'We could make mincemeat of the Pakistanis'

'My adrenalin kicked in and the happiness returned! It was time to go in for the kill again.'IAF Veterans Group Captain Dilip Kumar Dass tells Air Commodore Nitin Sathe about how the IAF decimated......

'Pakistani tanks were burning in front of us'

'The tank battle was fought at ranges of 300-700 metres.''It was a rare example of the complete destruction of a squadron by another squadron.' IMAGE: Indian troops atop a destroyed Pakistan tank......

China Is Net Gainer In Ukraine War

India must pay great attention as the emergence of the Russia-China behemoth poses a great danger to us in the future, warns Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). IMAGE: Russia's President Vladimir Putin......

The Forgotten Hero of the Indian Air Force

Did Vinod Sehgal die in Tsangdgar or was he taken PoW to China?Why has the IAF kept so quiet for all these years, asks Claude Arpi. Illustration: Dominic Xavier/Rediff.com One of the greatest......

L&T bags hush-hush defence communication contract

Given the military's requirement for watertight cyber and communications security, L&T will establish a Security Operations Centre which will deal with security threats.Ajai Shukla reports. IMAGE:......

India is still struggling between populism and policy: Arun Jaitley

'The perpetual challenge is: How to strengthen India's agriculture sector and between making investment in that sector and making agriculture remunerative.' 'The world considers our growth rate to......

Meet Ajit Pai, the man at the center of the US net neutrality debate

The chief of America's Federal Communications Commission is not a fan of net neutrality.So what's his vision of communications and digital policy in these times?We find out... IMAGE: Ajit Pai at a......

How foreign telcos got bruised in India

In effect, companies which put their money in telecom in India would have done much better to keep the cash in bank and earn interest. Image: A young artist dressed as Hanuman speaks on a mobile......

Waugh to play with stitched hand

South African fast bowler Andre Nel, who was sent home from Australia on charges of drunken driving, will be given a chance to put his case forward, chief of the country's cricket board Gerald......