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
‘Weed out corruption in officer induction, introduce reforms’
The Selection Centre, North, in Kapurthala has gained notoriety even before its move to permanent location in Ropar. There are strident demands to wind it up, using the analogy of...
We need strategic awareness instead of quixotic jingoism
Gathering war clouds seem to have cleared out on both LoC and LAC, bringing to mind the famous analogy used by former PM Vajpayee during Operation Prakram. Most soldiers who have t...
Quest for ‘atmanirbhar’ modernisation of forces
India is grappling with an aggressive Dragon in the north, with uneasy stalemate on LAC beginning to acquire LoC type character. Hence, expectations from defence budget are indeed...
‘Chinese checkers’: Preparing for the summer onslaught
There has been a flurry of visits to the LAC by members of the top military hierarchy, including Ladakh and Arunachal. Such forays amidst the ongoing border crisis, besides raising...
Coping with Chinese techno-psy war
As we crystal gaze security challenges likely in 2021, it is appropriate to recall the major trends of last year. Despite the Covid pandemic, China blatantly altered the tenuous st...
Vijay Diwas: It’s time to look East
It is time for nostalgia and revisiting the tales of sacrifice and valour as we celebrate the Golden Jubilee of the 1971 victory. December 16, celebrated as Vijay Diwas, heralded t...
Defence upgrade and pensions not zero sum game
In a recent media interaction, proposed reforms in terms of service and graded pensions were outlined. Surprisingly, some documents outlining these proposals were even leaked on so...
Governing and securing critical strategic corridors
The title of Robert D Kaplan’s famous book, ‘The Revenge of Geography’ readily comes to mind when we take stock of our critical strategic spaces. The challenges have been magnified...
Restore fauji ecosystem
The top Army leadership is holding its bi-annual conference, concurrently, veterans WhatsApp groups are witnessing unprecedented spewing of venom. There is wide spread apprehension...
Perform to survive: Why defence production should be corporatised
While defence forces are combating People’s Liberation Army (PLA), in most challenging terrain and hostile weather, its oldest component Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) had decided to...
Must focus on harnessing Indus Water Treaty better
Indus Water treaty (IWT) has survived three wars and unabated proxy war, logging 50 years, of uneasy existence on September 19. Brokered by World Bank, supporters of treaty describ...
LAC stalemate and the way forward
Foreign ministers of India and China met in Moscow, in an atmosphere of unease and palpable distrust. Notwithstanding altered ground realities, media projections included rank opti...
Have light tanks become irrelevant like walkmans?
Appearance of large quantum of PLA armour, specially “so called” light tanks,ZTQ-15, has generated number of shock effects. The first has been belated realisation on continued rele...
Must invest in military power to tackle China
The sudden and large-scale transgression by the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in Ladakh in May and the continuing intransigence to pull back has raised numerous questions about ou...
Resolving Naga problem to operationalise Act East policy
The current stand-off on Northern borders started with an ugly fracas at Naqu La in Sikkim, in first week of May. Subsequent events at Galwan, Pangang Tso and Depsang have got the...
Sound doctrine must for strong Army
As India celebrates the 21st Kargil Vijay Diwas in Western Ladakh today, the Army’s eyes will be focused on the confrontation in Eastern Ladakh. Questions, similar to those raised...
Border dispute: Time to trust security forces
Ten weeks into the ongoing impasse on LAC and despite misplaced hype of Dragon being on retreat, harsh realities are finally beginning to sink in. There is only pro forma commitmen...
‘Time to place ITBP under Army’s control and ensure better civil-military relations’
There is finally some good news in Eastern Ladakh with the mutual disengagement of Indian and Chinese soldiers from the areas of Galwan and Hot Springs. The contentious areas of Pa...
PM signals strategic re-calibration on LAC
Prime Minister Narendra Modi made electrifying, surprise visit to formation HQs in Ladakh, engaged in ongoing prolonged face-off with PLA. Notable effects of this foray are apparen...
Getting real with dragon – Galwan a wake up call
As we make sense and come to terms with Galwan encounter, my first duty is to pay homage to Col Santosh Babu and his composite team (drawn from many regiments but embodying ‘Veer B...
