heroic chapters in the annals of the Indian Army during the First World War. In what became the bloodiest day in the battalion’s history, the unit suffered devastating losses…
In the annals of military history, few actions capture the raw courage, regimental pride, and unyielding devotion to duty as vividly as the desperate resupply mission undertaken by a handful of Sikh and Punjabi soldiers on 17 May 1915. Amid the horrors of the Western Front during the Battle of Festubert, ten men from the…
