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Meet Flight Lieutenant MP Anil Kumar An Inspiration For All

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Among the military heroes of independent India, Flight Lieutenant M.P. Anil Kumar aka ‘MP’ stands out. His heroism was neither in a battlefield nor was it flying MiG-21 fighters that he mastered as an Air Force officer. MP’s bravery, now celebrated in a just-released book, was as a quadriplegic. Hardly able to move his head, he spent almost half of his 50 years in a wheelchair. MP’s accident did not have anything to do with war or regular duty. Simply put, his is an example that even a quadriplegic, if given a chance to live in a healthy peaceful environment, can be a great inspiration.

MP attributed everything he was able to do in life to his Sainik School education and training at the National Defence Academy. In many ways he exemplified what soldiers can achieve in peace. Modern history is replete with narratives of how nations that do not make enough efforts at peace, so that their soldiers can enjoy a normal lifespan to showcase their unique skills and abilities, will be reduced to chest-thumping jingoists in a land awash with forgotten war widows.

The improbable story

On June 28, 1988, MP was winding up a usual day at his fighter base in Pathankot after flying a couple of sorties as a wingman to senior pilots. Night flying had just been called off because of thundershowers, and MP, then just 24, was returning to the officers’ mess when he met with a freak bike accident. “In one quirky instant 20 years ago, a mishap reduced me to a wreck of a combat pilot. From the fighter cockpit to a wheelchair, from a bird’s eye view to a worm’s eye view of the world… Life was never the same,” he wrote a few years ago.

It was his personal battle against tragedy, almost entirely from the Army’s Paraplegic Rehabilitation Centre in Pune until he passed away on May 20, 2014, that makes MP a truly inspirational figure. With a pencil in his mouth, he taught himself to tap letter by letter, every comma and full stop in place, on to a keyboard that was placed in front of him. The specially created workstation helped MP write some of the most powerful and original commentaries on military issues in India for various publications. Many of his readers, enthralled by the lyrical prose and precise numbers, never even figured out that all of it was written from memory and without references.

What really connected MP to the thousands of his admirers were his personal narratives of his own struggle after the accident. He mouth-wrote “Airborne to Chairborne”, an iconic 1994 essay about his accident and how he fought his way back into life, which is now part of textbooks in a few State syllabuses. There is hardly a better piece of writing in modern India that captures what determination can achieve. “Greater the difficulty sweeter the victory,” MP signed off that piece.flight-lieutenant-m-p-anil-kuma

Ever since his article emerged in public, hundreds of children dropped in at his Pune home to talk to MP, and thousands more were inspired by him. From his wheelchair, MP counselled many into new careers, to find fresh meaning in life, and to embrace challenges with indomitable human spirit. MP didn’t need any academic examples to illustrate his arguments.

In many ways, Born to Fly, MP’s biography by his course-mate Air Commodore Nitin Sathe that was released on October 25, holds a mirror to the urban elite of India who are yet again in a jingoistic mood. From TV channels to print media, from political platforms to NGO meets, warmongering is the loudest noise emanating. There are jarring whispers of gratitude for soldiers about some imminent martyrdom in the air. War is being sought with such passion that human progress seems like a focussed march into bloody battlefields. As if soldiers are born to die, mere commodities and symbols to prove the dishonest and ill-informed patriotism of the loud- and foul-mouthed.

The real question

The story of MP will actually help us reduce the entire discussion to a single, simple question. Who is a better asset: a dead soldier or a living one?

A dead soldier is a martyr celebrated in public for a short while, when his teary eyed daughter’s war cry at the funeral and widow’s angry outburst against the “enemy” are all great visuals for inspiring short-term passion. After embers of the pyre go out, the martyr becomes the private misery of his family and fodder for occasional rhetoric at public rallies.

Reliable estimates put the number of war widows at around 25,000 in India. A majority of these women were widowed not by wars with external enemies but by insurgencies that have been lingering because of lack of political courage to negotiate peace. Their husbands were killed by the repeated political myopia which repeats the same jingoistic errors with such horrible frequency.

The celebration of military heroism and the evocation of jingoistic nationalism at the drop of a hat are ways in which most of us find a way out of nuanced debates and our dishonest existence as citizens.

If you are still not convinced about the responsibility of a nation to find peace and secure the lives of its soldiers, ask any one of us whose lives were deeply touched by Flying Officer M.P. Anil Kumar.

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Major Gaurav Arya Ripped Off Rahul Gandhi And Arvind Kejriwal

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Indian Army Major Gaurav Arya Ripped Off Rahul Gandhi And Arvind Kejriwal for politicizing a soldier’s suicide on OROP issues.

Watch the new #vulturepolitics in India. Shame #OROP #OROPSuicidePolitics.

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BSF Releases Video Of 14 Pakistani Posts Being Destroyed

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According to news reports, the BSF today released a video of Pakistani bunkers being destroyed by Indian soldiers in retaliatory firing.

Earlier, a thermal imagery of terrorists crossing the LoC surfaced:


Inspector General of BSF D K Upadhyay said that Pakistani Rangers, with an active support of Pakistan Army, are firing heavy mortars deliberately towards Indian civilian areas.

“Pakistani forces are firing heavy mortars deliberately towards Indian civilian areas. BSF never fires towards any Pakistani civilian area. We fire only towards military bunkers from where Pakistani forces fire. We have inflicted heavy damage on 14 Pakistani bunkers,” he said.

He went on to add that if there was any civilian casualty on the Pakistani side, it was because the civilian population lives very close to the military bunkers that might have resulted in “collateral” damage.

The senior officer of the Border Security Force also showed images of BSF’s firing which targeted only military bunkers in Pakistan.

In an escalation of the tension along the border, eight people, including two children and four women, were killed and 22 injured yesterday as Pakistani troops targeted civilian areas in Jammu region inviting strong retaliation by Indian forces who killed two Pakistani soldiers and destroyed their 14 posts.

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Video Source: India TVIn view of increased shelling and firing by Pakistan, Jammu and Kashmir government has ordered the closure of all the 400 schools along the International Border (IB) and Line of Control (LoC).

With cross-border firing escalating, Home Minister Rajnath Singh reviewed the situation at a meeting in Delhi which was attended by Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval, Army Chief General Dalbir Singh Suhag and other top officials.

Tension along the IB and LOC escalated since the surgical strikes by army targeting terror launch pads in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir (PoK) on September 29.

6 Hindi Motivational Movies for Armed Forces Aspirants

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6 Hindi Motivational Movies for Armed Forces Aspirants
6 Hindi Motivational Movies for Armed Forces Aspirants

Motivation is the fuel that runs the Armed Forces. A person can get motivation from any source like any Armed Forces dignity, relatives or it can be movies, which show the most challenging phase of life of soldiers and their efforts to counter the enemies on the cost of their life. The life is obviously very tough. But the level of challenge, adventure and the amount of practical knowledge gained every day is different as compared to other private or government jobs. There are several war movies and movies based on war incidents. To motivate the aspirants, we are here with some of the war movies that will bring the josh in the aspirants.

  1. Border – Pioneer in the list, Border is the movie starring Sunny Deol as the protagonist, the movie is based on the incident held in the 1971 war, when Major Kuldeep Singh Chandpuriya, with his 120 soldiers, engaged 2000 Pakistani soldiers. The movie shows remarkable motivation and energy of soldiers and a clear image of what happened that night at Lawngewala post, when no air support was provided and the soldiers have to stop the enemies for one night.
  2. LOC – Based on Kargil war 1999, the movie has some of the best actors playing roles of Captain Anuj Nayyar, Captain Manoj Pandey, Captain Vikram Batra and other soldiers. The movie realizes the importance of soldiers, who devote their lives for securing the nation and even for their men.
  3. Lakshya – A war drama, where Karan Shergill (Hritik Roshan), an aimless guy, turns out to be a successful and self-motivated army officer and conquers a crucial peak occupied by the Pakistanis. The movie is a ‘must watch” for the new generation, who see the army as an unsuitable profession.
  4. Shauraya – This movie has no war or conflict scenes, still counted under the best army movies, due to flaunting uniforms and internal working and living system of the army. The movie is all about the court martial of a Muslim officer and Major Siddhant Chaudhary (Rahul Bose) put his efforts to surface the truth behind the incident.
  5. Tango Charlie – The movie is about some paramilitary personals belonging to BSF, who shows that how the war of out of the battlefields are fought with courage and confidence. The theme of the movie sticks to the insurgency and extremism of India, staring Bobby Deol and Ajay Devgan in the lead role.
  6. Prahaar – The movie has Nana Patekar showing best screenplay of Major in the Indian army. The movies show the tough training of cadets under Major Chauhan (Nana Patekar) and the candidates can find the way of leadership, motivation and handling of the team by him in the movie.

Conclusion – The source of motivation can emerge from anywhere and can bring josh in the aspirants to raise their moral. The movies show the working of the army and connects the common person with the working style of army that is rarely experienced by them. These movies are enough to spark motivation in youth to use their talent for the army that needs best among the crowd.

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Psychology Tricks You Can Try During SSB- Part 2

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20 Mind Refreshing SRT Situations

In my previous post, I’ve mentioned some psychology tricks you can try while you are on your stay during SSB. These, however, do not guarantee your selection but surely will make a good impression on the assessors and your mates, thus increasing your chances of getting recommended.

Here are 7 more psychology tricks you can try on assessors and other candidates during your SSB:

  1. Never give the data first, Give a story: Although data is always accurate people tend to believe in stories and overlook data. So when you are giving someone some data, give it with a story first.
  1. Be a person of your word: Always be a person of your word. Always keep your word. This isn’t some trick. This is just the basic thing to make people trust in you.Psychology Tricks to Try During SSB
  1. The Argument weapon: When arguing with someone, act much calmer than them. This can cause them to say something particularly irrational which you can use against them. Do it when in GD or other group tasks.
  1. The Epic search technique: You adapted reading from left to right so while searching something in a page or anywhere search from right to left. It will drastically reduce the chances of missing something.
  1. Arrive early the first time you meet someone: It’s not punctuality issue or anything, it’s just that people will think that you are more interested and invested in them when you arrive early.
  1. Giving a bold presentation: If you want your presentation to stand out and to make people think that it was bold, give an effective presentation without pictures. Add cool stories, plot twists, opening icebreakers, humorous self-mockery and end your presentation on a rather serious note. This can be tried out during the PPDT and Lecturette.
  1. The OCEAN Test: If you want to stop judging someone and start analyzing you have to take these five things into consideration, Openness to experience, Conscientiousness, Extroversion, Agreeableness, Neuroticism. Perfectly balancing these five is considered “Ideal” behavior. So, behaving ideally while on a stay during SSB will get your chances of success higher.

Psychology Tricks You Can Try During SSB- Part 1

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Getting recommended in SSB the best thing that can happen to a defence aspirant. Going through all the test and selection procedures and finally being able to clear it gives immense satisfaction to oneself.

However, the assessors of the SSB are humans too, just like us and they look for something in us that would make us stand out in the crowd – and they do it psychologically without you even noticing it. So, here are 6 psychology tricks you can try while on your stay at the SSB and get your chances of getting recommended high:

  1. It’s not what you say, it’s the way you say: No matter how harsh your response to something is going to be account into other people’s feelings and know how to express and explain. Even the deadliest things can be explained with ease if you maintain the phase of the conversation in an excusable way. This could help you in GD, lecturette or even interview.
  1. Notice the eye color when you first meet someone: This is a textbook psychological trick. Every post about psychology tricks contains this. The explanation is really simple. If you try to observe the person’s eye colour you obviously are going to have to look into their eyes for a second or two. People tend to trust people who maintain eye contact. Try this on the interviewer during your Personal Interview.Psychology Tricks to Try During SSB
  1. Mirroring body language and slang words: If you want the interviewer to agree with you or like you while having a conversation, pick a slang word they often use and their body movement while using it (believe me everyone has got one) You mirror that and they will like you more.
  1. Asking the meaning/story of their name: Not everyone likes their name, but everyone gets used to it eventually. So you asking them the meaning of their name or the story behind the name will make them like you more. DO NOT try this on assessors. You can try this on the other candidates who are at stay with you.
  1. Show your dark side: Nobody trusts a person without a dark side. You want to make someone trust you! Reveal a small amount of your dark side. A childhood tragedy or a relationship went wrong anything. If you are really that sane and don’t actually have a dark side make up a story. People will trust you more once you share the dark side that’s been bothering you. Try this at the interviewer at your own risk!
  1. Know where to stop: This is a continuation to the above but can be treated as its own point too. Know where to stop even if you are revealing your dark side or anything else. You never overstay your welcome and that applies to conversations too. Do all your tricks while you are welcome and always keep an eye about where and when to stop.

6 Missiles Recently Tested By DRDO

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6 Missiles Recently Tested By DRDO
6 Missiles Recently Tested By DRDO

DRDO has been the leading Defense Manufacturing Organizations in India and has a great record of making the best weapons in India. The list is long and every year comes with a new introduction of weapon. Talking about the missiles introduced and enhanced in 2015 and 2016, the list has got something more impressive with advancements and introductions. The organization upgraded some old weapons and defense vehicles and has also manufactured new equipment’s (radars, ammunition and electronics) for Indian Armed Forces. Some of the missiles enhanced by DRDO are

  1. Helina Anti-Tank Missile – A product of DRDO, it is a helicopter version of Anti-Tank Missile NAG developed under Integrated Missile Development Program. The missile has been reported to be integrated with Dhruv helicopter made by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. It was tested in 2015 from HAL Rudra in Jaisalemer Rajasthan. Out of the three targets, two hits correctly, while one missed the shot.
  2. K-4 Missile – The range of 3,500 kms, it is a Submarine Launched Intermediate Range Ballistic Missile. It is made to be integrated with Arihant Class Submarines.  It was successfully test fired from INS Arihant in 2016.
  3. Barak-8 – It is known for the joint venture of India and Israel (known for the some of the best defense manufacturing and MOSSAD). It is a long range Surface-to-Air Missile. It was made to counter aircraft, drones and incoming missile threats. The missile was tested over various targets in 2015 and 2016 and further trials will be taken to make it more accurate.
  4. Astra – Built by DRDO, it is a Beyond Visual Range Air-to-Air Missile and more sophisticated than Agni. Talking about its range, it has got 110 km of range and a tail chase range of 20 kms. The new enhanced version of Astra will have increased range and capability.
  5. Akash – It is a Surface to Air Missile build be DRDO, to track and hit any flying aircraft or drone. The range of the missile is 100 kms and was developed as a part of Integrated Guided Missile Development. In January this year, it was tested by three rounds over para-barrel targets.
  6. Agni 5 – Agni family is well known for its new and enhanced versions and arming India with more power with every new entrant. A canister-based trail of Agni-5 was conducted in 2015, which was the third test of the missile and first canister-based trail. Agni 5 will have the range of 5,500 kms and will be an Intercontinental Ballistic Missile.

Conclusion – Missiles are termed as the key defender for the Armed Forces, which are always opted to counter, defend and make a strike over targeted point. India has been in a joint venture with some nations for more enhanced missile systems. S-400 air Defense System is under talks with Russia that will enhance the defense forces to act more in less time. Brahmos missile, the missile named after rivers of India and Russia, was successfully test fired form Su-30 MKI making a new move in the defense arena. These missile will make more destruction and help securing the country from incoming threats and their further enhancement will be make India more strong.

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6 Brilliant Helicopters By HAL

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6 Brilliant Helicopters by HAL
6 Brilliant Helicopters by HAL

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited has always been a leading aircraft and helicopter manufacturer in India, which has brought more muscles to the Armed Forces to India. Talking about the helicopter for Indian Armed Forces, HAL is the trusted organization and manufacturer of helicopter for Indian Armed Forces. Tejas, the aircraft that made India proud has been manufactured by HAL. MARUT, SU-MKI, FGFA and AMCA are also stars in HAL’s record. While helicopters are also there in the list. Some basic details of the helicopters are given as follows:-

  1. Rudra – It is an attack helicopter and was manufactured by HAL. It is an armed version of HAL Dhruv integrated with air-to air missile, anti-tank missile etc. and is made for primarily usage for the Indian Army. The trials of its enhanced version are going on with more equipment’s to make it more diverse in performance.
  2. Dhruv – It is a utility helicopter by HAL and was made with the assistance of MBB, Germany. It is currently used by all three sub-parts of the Armed Forces, i.e. Army Navy and Air Force. The aim of its manufacturing was to meet military and civil tasks and Nepal and Israel were the first to export it. The maximum speed of Dhruv is about 290 km/h and has a combat radius of more than 300 kms.
  3. Cheetah – This 5 seater helicopter with multi role and multipurpose capabilities is the record holder of high altitude flying among all kinds of helicopters. It can perform, search and rescue, high altitude operation, surveillance, observation and logistic support. Namibia has recently come forward and showed interest in buying cheetah helicopters.
  4. Chetak – The helicopter is utility type, which is an improved version of Alouette III and was manufactured after HAL signed an agreement with AIRBUS, France for its manufacturing. Indian Army got cheetah in 1986, when it fragmented out Aviation Corps. It can perform medical service, air patrolling, search and rescue, evacuation and transport tasks.
  5. LCH – Manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited, it is an attack helicopter and undergoing trails. It is being made for the Indian Air force and Army. Its need was found in Kargil war, when the attack helicopter was required for high altitude strikes. Following this, its plan was released in 2006. It is made to perform airstrike, combat, search and rescue operations.
  6. LUH – Light Utility Helicopter is a utility helicopter manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited primarily for Indian Army and Air Force. The aim of its manufacturing is to replace the aging Cheetah and Chetak helicopters. The helicopter is under development and some delays in flight have been reported.

Conclusion – The production of arms and weapons has been seen as the crucial need. Along with this, the upgrading and changing the old weapons with the new one, having new technology and better capabilities that match with the growing need of the Armed Force is also a need. HAL has been continuously making efforts to bring best helicopters and all new equipment and weapons in it, keeping the new war tactics in mind. LCH is the most awaited production of HAL and Indian Army will get a perfect attack helicopter with its induction.

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What If Pakistan Surrenders Like 1971 And Asks For A Merger?

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We recently witnessed the deadly Uri attacks that claimed the lives of our innocent soldiers. India responded by carrying out surgical strikes at terrorist bases across the border. This is not the first time such activity has happened. Earlier this year, Pakistan did a Pathankot too and that too was avenged by India.

But the big question is, will this rat-cat game ever end? Will Pakistan ever surrender to India like in 1971 and ask for a peaceful merger in future? This quora thread got your answers:

Pakistan Surrenders 1971

Let’s look at a merger later but lets look at the divisions first. Uttarakhand, Jharkhand, Telangana, Bangladesh, USSR were all a part of something before being broken apart. Similarly, states may break like Baluchistan following the example of East Pakistan now called Bangladesh which itself is quite remote.

Also, China will never allow this as their path for future will be in danger if it happens, because India and China are superpower of the future. China will not support those scenarios where India and Pakistan can reunite as it will directly stop its supremacy in Asia Pacific region. There is a big reason why China is investing 46 billion USD in Pakistan, in return China virtually expects Kashmir issue to remain alive.

Also, currently India is the 2nd highest Muslim populated country in the world after Indonesia and our so called secular political parties are fighting regularly, to retain the minority status for Muslims for their vote bank.

If at all, Pakistan merger with India takes place, the change point would be that Indian will then become the 1st and topmost Muslim populated country in the world and know what, still our so called secular parties will even fight harder to secure their minority status to further improve their vote bank.

So, will history reverse itself to get a united nation? Well, Germany got unified out of the will of its people. In Asia, North and South Korea remains apart. South Vietnam was forcibly taken over by North Vietnam (there are counter arguments) but a war and over running the south by north brought the unification.

So, unification may be possible if all are calm and quite, but that will go against the interest of politicians who rule us both here and there. So they won’t allow it, there will be more Kargil like issues continue to happen.

What Actually Is The Kashmir Issue And How Did It Started?

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The Kashmir Issue

During the British rule, there were so many princely states. After independence, most of them joined India and few handful joined Pakistan. Jammu & Kashmir was the only princely state that decided to remain independent after 1947.

Kashmir was independent until the October of 1947 when Pakistan decided to forcefully annex it. The invading army took a big chunk of the state and plunged the state into darkness by cutting the power supply hence starting the Kabali (Pashtun tribal) war against Jammu and Kashmir.

Once these tribes cross the border and reached the Jammu and Kashmir, Maharaja asked for India assistance. After that the monarch of Kashmir, Hari Singh invited India to save the country hence signing the instrument of accession.

Meanwhile, Pakistani Pashtun tribes reached Jammu and Kashmir and started raping, looting Muslim population. Indian army entered the state and got rid of the invading group from two-thirds of the state.

Three years later, elections were held in Jammu & Kashmir and people of J&K voted in favor of joining India formally. The constituent assembly of Jammu and Kashmir – A Constitution was written by the Kashmiris and that explicitly said that the state would be a part of the Indian Union.

The Kashmir Issue

Since then, multiple elections have taken place as a part of Indian democracy and the people showed the little intent of leaving India.

India and Pakistan fought 4 major wars and each time Pakistan believed that the people would rise up against India & welcome the invading forces. Each time, the locals rose up against the invading forces and always tipped the Indian army. What the locals want is peace and the ability to run their own life. They want Pakistan to leave them alone and want their own government to reduce the armed presence created as a reaction to the neighbor’s advancements.

Legally the state of Jammu & Kashmir is a part of India – through the monarch’s instrument of accession and morally it is a part of India as most people have voted for it. There should end the story. Other than a few miscreants both in India and outside, people feel they are a part of India.

What Pakistan did by war violence and military procrastination for 65 years, India did by political procrastination (for ~40 years) and illegally hard state-sanctioned militarization (for ~20 years).

Even if an independent state of J&K would be left alone, the powers around it would soon invade it. Besides the Muslim population, the state also has a large Hindu and Buddhist population. In the case of an occupation by Pakistan, those populations would be decimated – similar to what happened in Sindh and Pakistani Punjab in 1947. The whole-scale extermination of people is completely unacceptable.

In short, India has a strong moral ground and both Kashmiris and the rest of India find it comfortable with the present status quo. It is also fairly clear from our past experience that India leaving the state would cause more harm to the locals [especially Hindus and Buddhists and to some extent the Kashmiri Muslims as well] than India managing it.

So, however Pakistan may try claiming Kashmir, it is formally a part of India and will always be.

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