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Sunday, May 5, 2024
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Army to conduct trials of AI enabled unmanned all-terrain vehicles in Ladakh next month

Trials will also be held in deserts before the Army selects its final product and goes for large scale acquisition.

Soft skill to tame the Dragon — Chinese interpreters for Territorial Army

Better language skill will help Indian teams to exchange viewpoints and to understand PLA during interactions such as Corps Commander-level talks, flag meetings, and joint exercises

Delhi Army hospital performs ‘first’ auditory brainstem implant surgery on 4-year-old girl

The patient, daughter of a serving soldier, was born without a cochlea or auditory nerves. The procedure performed by a team of experts lasted for over 12 hours.

Abdul Hamid’s bravery in destroying Pakistani tanks at Asal Uttar ensured his legacy

The Battle of Asal Uttar marked a critical point in the 1965 war—turning the momentum in India’s favour and ensuring victory. Havildar Abdul Hamid was integral to it.

‘Can’t study much, so badly need military job’: Story behind Agnipath protests in Agra region

In Jat-dominated Chaharbatti, where military service is a tradition, many say they're not prepared to face uncertainities that await them once they exit the armed forces after 4 years.

Modi govt’s deepest damage isn’t Hindu-Muslim divide but PM’s ‘mogic’ dumbing us down

The current debate on Agnipath illustrates 'mogic' at work, just as it did during demonetisation, Covid lockdown and the 2020 farm laws.

Agnipath is directed correctly. But Modi govt needs Amit Shah to budge

To make the MHA change its stance is a political responsibility, utilising the short-service prescription optimally a military responsibility. Both must be done.

Throwback to fabled 1992 rescue op as tourists saved from dangling cable car in Himachal

A joint operation by IAF & Army, made famous by heroics of para commando Col. Ivan Joseph Crasto, saved 10 lives in 1992 when cable car was stuck 1,500 ft above ground near Parwanoo town.

Agnipath an ember that can consume India. Why it’s an invitation to civil war

The Agnipath scheme poses threat to the Indian national State itself as it can disperse violence and weaponry back to the social order.

Schemes like Agnipath must go to test beds first. They shake up the entire system

The scheme is being introduced full-fledged at a time when the country is in a standoff with China. The Russian experience in Ukraine isn’t encouraging.

On Camera

‘Trade, not aid’—Narasimha Rao’s 1991 reforms speech that changed India’s economic landscape

On 9 July 1991, then-PM PV Narasimha Rao addressed the nation days before the Budget presentation, admitting that the job of repairing India's sick economy won't be easy, quick, or smooth.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.