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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicArmed forces

Topic: armed forces

Riling veterans, defence ministry tweaks disability pension. Cover for ‘lifestyle diseases’ reduced

Ex-servicemen association accuses defence ministry of being regressive, negative, & anti-soldier for coming out with 'impairment relief', which is likely to be taxable.

Naval Commanders’ Conference begins with focus on enhancing indigenisation, 15-yr infra plan unveiled

At Naval Commanders’ Conference, Admiral R. Hari Kumar says force is working with Chief of Defence Staff, army & air force for jointness & integration to meet future challenges.

Modi govt to revamp DRDO, sets up committee with members from services and industry

Panel's primary task is to offer recommendations for restructuring & redefining DRDO's role, as well as ways to recruit & retain high-quality manpower, and rationalise number of laboratories.

Army, Air Force to take turns at helming 2 of India’s proposed theatre commands, Navy to head third

Headquarters for theatre command focusing on Pakistan to come up first in Jaipur. Another will watch borders with China, while the maritime theatre command will come up in Karwar.

Armed forces to have common annual confidential reports for senior officers from this year

A common confidential report for two and three-star officers of the armed forces will be implemented in the next three to four months.

How indigenous is ‘indigenous’ in India’s defence production? Lines are blurred in globalised world

Platforms such as INS Vikrant, LCH Prachand & ALH Dhruv aren't exclusively made in India and do rely on imports, which is a reality even for major defence producers such as US.

Army, Navy, IAF get 6 more months for emergency procurement, MoD rushes to wrap up contracts

Under emergency powers, which were first given to the forces after 2016 Uri attack, the three services can on their own ink contracts worth Rs 300 crore each.

On Camera

What the US did in Venezuela shows the world is still at the mercy of brute power

India needs to urgently draw attention to the total failure of the United Nations in preventing wars, unilateral sanctions, unlawful interventions and threats to sovereignty.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.