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At the UN, India must remain firm and unsentimental about the Indus Waters Treaty

February 17, 2026 11:51 am

For more than a decade, Pakistan has systematically used the treaty’s dispute resolution mechanisms not as instruments of clarification, but as tools of obstruction

‘Hindustani Memne’: Reclaiming forgotten histories, questioning comfortable narratives

February 06, 2026 3:45 pm

Set against the backdrop of the Second World War (1939-45), the novel details how the British Empire mobilised Indian soldiers for its wars, treating them as expendable manpower.

A function is held every year at the grave of Abdul Hamid in Punjab to honour the war hero.

Row over UP school's name: Recalling the story of Param Vir Chakra awardee Abdul Hamid

February 18, 2025 3:36 pm

Hamid is known for his role in the Battle of Asal Uttar in Punjab. Here's the story of his gallantry in the 1965 India-Pakistan war.

Military Digest: Army commanding officers who led from the front in 1965 war and died fighting

September 16, 2024 5:43 am

Amid the 59th anniversary of the 1965 Indo-Pak war, a look at some of the commanding officers who led their battalions and regiments and died fighting.

Military Digest: The story of sacrifice of two brothers in 1965 war — Major J C Verma and Major G C Verma

September 08, 2024 9:19 pm

Like the families of the Prisoners of War (PoWs) of the 1971 war who still await word of their kin, Major J C Verma’s children do the same. However, not much is known or written about the PoWs of the 1965 war who did not return home or whose capture by the Pakistan Army was not well documented.

Military Digest: The 1965 war hero who deserves a Param Vir Chakra

September 24, 2023 8:30 pm

In September 2023, Capt Larry Taylor, aged 81, was awarded Medal of Honour by President Biden for act of valour in Vietnam war in June 1968. This too was an upgrade. He had earlier been awarded the Silver Star, the third highest gallantry award in combat in USA.