India vs China, who would the US support in a conflict?

Following a savage clash in the Sino-Indian border, thousands of Chinese and Indian troops have been in a standoff within the Ladakh region, high within the Himalayas. On June 6, the two countries reached an agreement to de-escalate by the mutual withdrawal of troops from the Galwan Valley. That agreement went dramatically wrong on June […]

Indian Special Operations general breaks down the border clash with China

Editor’s note: This article was written by Lieutenant General Prakash Katoch (retired), a former Special Operations officer in the Indian Army, and originally published on Mission Victory India. It offers an original perspective on the border clash between Indian and Chinese troops earlier this week. Lt Gen Katoch’s article is of particular interest to those looking […]

Savage fight between Chinese and Indian troops at border, 20 Indian soldiers killed

In the worst border fighting in nearly 60 years, Indian and Chinese troops clashed in the hotly disputed Ladakh region located high in the Himalayas. At least 20 Indian soldiers were killed in the fighting; Chinese casualties are unknown. Both sides accuse the other of violating the “Line of Actual Control” (LAC), the de facto […]

Indian commandos suffer heavy casualties in hand-to-hand skirmish with terrorists

Five Indian commandos were killed during a skirmish with terrorists who have infiltrated India’s part of Kashmir. According to the Indian Army, the hand-to-hand battle took place in the Keran sector in North Kashmir on April 1. Five terrorists have managed to navigate the border fence (the Line of Control, as it’s known) that divides […]

Trump wows massive crowd in India and signs $3 billion defense deal

The huge crowd at the large cricket stadium in Sardar Patel Stadium in Ahmedabad, India came to see President Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi and they weren’t disappointed. An estimated 110,000 people filled the stadium to hear the President and Prime Minister give a message of hope, solidarity, and military partnership.  President Trump […]

The Pic of the Day: Indian Ambassador visits SOCOM

Army Col. Harold Miller, left, U.S. Special Operations Command director of J3 International, and Navy Vice Adm. Timothy Szymanski, USSOCOM deputy commander, welcome Indian Ambassador to the United States His Excellency Harsh Vardhan Shringla during his visit to USSOCOM headquarters on MacDill Air Force Base, Fla., Nov. 22, 2019, as USSOCOM reaffirms its commitment to […]

NASA finds wreckage of lost Indian lunar lander on the moon

India’s Vikram lunar lander, a part of their broader Chandrayaan-2 moon mission, launched in July and was slated to touchdown on the moon’s surface on September 7 — effectively making India only the fourth nation in history to successfully land anything on the moon. Vikram successfully traversed the vast 238,900 miles to reach lunar orbit, […]

Meet the Sikh assassin who waited 20 years to avenge a British colonial’s atrocities

Convinced that an insurrection was brewing, British Brigadier General Reginald Dyer ordered that there were to be no public gatherings in Punjab, India. However, many citizens of India didn’t hear that announcement and on April 13, 1919, a peaceful protest congregated in the Jallianwala Bagh gardens. Dyer mobilized his men and marched them to the gardens, […]

Indian special operations struggles to embrace the spirit of jointness

One of the big takeaways from the disastrous 1980 attempt to rescue American hostages held in Iran was that U.S. special operations units needed to work in a joint environment. Units need to coordinate and train together to develop their capabilities and ensure they function smoothly when deployed to combat. This is a lesson that […]