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In the winter of 1988, 5 Kumaon battalion was inducted on Siachen.  Gopal Karunakaran, then a young Captain, now Vice President with the Shiv Nadar Schools, was commanding his company at Sonam, one of the highest posts on the glacier. One day, the Base Camp Commander, Rajan Kulkarni (no relation…

An apology to the followers of this blog is due. For nearly four months I have not been able to update/write the blog for a combination of reasons.One was of course that writing the book 1965: Turning Tide: How India won the war (http://www.amazon.in/1965-Turning-Tide-How-India/dp/9385436848/ref=sr_1_3?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1445197846&sr=1-3&keywords=1965+war), kept me away from the blog since…

http://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/standpoint-why-it-s-important-to-remember-the-1965-war-between-india-and-pakistan-2097293 Why it’s important to remember the 1965 war between India and Pakistan Saturday, 20 June 2015 – 4:00pm IST | Agency: dna webdesk Although the period of June-July every year is normally regarded as the time when the 1999 Kargil conflict between India and Pakistan is remembered and discussed, 2015 is…