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Military Digest | Nuclear-powered device lost at Nanda Devi mountain back in spotlight

December 23, 2025 12:13 pm

An Indian Express report in 1978 said that a lost plutonium-powered monitoring device planted atop the Nanda Devi mountain by the Central Investigation Agency might endanger the headwaters of the Ganga through radioactivity.

Military Digest | Army officer’s dismissal over ‘mandir gurdwara parade’: Lt Samuel Kamlesan’s arguments and Army’s counterpoints

December 01, 2025 10:46 am

The Supreme Court has upheld the termination of Lt Samuel Kamlesan for allegedly refusing to enter his regiment’s ‘Sarva Dharma Sthal’, which according to him has only a temple and a gurdwara and no church.

Military Digest: When Nehru sought explanation from Army Commander for his comments about political influence on promotions

November 24, 2025 1:12 pm

Lt Gen S P P Thorat clarified that his comments were misinterpreted and expressed regret for any improper statements about the defence minister.

Military Digest | Pakistan Army reinforces supremacy over navy and air force through constitutional amendment

November 09, 2025 2:42 pm

The proposed and expected changes taking place at the higher echelons of the Pakistan military have accelerated in the aftermath of India’s Operation Sindoor.

Military Digest I Exercise Trishul creates scare in Pakistan just as BRASS TACKS IV did in 1987

November 02, 2025 3:33 pm

BRASS TACKS IV was the final sequence in a series of four exercises that began in the summer of 1986.

Military Digest | IPKF veterans find Mani Shankar Aiyar’s comments ‘misguided and disrespectful’

October 19, 2025 1:54 pm

Congress leader Mani Shankar Aiyar recently blamed the Army and intelligence agencies for letting down then prime minister Rajiv Gandhi over the Indian Peace Keeping Force (IPKF) deployment in Sri Lanka.

Military Digest: Ladakh Scouts, the true defenders of Himalayas from 1947 to Kargil conflict

October 05, 2025 10:55 am

In the wake of the recent unrest in Ladakh, a look at the contributions of both the Ladakh Scouts and the local population to India's defence.

Military Digest | The 1965 IAF war hero who deserved Param Vir Chakra

September 21, 2025 4:28 pm

Flight Lieutenant Alfred Tyrone Cooke quit the Indian Air Force in 1968 and immigrated to Australia.

Military Digest | Fallen but not forgotten, the Commanding Officers who died in battle in 1965

September 14, 2025 6:22 pm

On Independence Day in 1965, Pakistani Artillery, aided by an observation post that had infiltrated earlier into India, targeted an ammunition dump at Dewa in the Chhamb sector of Jammu and Kashmir.

Military Digest | Pak armoured division attack in Khemkaran sector began and ended in a fiasco

September 12, 2025 1:19 pm

If the Pakistan 1 Armoured Division had succeeded in accomplishing this plan, this would have meant that the entire Indian 11 Corps would have been encircled and forced to either surrender or withdraw towards Pathankot.

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