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
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...
Forever westward at crossroads
Amidst the buzz on setting up of theatre commands, the Western Command is celebrating 75 years of its raising, on September 15. As per media reports, the defence forces, arrayed on...
Need ‘theatrisation’, not lead agency on China border
The recent media reports based on MHA input, attributed to a senior bureaucrat, implying that the Union government is considering a plan to give more active or lead role to Indo-Ti...
A look at national security @75
As India celebrates 75 years of Independence with ‘Har Ghar Tiranga’ and nationalism fervour, it is also appropriate to take dispassionate stock of our national security. The first...
Lessons from Kargil conflict that need to be relearned
We are commemorating 23rd Vijay Diwas to celebrate our victory in a conflict that was prosecuted as reactionary limited war. This nomenclature is considerable improvement, on anoth...
Ukrainian imbroglio presents new challenges for strategists
The senseless war in Ukraine festers, with no early end in sight. Russia’s so-called special operations, unleashed on February 24, is nearing five months of wanton destruction. The...
Re-engaging with Taliban
Dastardly attack on Gurdwara Karte Parwan in Kabul on May 25 virtually sounded death knell for multi-cultural character of Afghanistan. Another historic shrine, Gurdwara Har Rai Sa...
Reforms need deliberation and piloting
Veteran community is worried and venting angst on proposed major changes under the Tour of Duty (ToD) scheme, packaged as ‘Agnipath’ and ‘Agniveer’. They are also peeved at a modif...
Questions on Quad: Sea foam or Indo-Pacific Nato?
The 2004 tsunami, propelled the US, Japan, Australia and India, to form an informal Quad for humanitarian and disaster relief. The group had more than a decade-long hiatus and Quad...
Service pensions with grace and gratitude
In a country where soldiers are respected and much venerated, 58,275 veterans got a rude shock when their pensions were withheld on mere technical grounds of not submitting the lif...
Agnipath & lessons from recent conflicts
The unresolved stand-off in Ladakh has thrown up many lessons. Major one is limitations of much-touted technological asymmetry of PLA. There has been lampooning of conscripts and C...
Pakistan stands at crossroads
The geostrategic environment around India has indeed become very murky and chaotic. Sri Lanka, Nepal, Myanmar and Afghanistan are embroiled in flux and turbulence. Lankan imbroglio...
Ukraine: Quagmire with no real winners
Conflict in Ukraine entered its second month and the offensive is bogged down in quagmire. The war has triggered grave humanitarian crisis and wanton destruction of civilian infras...
The Ukranian imbroglio
Defying prevailing world opinion, Russia has unleashed multi-pronged ‘Effects-based Operation’, on hapless Ukraine. It is being described as operation to ‘de-nazify’ Ukraine, uniqu...
Spats underline need for a policy on war memorials and ceremonials
War Memorials are monuments constructed to commemorate battles and sacrifices, basically to inspire future generations. Unfortunately, there was avoidable, petty squabbling on the...
