Jammu and Kashmir Special Operation Group (SOG) soldier take position during a gun battle with militants in Chinore, outskirts of the Northern Indian city of Jammu, the winter capital of Kashmir, on 27 August 2008. Suspected militants are hostage six people, including four children in a house while militants clashed with troops, killing three civilians and one soldier. Two militants were also killed the rebels slipped into India across the border from Pakistan on Tuesday, army officials said.
Indian army officers salute during a wreath laying ceremony for Major Somnath Sharma in Srinagar November 3, 2008. The ceremony was organised by the Indian army in memory of Sharma, who died on November 3, 1947, an Indian army officer said.
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First AEW Il-76 flight testing
Army convoy at Khardungla -- 18380 feet high pass on the world's highest motorable road -- enroute Siachen