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The body of a Calcutta-based mariner, probably murdered by Pakistani fellow workers on a crude oil tanker plying between Venezuela and South Korea , has washed ashore on the Taiwan coast.Taiwanese authorities say the body of Sambit…

The Chinese PLA , involved in bloody border brawls with the Indian Army, has substantially increased of ethnic Tibetans in its force.A confidential report on such recruitments prepared by an Indian agency monitoring China and now available…

On May 9, as Indian and Chinese troops clashed at Naku La (Sikkim) following on a similar clash at Pangong Tso on May 5, the Dragon Warriors got a taste of the assertive Indian soldier who was not afraid to take them on.As one…

Only 23 years of age, playful, the usual fun-loving Sikh , his boyish looks concealing the steely soldier who will never shy away from an unequal fight. Meet Gurtej Singh of 3rd Punjab's 'Ghatak Platoon' who reinforced the…

The family and colleagues  of a Calcutta-based Bengali marine engineer , reported missing on the high seas from a crude oil tanker vessel on its way South Korea from Venezuela, says they suspect a 'cover-up' .Sambit Majumder, a middle-aged…

A good picture says a thousand pictures . The picture of the Syrian toddlerwashed ashore said more about the pain and tragedy of forced migration than several big thesis or magazine features on the issue. The big story of the week ending…

An unsigned note is circulating in the social media , asking why the Bangladesh Army Chief General Aziz Ahmed has been dragged into controversy again and again .The note was brought to my attention by Gautam Lahiri, president of the Press…

In a decision that has caused much flutter in military circles, India seems to be planning to use maritime surveillance aircraft P-8Is in the High Himalayas and the Thar Desert. Navy veterans in India feel it is an 'absurd…

I saw three episodes of the 'Tour of Duty', an American military television drama series based on events in the Vietnam War, that ran for three seasons on CBS between 1987-90. It examined issues of politics, faith, teamwork, racism,…

(Did 21 million cell phones really disappear in China? Is China hiding actual coronavirus figures in their country?) Republic World' website has recently debunked a ' viral rumour' about the 'insane number of cell phone…