The Story of the Sappers of 12 Field Company in the Second World War

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Reading Time: 6 minutesLeft to Right: Annamalai, Ponnuswamy, Lt Sukias, Govind Swamy and Lakshmi Kanthan  This is the story of four Indians who served in the Queen Victoria’s Own Madras Sappers and Miners during the Second World War. These young men in their … Continue reading

The January night Raisina Hill was spooked: Two key Army units moved towards Delhi without notifying Govt – Indian Express

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Reading Time: < 1 minuteClick here: The Indian Express article This release of this outdated news heightens the rift between the Army and the Government. I hope it is not what I think it is … a bit of izzat  taken a bit too far, … Continue reading

No Gurkhas in overseas Armies?

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Reading Time: 2 minutesI cannot fathom why the Nepalese parliament would ban overseas recruitment of Gurkhas, unless it sees its nationals fighting against each other for two warring countries. In which case a conflict of interest with Nepal’s foreign policy is significant. This … Continue reading

By the Weight of a Mustard Seed – Steavenson

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Reading Time: 3 minutesPradeep Kanthan 6 June 2011 By the Weight of a Mustard is a book written by Wendell Steavenson, an American academic living in UK or the other way round.  It made interesting reading and gave some insight into the Saddam … Continue reading