'CDS must build military to win wars, not just defend borders'

'General Anil Chauhan ticks all the right boxes as the new chief of defence staff.' IMAGE: Then West Bengal governor and now India's Vice President Jagdeep Dhankhar with Lieutenant General Anil......

Can India fight China and Pakistan simultaneously?

'Given the present force levels, India cannot fight and win.''India can't hope to terminate the conflict on India's terms and impose the nation's will upon the adversaries,' says Brigadier Gurmeet......

'India must use special forces against Pakistan'

'The era of conventional wars is almost over in the Indian context.''In such a scenario, special forces could play a decisive strategic role in the spectrum of conflict.' Photograph: Defence Forum......

7 States. 6 Days. 2,148 km and a journey of a lifetime

When Rediff.com's Archana Masih and Rajesh Karkera set course from the foothills of the Himalayas to the Arabian Sea, they could not think of a better place to begin their journey than the stately......