What is tour of Duty? Recently there has been news about Indian Army considering a new scheme for recruitment of Officers and Soldiers known as Tour of Duty. Usually, the recruitment in Army is done in two categories – Short Service Commission (SSC) and Permanent Commission (PC). In SSC, the officers are initially recruited for
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What is Operation Meghdoot? Operation Meghdoot was the code name given to the military operation carried out Indian Armed Forces to take control of Siachen Glacier in Kashmir Region. The operation was launched on April 13, 1984. Siachen is 20,000 ft above sea level, in the icy Himalayas where temperatures are known to plunge up
Read more →Chief of Defence Staff – post, role and responsibility Chief of Defence Staff is the head of Indian Armed forces and a uniformed military advisor to Government of India. General Bipin Rawat, former Chief of Army Staff is the first CDS of India. Kargil Review Committee recommended the creation of position of Chief of Defence
Read more →Left-wing extremists (LWE), popularly known as Maoists worldwide and as Naxalites in India. Today, the menace of Left-wing extremism is the single internal security threat that affects the largest number of States in India. It is also a politico-socio-economic challenge. The objective of the Naxalites is to wage an armed revolution, modelled on the lines
Read more →Women have been working in Indian Armed Forces since 1888. The women have been primarily working as nurses until 1992. Since 1992 all wings of Indian Armed Forces allowed women in combat supervisory roles (officers) and support roles, except Indian Army. Females are not allowed to serve in combat units like the Infantry, the armored
Read more →Operation Vijay is the name given to two military operations in the history of independent India. The first Operation Vijay was the military action by which Republic of India took control of Portuguese Indian territories of Goa, Daman and Diu in 1962. The second Operation Vijay is more recent military action by India to clear
Read more →The Cold Start Doctrine is a military doctrine developed by the Indian armed forces to be used in war against Pakistan. Even though, Indian government and armed forces do not acknowledge its existence many experts believe the doctrine is in place since 2004 and Indian armed forces have been working on to build resources and
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