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Tuesday, November 25, 2025
TopicArmed forces

Topic: armed forces

What’s a National Security Strategy & why CDS Gen Chauhan feels India doesn’t need one on paper

In his new book, CDS emphasises that India secures itself through policy & structure, not a written NSS document. Israel never released a formal NSS, he mentions.

After Vijay Shah, now MP’s deputy CM Devda in soup for saying ‘Indian Army bows at feet of Modi’

Days after Tribal Affairs Minister Kunwar Vijay Shah was booked for 'disparaging' remarks on Col Sofiya Qureshi, Madhya Pradesh Dy CM Jagdish Devda is under fire for remarks on Op Sindoor.

‘Every sentence should be uttered responsibly’—SC slams MP BJP minister for remarks on Col Sofiya Qureshi

The court declined to stay further proceedings in the case against minister Kunwar Vijay Shah while fixing the matter for further hearing Friday.

India can’t sit at high table with this defence budget. Viksit Bharat 2047 is impossible

Adopting a similar model to China, India should transform its armed forces to be in a position to challenge Beijing by 2035 and seek parity in military prowess by 2047.

India’s armed forces and civilian agencies join hands for disaster management

MoU signed between CENJOWS and NDMA to strengthen research and collaboration.

Armed forces to finalise blueprint for theatre commands by end of September, CDS Gen Chauhan says

The Army, Navy & Air Force are looking at working out the plans for the military reform before the air chief retires on 30 September, after which the govt will step in.

‘We missed the woods for the trees during the Kargil War,’ says CDS General Anil Chauhan

Military leadership 'must have the ability to have a 360-degree outlook towards the threats and challenges that face the nation,' he asserts.

What ‘next of kin’ policy for defence personnel says & why death-related pensions are being debated

Parents of martyred Captain Anshuman Singh are demanding a revision in Army's policy, which prioritises spouse over parents post-marriage when it comes to grant of ex gratia.

How many times has IAF changed its roundel? New book on Indian armed forces has it all

Written by Group Captain Anurakshat Gupta and his team, ‘Naam, Namak, Nishan 2’ features over 200 questions for readers as it explores trivia related to armed forces.

SubscriberWrites: Some uncalled-for advice to the I.N.D.I.A Alliance

INDIA cannot afford to squander the goodwill the electorate has bestowed upon it. It’s truly a do-or-die situation.

On Camera

Worker exploitation powers the firework industry in Tamil Nadu’s Sivakasi

For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.

172 countries & counting, India looks to hit new record in rice exports. But there’s a flip side

The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.

India and France to jointly manufacture HAMMER air-to-surface missile

Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.

A tribute to Tejas. India’s delay culture is the real enemy in the skies

It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.