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Thursday, November 6, 2025
TopicArmed forces

Topic: armed forces

Break down civil-military silos, indigenise customs & doctrines, Modi tells armed forces

Addressing Combined Commanders Conference in Gujarat, PM Modi highlighted the need to develop the military into a ‘future force’ taking note of rapidly changing technological landscape.

Armed forces procuring specific equipment to thwart ‘Northern adversary’, says Shripad Naik

Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik also tells Rajya Sabha no special allowance is given to families of armed forces personnel posted along China border.

How Army and Navy are keeping Republic Day parade participants safe amid Covid

In November, when Army contingent and bands started arriving in the capital, a total of 260 tested positive for Covid, out of about 3,000 who had landed.

Around 3,500 armed forces’ doctors, health workers receive Covid vaccine on Day One 

While 3,129 healthcare personnel from the Army got the vaccine, the number stood at about 250 for the Navy. The figure for IAF is yet to be ascertained.

Army showcases swarm drones at Army Day Parade, plans to scale up capability soon

Army termed the drone system a disruption technology, which can hit targets 50 km inside enemy territory. The system has been developed in collaboration with a Bengaluru startup.

Aaj Tak takes on Rahul Gandhi’s tweet on farmers, Mirror Now on adultery in armed forces

A quick take on what prime time TV news talked about.

Govt wants adultery to stay criminalised for armed forces, challenges 2018 SC verdict

In a plea in the Supreme Court, Defence Ministry said the 2018 judgment scrapping Section 497 of IPC ‘may cause instability’ within the applicant’s services.

India stocks up missile arsenal as it prepares for another tense summer in Ladakh

India has awarded a $200 million contract to Israel for supplying an undisclosed number of SPICE bomb-guidance kits, and between 300 and 320 Spike-Long Range Anti-Tank Guided Missiles.

Shut down canteens, relieve sahayaks — here’s how the armed forces can really cut costs

The various measures proposed to reduce the manpower and the pension bill are only incremental reforms that shy away from radical measures.

Not fair to cut defence pay, pensions and inject funds in airlines, banks

The armed forces community refused to grasp the consequences of a slowing economy. OROP was made into an emotive issue.

On Camera

Nehru is suddenly back in the news. This time, the BJP could not criticise him

The BJP often names him as the architect of India’s many shortcomings and failures, which are amplified on TV news. However, this week, Nehru’s words echoed across television after two very different victories.

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.