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Monday, February 23, 2026
TopicArmy Chief General Manoj Pande

Topic: Army Chief General Manoj Pande

Army chief Gen Pande gets extension, Govt seeks merit over mere seniority

Last time such an extension was granted was in the case of former Field Marshal Sam Manekshaw when he was Army chief for period of six months.

In an unusual move, Govt extends tenure of Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande by one month

Extension of Gen Pande’s tenure comes amid intense speculation. He will now serve as Army Chief until 30 June even as the extension goes beyond his normal age of superannuation.

Army chief Gen Pande visits US, focus on new tech, precision munition and infantry combat vehicles

Gen Manoj Pande will be meeting US Chief of Staff of the Army General Randy George and other senior military leaders.

Not a bolt from the blue, Army chief says Agnipath scheme came after ‘due consultation’

This comes after former army chief M.M Naravane wrote in upcoming memoir that while Army was ‘taken by surprise’ by policy, it came like a ‘bolt from the blue’ for the other two services.

India, Bhutan have common security concerns, closely following Thimphu’s talks with China — Army chief

China and Bhutan have agreed to fast-track talks over delimitation and demarcation of the border besides establishing diplomatic ties, which will have strategic implications for India

‘Land remains key domain of warfare’ — Army chief Gen. Pande on Russia-Ukraine ‘lesson’ for India

Gen Pande addresses curtain-raiser for Army’s inaugural Chanakya Defence Dialogue 2023, ‘where experts, academia, intelligentsia and representatives… will ideate on security issues’.

Sepoy honoured with Army Chief’s Commendation Card for heroic rescue

The incident happened last week when, on noticing a large crowd, the sepoy saw a drowning woman in the Bhakra Canal and jumped in to save her.

On Camera

Nick Jonas wearing a mangalsutra is validation for many Indians. He’s our favourite jiju

Nick Jonas is not trying to modernise the mangalsutra, but his gesture shows that choices can be equal. If commitment must be flaunted, it need not be gendered.

In the West, there’s anxiety. In India, optimism—Rishi Sunak says India poised to be leader in AI

On Wednesday, the former UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak was speaking in New Delhi at a Carnegie & Observer Research Foundation event on AI.

Suspected brake failure leads to Tejas accident after landing, airframe likely to be written off

The IAF, so far, remains mum on this accident which has led to grounding of the fleet for safety checks.

No country is ever fully sovereign. Cold War era taught India its real meaning

India’s fraught neighbourhood places multiple constraints on its strategic choices. It leaves no time to take a deep breath, lean back and reset.