Eradicating Military Traditions "A strong nation thrives on its history, its past, its successes and failures, its customs and its traditions. Its diversity. So does the Indian Military" Brigadier D S Sarao (Retd) 25 Sep 2022 Read more
Kargil War A Commemoration And A Perspective - Kargil 1999 The nation as a whole owes a deep debt of gratitude to the gallant young officers and men who ensured victory against overwhelming odds. Lieutenant General Satish Nambiar (Retd) 28 Jul 2022 Read more
Kargil War Kargil as Collective Memory Serves "As chairman of Kargil Battle Honours Committee, I had A better idea of the operation than many of my generation." "The crowning and troubling irony is that over the years many serious recommendations of Kargil Review Committee remain in cold storage." Colonel Vinay Dalvi (Retd), Aritra Banerjee 26 Jul 2022 Read more
Kargil as Collective Memory Serves Collective memory of the Kargil war serves not only as a reminder but a lesson too Colonel Vinay Dalvi (Retd), Aritra Banerjee 25 Jul 2021 Read more
Kargil, Hollowness & Pakistan’s War Path The Kargil Conflict is a saga of supreme valour and grit displayed by young Indian soldiery, and its wholehearted appreciation by the people of India, thanks to the live media. But there rests in the conscience of many observers, a sense of loss, another story. Lieutenant General Gautam Banerjee (Retd) 23 Jul 2021 Read more
MVI Interviews Kargil Brigade Commander, General Amarnath Aul Recounts the Cost of Vijay Mission Victory India's Aritra Banerjee spoke to Lieutenant General Amarnath Aul (Retd), who served as the Brigade Commander of the 56 Mountain Brigade which oversaw major combat operations during the 1999 Kargil War. Aritra Banerjee 20 Jul 2021 Read more
MVI Interviews Kargil Chief Air Ops Officer, Air Marshal Narayan Menon Recounts 'Safed Sagar’ Mission Victory India's Aritra Banerjee spoke to Air Marshal Narayan Menon (Retd), who served as the Air Officer-in-Charge, Jammu and Kashmir, during the 1999 Kargil War and led the Indian Airforce’s Operation Safed Sagar for which he was awarded the Uttam Yudh Seva Medal the same year. Aritra Banerjee 20 Jul 2021 Read more
Brigadier Rajiv Williams Recounts the True Cost of Vijay! Mission Victory India spoke to Brigadier Rajiv Williams, Yudh Seva Medal (Retd), who had served in the 'Special Media Cell' during the 1999 Kargil conflict with Pakistan and later commanded the famed 56 Mountain Brigade after the 'Limited War.' Aritra Banerjee 8 Jul 2021 Read more