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In a first since taking charge, Eastern Army Commander Manoj Pande visits Eastern Air Command HQ

Lt Gen. Manoj Pande held discussions with EAC chief Air Marshal Amit Dev on defence preparedness. Both officers had graduated from the same National Defence Academy batch in 1981.

Rajnath Singh approves nearly Rs 499 crore for defence research as govt looks to cut imports

Funds will be used to provide financial support to nearly 300 start-ups, MSMEs and individual innovators as govt pushes to make India a defence manufacturing hub.

Under new policy, India could declassify military operations within 25 years unlike earlier

The new policy, formulated Saturday, mandates constitution of a committee headed by defence ministry's joint secretary and comprising representatives of Services among others.

Army buys 17 boats to move troops faster at Pangong Tso amid India-China stalemate at LAC

The 35-foot-long boats currently are not fitted with any weapons, but can be equipped with light weapons according to any future requirement.

India calls for complete disengagement at remaining friction points of eastern Ladakh

Both India and China have agreed on the need to resolve the outstanding issues in an expeditious manner to ensure full restoration of peace and tranquillity in border areas, said MEA.

National Defence Academy to add 2 squadrons to address officers’ shortage in Army, Navy & IAF

The additional intake at NDA will take overall strength to around 2,400 cadets. It will also cater for foreign cadets and IAF cadets training for ground duty roles. 

LoC is silent but at least 40 youths joined terror ranks in Kashmir this year, 50 ‘missing’

Several of those 'missing' are suspected to have joined terror groups. The trend in recruitment numbers is 'around the same as 2020' and is being seen as a cause for worry.

New marching tunes, no more pre-1947 battle honours — armed forces set to get more ‘Indian’

Greater emphasis on Indian war heroes and texts such as Arthashastra in military studies being examined. Endeavour is to implement changes by India's 75th year of Independence next year.

MoD clears Rs 43,000 cr project to build 6 submarines while INS Chakra heads back to Russia

Project 75 India is part of India's 30-yr-old submarine building plan that ends in 2030. Under this, India had to build 24 submarines as an effective deterrent against China and Pakistan.

Army chief in Kashmir ‘to take stock’ as ‘fragile’ ceasefire with Pakistan completes 100 days

While there has been no ceasefire violation along LoC since 25 February, sources say, terror infrastructure like training camps continues to operate in PoK, though on a smaller scale.

On Camera

Indians have a complicated relationship with Zohran Mamdani

Mamdani’s politics feels unusual compared to India’s current climate. He unapologetically foregrounds Muslim identity at a time when doing so in India invites scrutiny.

What does NCLAT order mean for data-sharing ban, penalty imposed by CCI on Meta & WhatsApp

On 4 November 2025, NCLAT bench, comprising Chairperson Justice Ashok Bhushan and Member Arun Baroka, noted that WhatsApp and Meta are distinct legal entities.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.