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Time’s running out. Armed forces must be sent to rural India to lead Covid fight

Every officer, Junior Commissioned Officer and Non-Commissioned Officer of the armed forces is a trained crisis manager.

What’s DGAFMS, Indian military’s medical wing leading the fight against Covid

The Directorate General of Armed Forces Medical Service reports to the Department of Defence and not to the Department of Military Affairs or the CDS.

Armed forces procure oxygen, medical supplies as Covid cases go up in rural areas

The armed forces have identified states and regions which need more help, based on existing capacities and number of cases, and are also preparing for a possible third wave.

India’s military is apolitical. But hold up the mirror before it starts fraying

The challenge for the military leadership will always be to fathom political motives and not allow the armed forces to be utilised for partisan acts. 

Armed forces can turn Delhi’s Covid situation around in 48 hours. Time to call them in

The full potential of the armed forces is not being utilised. They are not in the decision-making loop and military representatives have not been consulted.

Rajnath Singh grants emergency financial powers to armed forces to set up health facilities

The Defence Minister's office said he invoked special provisions to empower the armed forces to speed up efforts in the nationwide fight against Covid-19.

Bhopal Gas tragedy to Covid — India can always count on IAF to step in during crises

The Humanitarian Assistance and Disaster Relief capabilities our forces possess fulfil both India’s internal and external needs & are a major cog in military diplomacy.

Army stresses on integrated logistics on the lines of Amazon, Flipkart amid Covid crisis

Army Vice-Chief Lt Gen. C.P. Mohanty said his vision of Operation Logistics is that it has to be networked to connect frontline soldiers & service providers at the click of a button.

Modi is right about indigenous defence doctrine. Army staff colleges can’t keep studying US

The PMO can hardly blame the armed forces for soldiering on however they could. After all, they’ve been working without any political guidance for years.

787 suicides reported in armed forces since 2014, most from Army, govt data shows

According to Minister of State for Defence Shripad Naik, the Army reported 591 suicide cases, Navy 36, while the Indian Air Force had 160 between 2014 and 2021 (till 22 March).

On Camera

Maharashtra’s language war reaches West Bengal. Actor Prosenjit Chatterjee is the first victim

While the language war in other states is targeting those who can't speak the local language, in Bengal, even those whose mother tongue is Bengali have to constantly prove their Bengali-ness.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

DRDO successfully tests latest version of UAV-launched precision missile, ULPGM-V3

Capable of being fired in plain and high-altitude areas, it has day-and-night capability and two-way data link to support post-launch target, aim-point update.

Modi’s Bharat vs Indira’s India: 11-yr report card of politics, diplomacy, economy, nationalism

As Narendra Modi becomes India’s second-longest consecutively serving Prime Minister, we look at how he compares with Indira Gandhi across four key dimensions.