Major General Vijay Joshi (Retd.), who served as the Commandant of the Military Command Hospital in Udhampur during the Kargil War 1999, spoke about an important visit made by PM Modi, then Bharatiya Janta Party's (BJP) National General Secretary, in 1999 to meet the injured and war-weary so
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The Indian Army contingent will participate in the 21st edition of the multinational joint military exercise Khaan Quest 2024, which is scheduled to be held in Mongolia later this week.
12 of the PLA aircraft breached the median line, entering Taiwan's southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ). Taiwan's military closely monitored the situation and responded promptly to the incursion
The drills, coordinated by the Ministry of National Defence's Joint Operations Command Center, kicked off at 6 am, marking the 40th edition of the event.
According to the Ministry, six of the PLA aircraft breached the median line, entering Taiwan's southwestern Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ). Taiwan's military closely monitored the situation and responded promptly to the incursion.
Nonetheless, China is "contributing" to such exercises in other ways, primarily by encouraging concerned nations to get together and train, so as to present a united front against Chinese aggressive behaviour.
Taiwan's Ministry of National Defence said the annual Han Kuang and Wan An exercises, between July 22 and July 26, will focus on "unscripted and real combat drills." Including drills such as shelter-in-place and air defence drill alerts.