Who's the Greatest General of the 20th Century?

My candidate for the best general of the last century hailed from a little, poor colonised Asian nation whose impact on world affairs rarely amounted to much, notes Shankar Acharya. IMAGE: General......

40 years on, lessons from the US defeat in Vietnam

  40 years ago, on April 30, 1975, Saigon fell to the North Vietnamese army, ending the Vietnam War. Military historian Colonel Anil A Athale (retd) debunks myths about the Vietnam War which......

US could have defeated the Taliban...

The US military efforts in Afghanistan were akin to filling a bucket that had gaping holes, asserts Colonel Anil A Athale (retd). IMAGE: US Marines stand guard at the Hamid Karzai international......

What Is Rajnath Singh Doing In Vietnam?

A day after the defence ministry widened the search for a new CDS, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh was in Vietnam, meeting with his counterpart in Hanoi. Vietnam is one of India's closest friends in......