What India Needs In Ladakh: Light Tanks

India has over 4,000 medium tanks, but not a single light tank.It remains to be seen whether the Ladakh face-off with China galvanises a change, observes Ajai Shukla. IMAGE: The K-9 Vajra.......

US Plays the Tibet Card

China is acutely conscious of the need for the next Dalai Lama to be under its control. It was for this reason that China recently stressed their claim on Arunachal Pradesh. There were rumours......

'Bharat Ratna for Dalai Lama is long overdue'

'The Bharat Ratna should have been given a long time ago.''Not just to irk the Chinese, but to recognise His Holiness for what he is and how we have benefited immensely from his presence in......

LAC Stand-Off: How India will counter PLA's tanks

DRDO plans to build a tank for use in the mountains and in the jungles.Ajai Shuka reports. IMAGE: Indian Army soldiers atop T-72 tanks cross a bridge during a military exercise. Photograph: Kamal......