#ChanakyaNiti
Two students of Acharya Chanakya were waiting for him when they saw him arrive. While walking towards his students, he happened to step foot on a thorn. It pricked Acharya who simply bent down to remove the thorn and throw it away 1/n However, what he did next surprised his students further. Instead of sitting down and resting his foot, Acharya Chanakya simply walked to a near shop that sold Mattha, a cold sweet drink made of curd (lassi). Instead of taking a sip, he poured the drink onto the nearby shrub 2/n

#IndianNavy will today commission its latest Scorpene class submarine “Vela”. The submarine is the fourth of the class built by state-owned Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited #MDL in collaboration with the M/s Naval Group of France #AtmaNirbharBharat 1/n

https://twitter.com/SeaSkipper/status/1458093382518165518

The association of numerous Indian companies in building the platform makes it a true representation of #MakeinIndia. The construction of the submarine commenced with the first steel cutting on 14 July 2009. The submarine was ‘launched’ and named Vela on 06 May 2019 2/n

As #Taliban takes over #Afghanistan, US Military is in spotlight for their failure to win the ‘forever war’. A #thread to contrast the Political-Military Strategy of US in Iraq n Afghanistan. A study of 2 Wars, 2 Presidents (Bush n Obama) and 2 Generals (Petraeus n McChrystal)1/n "War is a continuation of politics by other means." Military Strategy flows from a clear political direction. Interesting to contrast the results of US intervention in Iraq n Afghanistan n how the Military achieved different results based on Political direction and backing 2/n

#HappyIndependenceDay2021 to dear fellow Indians 🇮🇳🇮🇳🇮🇳.

Our History books taught us that "Bapu ne de di azaadi bina kadag bina dhaal" (non-violence)

As we celebrate #IndiaAt75, a #thread on #NavalUprising of 1946 to remember some of the real soldiers of our Independence 1/n The 1946 Naval Uprising was a revolt of the Indian naval ratings against the British government in India. From Bombay, the revolt spread throughout British India, from Karachi to Calcutta, n ultimately came to involve over 20,000 sailors in 78 ships and shore establishments 2/n

#Thread on who are the real Indian heroes in Mizoram?
"Army can do fire-fighting" is such a misrepresentation of facts. During the full blown Mizo insurrection of 1966 when armed groups violently attempted to overthrow Govt n declare Independence... 1/n it was the resolute n brilliant action of Indian Army that restored order. The day was saved by the brilliant leadership and tactical acumen of then Eastern Army Commander, the man who would be the Hero of 1971 War - Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw. 2/n

#MumbaiTerrorAttack Never forgive. Never Forget.
A #thread abt my involvement in the response to these attacks

1/n As the terror attacks were unfolding on land, a frantic search at sea was underway for a "mothership" which may have ferried these terrorists. TOI report 28/11👇 2/n The Navy which intercepted and boarded the MV Alpha, a Vietnamese registered ship, let off the ship after questioning the crew and checking the ship's papers, which were found to be in order. rediff.com/news/2008/nov/…