Category Archives: Chakrata Karma

October 27. For the first time since 1947, the United States joins the Celebration of Infantry Day

For the very first time since 1947, the United States joins in the Celebration of Courage and Sacrifice by the Indian Army Infantry soldiers in the First Kashmir War.

China Grabbed Tibet Seventy Years Ago, the Unknown Soldier of America Cannot Let It Go

On September 22, 1971, I arrived in Chakrata, India for my very first assignment after the grant of Short Service Regular Commission in the Indian Army Medical Corps during September 1969. At Chakrata, I was introduced to the concept of being a ‘Soldier For Life’ while I embraced my role as ‘The Unknown Soldier of …

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My Musings on May 08, 1945, Victory in Europe, V-E Day. No Peace without preparing for War. The Legacy of World War II Hump Flights.

My Musings on May 08, 1945, Victory in Europe, V-E Day. No Peace without preparing for War. The Legacy of World War II Hump Flights.

To open the Door to the Dalai Lama, India has to keep the Window open for the Russian Support to safeguard Kashmir

In my analysis, Alexander Norman’s forthcoming book “The Dalai Lama — An Extraordinary Life” has utterly failed to reveal the reason for not granting political asylum to the Dalai Lama during his first visit to India in 1956. India-Tibet relations cannot be discussed without mentioning Kashmir. Since 1947, India is facing the challenge of defending …

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