Param Vishisht Seva Medal (PVSM)
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Ati Vishisht Seva Medal (AVSM) with Bar
Samanya Seva Medal (SM)
Uttam Yudh Seva Medal (UYSM) & Yudh Seva Medal (YSM)
Vishisht Seva Medal (VSM)
Special Service Medals
Indian Operation Vijay Star
Operation Parakram Medal
India High Altitude Service Medal
Videsh Seva Medal
India 50th Anniversary Independence Medal
Indian 30 Years Long Service Medal
Indian 20 Years Long Service Medal
Indian 9 Years Long Service Medal
UN UNAVEM medal
GENERAL’S JOTTINGS-TOI
2 vs 1: India facing more googlies on strategic pitch
India, with her rising stature and desire to position herself as the ‘ultimate balancer’ and voice of the ‘Global South’, continues to face new challenges from neighbours China and...
Making sense of transformation in Indian armed forces
The armed forces in general, and the Indian Army in particular, have been in the news for three recent reformative initiatives. One, cross-posting to promote integration and jointn...
Modi’s US visit: Looking beyond the hype
PM Narendra Modi’s state visit to the US is being hailed as a defining step in India’s strategic relationship with it. Both countries are headed for elections next year and would l...
Eyes on Manipur: Disturbing trends and the way forward
The improving situation in North East (NE), characterised by a reduction in violence, has been a welcome trend. It had gotten an impetus with the BJP becoming part of ruling coalit...
Implications of institutional implosion in Pakistan
Pakistan is witnessing probably the most dangerous implosion of institutions triggered by new maverick, Imran Khan. Notwithstanding his being equally guilty of having contributed t...
On Poonch, Bathinda: Vigil needs to be eternal
The Indian Army recently suffered two setbacks in Poonch and Bathinda. Though unconnected and isolated, for soldiers, they underscore the age-old maxim of keeping up eternal vigila...
Punjab’s simmering crisis: Amritpal & much beyond
The unending chase of the self-appointed head of ‘Waris Punjab De’ (WPD) Amritpal Singh is turning into a “tragi-comic drama. ” The native wisdom and ever-present rustic humour of...
Taliban 2.0 may just be floundering along
As Pakistan gasps for a fiscal bailout and external assistance from a reluctant IMF, neighbouring Afghanistan has been witnessing much worse. The promised version of Taliban 2. 0,...
Bringing synergy to national security reforms
The recent US Annual Threat Assessment Report lists Indo-Sino and Indo-Pak conflicts as the top two potential global conflict hotspots. The document points to a collusive construct...
Defence budget & trends in security environment
We are approaching another summer but neither its early onset nor global warming should worry security analysts. It is the opening of mountain passes, and unresolved stand-off on o...
Plan behind smart, secure headgear for Sikh warriors
The Indian Army’s recent request-for-proposal (RFP) seeking emergency procurement of 12,730 ballistic helmets in two sizes — 8, 911 in large and 3,819 in extra-large size — has bec...
In R-Day Parade, 2 messsages: ‘Atmanirbharta’, ‘nari shakti’
Republic Day parade this year signalled two key messages: atmanirbharta (selfreliance) and nari shakti (women’s empowerment). Both were inevitable, yet they faced considerable iner...
Pakistan 2023: Caught in maelstrom of crises
The ‘awaam’ (populace) of Pakistan is grappling with unprecedented headwinds and unrelenting chaos. While 2022 was an year that they will like to forget, 2023 may prove equally cha...
Time to rebuild protocols on LAC
The Yangtze incident was yet another reminder that PLA’s diabolic game of altering realities on LAC continues unabated. The choice of location and timing of next round of salami sl...
Legacy of first CDS: Need to reorient and push forward
It has been a year since we lost our first Chief of Defence Staff (CDS), Gen Bipin Rawat in a very unfortunate helicopter crash. I first met Gen Rawat as Cadet Bipin in NDA, two…
Gen Bajwa legacy and Pakistan Army’s new chief
Pakistan is staring at an abyss and imploding chaos in the long-term, but in the near-term, next week is certainly likely to define the course of the nation’s travails. Former prim...
Anarchy & imploding institutions in Pak
Former prime minister Imran Khan has resumed his Haqiqi-Azadi (real freedom) March — second edition from Lahore to Islamabad, after week-long suspension. The pause was forced by at...
Why Beijing hit the reset on BRI & CPEC
President Xi Jinping, during the recent 20th National Congress of CCP, announced that China has achieved its first centenary goal of building a moderately prosperous society. This...
New CDS at helm: Institutional reform with smart budgets is way forward
There has been flurry of reactions, on appointment of General Anil Chauhan as the second Chief of Defence Staff (CDS). The most notable aspect is that government has overcome inert...
Remembering heroes of Haifa
War Memorials are ideally located in military areas or in spaces shielded from casual mobs. Having frequently visited Amar Jawan Jyoti, it is indeed gratifying that dignified Natio...
