The Regiment of Artillery of the Indian Army today commemorated its bicentenary, marking 200 years since the raising of the 5 (Bombay) Mountain Battery on 28 September 1827. The occasion, observed annually as Gunners Day, saw tributes from the highest echelons of the armed forces and widespread celebrations across the country. Keywords: Gunners Day 2026,…
Maj Gen Havijay Singh In the pre-dawn darkness of September 22, 1965, the 3rd Battalion of the Jat Regiment once again stood within striking distance of Lahore. Commanded by Lt Col Desmond Hayde, the battalion launched a determined night assault on the fortified village of Dograi, perched on the eastern bank of the Ichhogil Canal….
Highlighting India’s accelerating geopolitical trajectory, Lt Gen Ajay Chandpuria, Commandant of the Army War College (AWC), addressed student officers attending the Junior Command (JC) Course at college auditorium in Mhow on Thursday. Delivering his address to a tri-service cohort comprising tactical commanders from the Indian Army, Central Armed Police Forces (CAPF), and officers from…
Rajya Sabha Member Dr Sudhanshu Trivedi addressed officers and their families at the Army War College (AWC), Mhow, in a session focusing on the interconnected imperatives of governance, national security and India’s long-term development trajectory towards Viksit Bharat 2047. The session, held at the Kalkat Auditorium, brought together officers of the premier Indian Army institution,…
Mhow: Lt Gen Ajay Chandpuria, Commandant of the Army War College (AWC), has underlined the operational lessons emerging from Operation Sindoor, stressing that success in modern warfare will depend on synchronised planning, effective multi-domain integration, escalation control and information dominance. Addressing participants of the Higher Command Course, Lt Gen Chandpuria offered an analytical perspective on…
General Vishwa Nath Sharma, the 14th Chief of the Army Staff who led the Indian Army from 1988 to 1990 and stood firm during the tense 1987 Wangdung (Sumdorong Chu) standoff with China, passed away in New Delhi yesterday. He was 96. Known affectionately in Army circles as ‘Tich’, Gen Sharma was the first officer…
