COPS ARE NOT SOLDIERS

CONSTABLES (COPS)AND SOLDIERS

Sent by a retired Army Officer who has flown choppers for a number of years, while in the Army and later, in support of Anti-Naxal operations...
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    Please forgive me for Ruffling any "Nationalist" Feathers but I am Upset at the CRPF being called variously as : "Troops" and "Soldiers"...    All these fellows serving with CPOs (Central Police Organisations)  as they are known, are *Police (Constables), and Not Military (Soldiers)*. They copy the Military in Appearance. Denigrate the Military at Every Opportunity, but they are nowhere close to being as Capable and Effective as the Military... Our Media needs to learn this difference between a soldier and a constable. Similarly theu must also know the difference between an army officer and a police officer including the so called elite Indian police Service!

GOD'S GIFT

GOD SENT ME – A GIFT

                                                                        By SHRUTI DHAND

  I was walking down the lane of life once with no one but my solitude. The only footsteps I could see in the sand of time were mine. I had lost my way, and there was not a soul I could cry out to! It seemed that I could never find a way out. I looked up to the heavens and cried out loud to find a solace, but my prayers never seemed to reach the right ears. All I could see around was inhospitable terrain and the hot scorching sun was filling me with pain. I was lost in a land I had never visited before! But I just kept walking because it seemed I have a destination to reach. My tears would hit the ground and just disappear in the thirsty land whose thirst never seemed to quench and I felt so exhausted as if I had been walking for ages. I don't know for how long I walked before the shadows filled my eyes and I felt the hardness of the ground on my face.

        

NDA - STORY - DUO FATHER & SON

Story of a NDA Cadet The Deadly Duo- Father & Son! : Zero to Hero

Jan 26^th, Republic Day arrived- a day when deserving Defence Forces people get awarded for various acts of bravery and distinguished service. A few of my friends, and course mates too got the well-deserved awards.

A week later, I got a call from an unknown number. "Hello Sir! I am Vikas, can you recognise me"! It just took me two seconds to call out his surname, and he was thrilled and said "You haven't forgotten me Sir, after all these years!"…. I replied, "There are very few students from whom I have learnt so much. And you are one of them. How could I ever forget you!!

ARMY IS NOT SEEKING IMPUNITY

Hold your horses: The Army is not seeking impunity

http://bharatshakti.in/hold-your-horses-the-army-is-not-seeking-impunity/    February 18, 2017; By: Nitin A. Gokhale;  3

Army Chief: Gen Bipin Rawat

Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat's tough statement warning trouble makers in Kashmir to desist from obstructing operations by his troops or else face the consequences has evoked expected reactions.

There was one section–and I don't want to call them intellectuals–which pays lip service to the fauj but in reality stands against everything that the army seeks to protect and defend. This group has variously dubbed the Army Chief's remark as 'intemperate statement,' 'belligerent stand,' and 'declaration of war against Kashmiri youth.' This group of people have sought to create an impression that the Army Chief has ordered his troops to kill and maim indiscriminately. 

SURGICAL STRIKE

Surgical strike a copy book execution of precise planning

Surendra Singh

One Colonel, five Majors, two Captains, one Subedar, two Naib Subedars, three Havildars, one Lance Naik and four Paratroopers of the 4th and 9th battalions of the Para Regiment took part in the surgical strike.

| Updated: Feb 9, 2017, 03.12 PM IST

Army soldiers demonstrate 'Surgical Strike' during Army day parade 2017. (TOI Photo)

NEW DELHI: "You don't get a maroon beret, you have to earn it," this is said about all those men who aspire to join Parachute Regiment, the Army's premier airborne strike force. The September 29 surgical strike on terror launch pads+ across LoC was the latest feat of daredevilry by the men from this elite force. But the government had refused to divulge the details of the operation in which 19 Para soldiers took part.

ARTICLE 370 -TEMP PROVISION

A debate on Article 370 of our Constitution,  giving special status to the State of Jammu Kashmir, is going on.  Article 370 of the Constitution of India  about it  starts with , the wordings

Temporary Provisions with respect to the State of Jammu & Kashmir

Amendment to the Indian Constitution done 98 times.

To say  that  Article 370,  is something,, which is inflexible and  cannot be amended,  is to misinterpret the Constitution. Incidentally, Indian  Constitution  has been amended from 1951 to 2013 for 98 Times.  The Indian Parliament  is  Supreme,  like the British Parliament, about which, it is said that it can pass any law except to make a man a woman and vice versa.

No law or concept is eternal, including  the Constitution  unlike the Holy Books Of  Different  Religions,  for its followers.

A VIEW ON TRUMP ADMINISTRATION

THIS COMES FROM MY CANADIAN COUSIN WHO, TO PUT IT MILDLY, IS A DEDICATED TRUMP ACOLYTE. THE LETTER MAKES INTERESTING READING IF ONLY TO SHOW HOW THE 'OTHER" SIDE THINKS! IT IS ALSO A GOOD EXAMPLE OF ALTERNATIVE TRUTHS THAT WE EXPECT TO EMANATE FROM THE WHITE HOUSE EVERY FEW MINUTES.

KERSI

by George Roof, Chief Master Sergeant (Retired), USA

Because I am a "lifer" in the military, I've seen the impact of a president more than many of you can imagine.  I enlisted with LBJ and saw just what a Democrat clusterflock was all about.  I went to Vietnam and saw how we were constantly and incessantly bombarded with micromanagement from Washington that got thousands of military people killed.  I sometimes wonder if I'll get to heaven, but if I go to hell, I'm sure I'll still be a few hundred floors above that bastard Robert McNamara , LBJ, John Kerry, Jane Fonda, and yes, even the "hero" John McCain.

OP PAWAN REVISITED

OP PAWAN RE-VISITED BY MAHENDRA VED WITH A VIEW WRITTEN IN 1998 BY IDF IN THE CHAPTER ON INDIA'S SRI LANKA FORAY—-FILES HAVE NOT YET BEEN RELEASED TO LEARN LESSONS EVEN TO THE ARMY THAT LOST 1200 INNOCENT SOULS

By IDF on February 28, 2017

(If OP PAWAN 1987-91 INTERESTS YOU OR YOU TOOK PART or YOU ARE LOOKING BACK YOU MAY ENJOY THIS POSTING BY MAHENDRA VED. MANY COMPLAIN INDIANS LACK MILITARY RESEARCH AND IDF CONTENDS THAT IF GOVERNMENT REFUSES TO DE CLASSIFY PAPERS WHERE CAN RESEARCH BEGIN EXCEPT EXPERIENCES AND VIEWS. THE BLIND LEAD THE BLIND ! FULL TEXT 1500 WORDS ON www.indiadefenceforum.com ) 

This is an IDF posting to emphasise the need to make the Government release the papers on, the 'Higher Decision Making' in the conduct of Op Pawan as 1200 Army lost their souls, most on foreign soil. They never knew or do we know today what it was for !

SEMINAR ON FUTURE OF AFGHANISTAN - CLAWS

** The curious case of Chinese troops on Afghan soil

By Franz J. Marty

Overwhelming evidence – photographs, an eyewitness account and several confirming statements of diplomats and observers, among them a Chinese official familiar with the matter – leaves virtually no doubt that Chinese troops have undertaken joint patrols with their Afghan (and possibly also Tajik) counterparts on Afghan soil in the Little Pamir, a high plateau near the Afghan-Chinese border. While the Chinese source insists that such joint border patrols were based on an agreement, and therefore legal, the Afghan government steadfastly denies the existence of such patrols.

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BABUDUM IN INDIA

THE CURIOUS CASE OF BABUDUM IN INDIA

             By an unknown author subscribed on email: 

Who is Defense Secretary and what is his accountability...??

 The whole of India is being fooled . Constantly we are taken on a ride to nowhere by these all-powerful Babus. Even the politicians are vulnerable, but never our IAS Babus . 

Maj Gen Joshi was an esteemed instructor. He spent most of his time with the DRDO. He was commissioned in Jun 1960 and was in the Eastern sector during the 1962 debacle. He has analyzed the event very systematically, and his study reveals the following :

GRUDGES FROM SIACHEN SELL OUT

Fauji India - Timeline

UNTOLD STORIES: Grudges from the Siachen sellout

By - Vishwajeet Singh

   

Day before an article by Kunal Verma on the situation in Kashmir went viral on social media. Writing in the context of the latest incident in the Valley in which Major Dahiya and 5 soldiers lost their lives, the author has done some plain speaking. By holding up a mirror which has no partisan political leanings, Kunal has stated in no uncertain terms what today is the general feeling among the young officers and men. Frankly, sometimes it takes a lot of courage to stand up and tell the truth. And if you are willing to stick your neck out, you will get trolled which is fair enough, and most readers are astute enough to know which comments are motivated and which are genuine.

HOW TO LIVE AND DIE

How To Live & Die

 (Very nice article by Late  Khushwant Singh. Preserve this).

I've often thought about what it is that makes people happy—what one has to do in order to achieve happiness.

1- First and foremost is good health. If you do not enjoy good health, you can never be happy. Any ailment, however trivial, will deduct something from your happiness.

21 MESMERISING SPACE PHOTOS

21 MESMERISING PICTURES FROM SPACE

I have always found  space exploration to be incredibly fascinating - its beauty and vastness are undoubtedly mesmerizing. 2015, in particular, was a big year for space exploration, with various telescopes and satellites capturing a number of incredible photographs of our galaxy and beyond. Here are some of the best space photos of 2015.

TALE OF TWO ISLANDS

Very Interesting. It reminds one of the jokes "The world cannot end today, it is already tomorrow in Australia"

 Above photo shows two islands in sea facing each other silently.
These are not ordinary islands. They are located in Bering Straits.
They belong to two Super Powers - Russia and USA and represent

two different days of calendar at any given time.
They are just 2.4 km apart from each other.

TYPES OF ARMED FORCES TAX FREE PENSION

Three Types of Pension to Armed Forces Completely Tax Free!

By Prashant Thakur

Armed forces of this country –be it Army, Navy, Air Force or CRPF or BSF and others are doing great service in the most difficult circumstances. As a mark of respect to them, this blog publishes article on tax issues and completely free to read. I have already published two of the related posts – disability pension to armed forces and Pensions received by certain awardee. However, the kind of feedback, it is considered necessary to post a consolidated post on the subject of tax free pensions to Armed Forces Personnel.

INDIA AWEs THE WORLD

Consumers set for heady days as world's richest find India too alluring to ignore

Tech development in India will be unpredictable, but the potential payoff could be too huge. Expect the billionaire battle in India to continue.Bloomberg  |  April 14, 2017, 13:55 IST 

This battle for supremacy is great for Indians, who will get better and cheaper technologies tailored to their needs.

Jeff Bezos. Masayoshi Son. Jack Ma. Mukesh Ambani.

Some of the world's richest people also happen to be combatants in the expensive war over the future of technology in India.

SMART HOMES

 HOW SAFE ARE SMART HOMES

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It would be clicked to begin this article by saying sci-fi  visions of the past have now become real. Everybody knows that, and the world of sci-fi has also started dreaming up something else for tomorrow. It would be more useful if we began by showing you around a smart home filled with connected devices and the associated benefits, problems and loopholes.

A modern home may be guarded by just a smart door lock or a more complex security system. At the simplest, a  smart lock equipped with Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) or some other wireless communication technology will be able to recognise the pres­ ence of a phone with an authorised digital key in its vicinity and unlock the door. More complex systems use biometrics like finger­ prints, heartbeat patterns, facial features or iris matching to recognise the owner.