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
Jammu & Kashmir highlights paradigm shift in conflict resolution
The recent hard line endeavours in Jammu and Kashmir (J&K) have thrown up pertinent questions on possible paradigm shift in application of conflict resolution models. Will security...
Ain’t broke? Don’t fix: Assam Rifles delivers beyond expectations
Assam Rifles (AR), the oldest and the only Para Military Force (PMF), has been at the centre stage of an unending turf war for the last two decades. AR traces its origin to Cachar...
Need of the hour: Leaner force, but with meaner autonomous military systems
Of late, there has been a lot of interest in the Indian Army’s planned raising of integrated battle groups (IBGs). The concept of IBGs is currently undergoing validation and is exp...
CDS selection: Government must follow transparent process
There has been intense debate on the proposed chief of defence staff (CDS) and its essential corollary, theatre commands. It is well known that Air Force has been vehemently oppose...
Here’s how to take forward the national security strategy
After Prime Minister Narendra Modi announced his decision on the appointment of a chief of defence staff (CDS), there was an extensive debate in the media on the envisaged role of...
Vacation of PoK: The new dimension in strategic matrix
The resurgence of demand for vacation of Pakistan occupied Kashmir (PoK) is the new milestone in Indo-Pakistan strategic exchange. Though earlier rubbished as mere rhetoric, it is...
Path to peace: Winning hearts may be dated, but is still core of conflict resolution
An uneasy calm hangs over Kashmir. The strict measures imposed by the government, though seemingly oppressive, have ensured that large crowds do not gather for protests that inevit...
Chief of Defence Staff: A tale with many twists, indeed
Independence Day speech by the Prime Minister, in keeping with his flair for bold and audacious decisions, included surprise announcement of government approving institution of Chi...
When the Dragon hides its shine and bides its time
China recently released a white paper titled “China’s national defence in the new era”, which sets the template and vision for her strategic architecture. The basic thrust is to cr...
The black, white & shades of grey between courage & cowardice
On July 2, the Supreme Court rejected the appeal of Dalbir Singh, a Rashtriya Rifles soldier who had been court-martialled for showing cowardice during an encounter with terrorists...
Of army camps, fortresses, scapegoats and accountability
Ancient scriptures articulated realistic wisdom, Veer Bhogya Vasundhara implying that brave soldiers will enjoy the privileges of universe. Chanakya, the wise sage, counselled rule...
Let’s cool it with heroism, the best offence is a good fence
The Kashmir insurgency is in its 30th year and there is both an internal and transnational reason for the continuing strife. The internal problem has been our political inability t...
Union Budget tells armed forces to cut the coat as per cloth
Defence outlay in the annual budget has once again belied expectations, pegged at Rs 3.18 lakh crores approximating to 1.5% of projected GDP, it is the lowest since the 1962 war. P...
Budget is back, so is guns versus butter debate
A few days before finance minister Nirmala Sitharaman presents her first budget on July 5, the military will take reassurance from the words of the defence minister in Rajya Sabha....
What’s the point in being mere paper tigers & Twitter warriors?
Citizen Warrior is an amorphous idea that dawned on me, thanks to a simple village carpenter from a border village, nicknamed AK — other details withheld in the interest of securit...
Political factors have only exacerbated Kashmir problem
On Wednesday, the Jammu and Kashmir governor, Satya Pal Malik, appealed to the militants to give up arms and come for talks with the government. He said, “Whatever you want can be...
On belling the cat: Diplomatic engagements with Pakistan
India and Pakistan, two nuclear ‘frenemies’ are locked in a series of senseless confrontations, distracting them from more relevant and pressing war on the socio-economic front. Su...
Soldiers are not automatons, they have their needs, too
The sale of defence land in our metropolitan cities comes up for discussion regularly. When the cantonments were created during the colonial era, they were outside the urban limits...
Historic mandate will impose more challenges, expectations
The recently concluded elections are indeed path breaking in terms of magnitude of verdict and have been aptly described as ‘Tsunamo-Plus’. Suffix indicating that while first wave...
Unsung heroes: Salute to common soldiers who keep India safe
On April 28, the snow clearance equipment of the Border Roads Organisation breached the snow covering the Zojila Pass and opened the Srinagar-Leh highway. Leading this effort was A...
