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Probal DasGupta is the author of ‘Camouflaged: Forgotten Stories From Battlefields’ and ‘Watershed 1967’ . He served with Gorkha Rifles in the Indian Army.
    Message in a Ballot: Choosing Coalition and CollaborationOpinion
    Message in a Ballot: Choosing Coalition and Collaboration

    In an anecdote narrated by Khushwant Singh, a foreigner and his Indian friend are on a stroll when they see a...

    9 Jun 2024 2:27 AM

    Travels in Gallipoli: A Tale of Forgotten Indian BraveheartsOpinion
    Travels in Gallipoli: A Tale of Forgotten Indian Bravehearts

    Amidst the serene fields of Gallipoli lie tales of courage and camaraderie, where soldiers from India etched their...

    22 March 2024 12:23 PM

    Staking Maldives, Looking Lakshadweep: Why India Needs the NeighbourhoodWorld
    Staking Maldives, Looking Lakshadweep: Why India Needs the...

    When President Mohammed Muizzu seized power in Male, shocking Ibrahim Solih, it was known that the incumbent would lean...

    6 Feb 2024 11:44 AM

    The Indian Army Corps of Signals contingent led by Captain Tanya Shergil marches during the 71st Republic Day Parade at Rajpath in New Delhi (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Probal DasGupta | Free India’s great achievements: A secular armed...

    There is an interesting story from the 1965 war between India and Pakistan. Pakistani President General Ayub Khan had...

    11 Aug 2022 6:31 PM

    The General I KnewFeatured
    The General I Knew

    This piece is a personal tribute to an extraordinary general, gentleman and my battalion commanding officer

    11 Dec 2021 12:30 PM

    This video frame grab taken from footage recorded in mid-June 2020 and released by China Central Television (CCTV) on January 20, 2021 shows Chinese (foreground) and Indian soldiers (R, background) during an incident where troops from both countries clashed in the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in the Galwan Valley, in the Karakoram Mountains in the Himalayas. (Photo by - / CCTV / AFP)Opinion
    Probal DasGupta | Galwan, 2020: The Night that Changed the...

    Galwan began a clamour for India to widen its sphere of rivalry with China and take advantage of the oceans

    16 Jun 2021 1:45 AM

    The health department intends to reach the vaccination programme to all village/ward secretariats soon in addition to providing vaccine at primary healthcare centres. (Photo: PTI)Opinion
    Probal DasGupta | India can vaccinate swiftly by using mohalla method'

    A swifter pace of vaccinations is the antidote to arrest fatality numbers, build confidence and encourage a quicker...

    19 May 2021 1:16 AM

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