Topic: ARMY
Army’s drone formation sees massive changes as tensions with China mount at LAC
A new Aviation Brigade has been set up in the Eastern Command to coordinate action, and to have a more localised control.
Can’t silence cases. As more women join, Indian military must address sexual assault problem
A primary concern of the public and military fraternity about women in the armed forces has been torture and rape at the hands of the enemy. But what about colleagues?
2 militants killed in separate encounter in Shopian, hours after 3 LeT terrorists gunned down
Security forces had launched a search in the Feeripora area of south Kashmir's Shopian and it turned into an encounter after militants opened fire on the forces.
‘Spend more, spend fast’ — Rajnath’s direction to armed forces ahead of mid-term budget review
Over the last week, the defence ministry has inked contracts worth about Rs 30,000 crore for procurement of transport aircraft and tanks.
India begins theaterisation of military, unified commands will take 2-3 years to create
Services have been told to dual-task commander-in-chief rank officers to work on structures of 4 identified theatres — 2 led by Army, 1 each by Air Force & Navy.
NDA, military can learn from US how to tweak standards for women without sacrificing fitness
The Supreme Court of India opened gates. Now military leadership must support gender justice and Service imperatives.
25 yrs ago, an IAF Mi-17 was shot down while Army, Navy chiefs were touring Siachen
After we landed at Siachen Base Camp, we got to know that a helicopter was shot down by Pakistan. We had to send back a message.
Tejas criticism is unfortunate, it has world’s best flying record, says IAF veteran
A selection of the best news reports, analysis and opinions published by ThePrint this week.
Gen Naravane urged to drop L1 regime from defence procurement. That’s just one problem area
What Naravane stated publicly has been rued for years, in private, in the defence establishment.
With Olympics ‘golden throw’, Subedar Neeraj Chopra could land promotion in Army
Neeraj Chopra, who belongs to 4 Rajputana Rifles, initially took to the javelin to lose weight. Now, he's earned India's first Olympics gold in athletics.
YourTurn
UK-India ties need strategic investment. Carrier Strike Group in Bay of Bengal good start
Across Whitehall, ‘strategic’ is the term unfailingly used when discussing India. That India is a top foreign policy priority for Global Britain is without doubt.
Income tax refunds worth Rs 92,961 crore issued to 63.23 lakh taxpayers in 2021-22
The figure includes income tax refunds of Rs 23,026 crore in 61,53,231 cases and corporate tax refunds of Rs 69,934 crore in 1,69,355 cases, an official Twitter post said.
Defence
India adds punch to its firepower against China and a mix of defensive-offensive strategy
India has set up a series of Integrated Defended Locations along LAC, under which focus is to disarm enemy offensive through mix of layered underground bunkers, minefields & other equipment.
Mohan Bhagwat is right, China is the big threat. But his prescription to counter it is flawed
India can fight China, but it needs peace & stability at home. It can't take on Beijing while re-lighting old fires like NRC or polarising Hindus & Muslims to win elections.