MILITARY HISTORY
Mahadji Scindia and Military Modernisation in Pre-Modern India
“The whole country from the Attock River to the Indian Ocean is Hindustan, not Turkistan, the land of the Turks. All that was now lost has returned to us by…
A Guerilla Victory At Umberkhind!
Screenshot Portraying The Battle of Umberkhind: Source-inmarathi.com “The conventional army loses if it does not win. The guerrilla wins if he does not lose”. …
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
The Battle Of Thermopylae: One Of History’s Greatest Stands!
“Victory belongs to those that believe in it the most and believe in it the longest” Randall Wallace “No retreat, no surrender. That is Spartan Law. We will stand and…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
First Battle Of Panipat
GREAT BATTLES THAT SHAPED HISTORY In the ‘Trilogy’ of the Battles of Panipat, wherein three historical battles were fought, none impacted the destiny of the Indian Subcontinent for the next…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
The Battles Of Tarain
Great Battles That Shaped History The Indian Subcontinent through the ages, extending from the ancient era upto the establishment of British Rule in the 18th Century, has been a Bellum…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
The Battle Of Hydaspes: Was It Ancient India’s Rubicon
GREAT BATTLES THAT SHAPED HISTORY Geography has always been central to planning and conduct of battle. Indeed, ancient and even modern wars have been fought astride natural features or obstacles,…
By Brig Arvind Dhananjayan (Retd)
The Military Power, Strategy, and Conquests of the Chozha Empire
The military strategies of great conquerors are always fascinating for any young and aspiring academician to analyse. The world has seen the birth of many impressive empires from the Greek,…
By Aakrith Harikumar
The Question of Junagadh and Independent India’s First Joint Military Operation
The Integrated Defence Staff released the first-ever public joint doctrine for the Indian armed forces (JDIAF-2017) in April 2017[1]. The Indian defence services have since been working in all earnest…
By Col Deepak Kumar (Retd.)
Lessons from a Conference Hundred Years Back
This year marks the centenary of the Washington Naval Conference which was held in the capital of the United States from November 1921 to February 1922. This Conference, well known…
By G S Iyer
