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New Army chief Naravane must mend ties with veterans & stop politicisation of forces

Like Gen Rawat, new Army chief Gen Naravane also bats on a straight wicket. But there are a lot of fractures he must mend first.

Why states need to stop calling Indian Army to deal with protesters. It’s not riot police

When violence erupted in Assam last week over the Citizenship Amendment Act, Indian Army was instantly deployed, with the DGP saying it was just 'for show'.

Don’t get fooled by Bajwa drama. Pakistan Army still the only one with a nation to itself

Now that the dust has settled in Pakistan, and Gen Bajwa’s tenure extended for six months, a closer look reveals where the deception lies.

Veterans on TV news have shamed Indian armed forces enough. Time to board out rotten apples

It was not at all surprising to see Pakistan use retd Maj Gen S.P. Sinha’s remarks to push its fake narrative about what goes on in Kashmir.

Lt Gen Ashwani Kumar’s comments on NewsX show ties between Army & veterans at all-time low

Indian Army and veterans are locked in a public battle on the issues of disability pension and proposed code of conduct for retired officers.

Indian military must not become another lying ISPR, Pakistan Army’s propaganda wing

Army Chief Gen Bipin Rawat quoting speculative casualty figures after strike on terror camps in PoK was a break from tradition.

On Camera

Why Modi, BJP should worry about bad blood between CEC Gyanesh Kumar and Rahul Gandhi

If there is bad blood between the CEC and the Opposition leaders, it will shake the people’s faith in election results. It’s the worst thing that could happen to Indian democracy.

Navigating Trump’s tariffs is no child’s play. Indian toymakers are losing out on orders, enquiries

Indian toymakers are now exploring new markets, but they want govt to negotiate a trade deal with US soon, introduce incentives and subsidies to make the industry more competitive.

India provides Nepal with military equipment, medical supplies; PM Oli likely to visit next month

New Delhi: India has handed over military equipment, medical supplies, and trained animals to the Nepalese Army Monday, ahead of Prime Minister K.P. Sharma...

War of IAF, PAF doctrines: As Pakistan obsesses over numbers, India embraces risk, wins

Now that both IAF and PAF have made formal claims of having shot down the other’s aircraft in the 87-hour war in May, we can ask a larger question: do such numbers really matter?