Bharat Rakshak

^ avinandan

Tracers are used for ranging so that when the main cannons fire, ammo is not wasted and probability of a first round hit is more.

A most memorable tribute to the Indian Soldier by the Common Man of R K Laxman.





HARDY AND HUMBLE - THE INDIAN SOLDIER

X Post from same thread Pardon my saying so, but it seems that this thread has virtually become an obituaries thread. Just to refresh it a bit, here's the story of a Braveheart who actually lived to tell his story :) . He not only escaped from the clutches of Pakfauj that captured him in Khalubar, b...

X Posting from Profiles in Heroism Thread this letter was written by Capt M K Pandey,PVC one of his friends in Luncknow, from the battlefield. It gives out the traits of the martyr who (as i see it) comes across as a rather down to earth young man on the road to self discovery. mind you ... he had j...

Surya,
Pl check your email.

Khukri to a Gorkha is just like an extension of his limbs. He can just as easily use it to cut and chop a piece of wood / bamboo as he can to do the same to an enemy. In fact, they use it for a number of different tasks even in their day to day lives. That's the reason why all the Gorkha regiments o...

Thanx,
This is photo is one of many I got through someone I know who was deployed over there.

I am not really sure how to upload photos in the Gallery.

Pardon my saying so, but it seems that this thread has virtually become an obituaries thread. Just to refresh it a bit, here's the story of a Braveheart who actually lived to tell his story :) . He not only escaped from the clutches of Pakfauj that captured him in Khalubar, but also despatched many ...

Indian infantry on airfield protection duties in Op Pawan

What better opportunity than this to bring to the fore that India actually has a land access to Afghanistan through Gilgit / Baltistan. If NATO presence in the region does not allow us much leeway to do something directly, atleast the issue of Northern Areas can once again be brought into focus and ...

Seems like everyone and his grandmother are game when it comes to taking digs on the Leftists. This is what Outlook came up with in its latest issue, Chinese flag et al :lol: http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/9334/mirrorsmall20080714zn1.jpg http://img224.imageshack.us/img224/9334/mirrorsmall2008071...

What is the combat potential of the para-military forces? Can they be used for defensive ops in the border areas to free up regulars from TSP fronts? Paramilitary Forces will remain just that ... They cannot be a substitute for the Armed Forces by the virtue of their equipment profile and the fact ...

Anyone got a high res pic of Sudan Block ?

How do you pronounce 'Uighur' ?
Is it pronounced we-gur or is it something else?
Thanx

http://www.southasiaanalysis.org/papers28/paper2701.html ... Another factor with important strategic dimension arises from the fact that many of China's steel and defence----particularly aero-space--- industries are located in the province ... In May,1998, when Pakistan faced some unspecified techn...

Any word about the effects of 'Nargis' on Coco Islands ?

Here's another beautifully written piece from rediff

http://specials.rediff.com/news/2004/jun/17batra.htm

can someone guide me as to where can i download maps of areas affected in the 1962 ops. i have tried google, but am not satisfied with the results.

Finally managed to do it ... thanx for the guidance. this letter was written by Capt M K Pandey,PVC one of his friends in Luncknow, from the battlefield. It gives out the traits of the martyr who (as i see it) comes across as a rather down to earth young man on the road to self discovery. mind you ....

Someone please guide me as to how i can post the scanned copy of a letter written by Capt Manoj Kumar Pandey, PVC, to a friend of his from the battlefield in Batalik. the size of the file is approx 2.9 MB

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hi guys,
chhutti over , gotta go back to the paltan. will b eback in a few months
regards

now that's a novel idea. wondering whether the great US of A would play ball.

they can sell 200 f-16s to pakistan, and we can have 400 missiles ready, activated by their signature that would have been already integrated into the target acquistion modules of our nMD.

shek,
i m a nanga99. how 'bout u.

hey guys, thanx for the welcome. what i meant to convey was that if this thread intends to archive (if i may put it that way) the deeds of individuals who rose to the challenge and in some cases made the supreme sacrifice. vinod, i went through the links, but again the "profiles in courage"...