The scaled-down ceremony is being resumed after it was halted on 7 May, when India launched Op Sindoor, and Pakistan retaliated, resulting in escalated tensions at the border.
‘No. 2’ worn during formal parades, commissioning of ships, court martials. The ‘8A’ or half-sleeved shirt & white trousers, is already worn by naval personnel during day-to-day duty.
At this year’s Beating Retreat ceremony, Indian tunes based on classical ragas will be performed by military bands. There will also be 3-D anamorphic projection and drone shows.
The drones are the brainchild of BotLab Dynamics — a startup led by 2 IIT Delhi & a University of Illinois alumni. Even the drone body was made by a Seelampur fruit basket maker.
Iconic hymn, said to be a favourite of Mahatma Gandhi, has been played to conclude Beating Retreat ceremony since 1950. Decision taken for ‘all tunes in line-up to be Indian’.
Rather than functioning as conventional propaganda, the video operates as a device for interpretation, subtly shaping expectations about future developments in China’s naval trajectory.
By pairing Indian drone engineering with Japanese semiconductor expertise, the two firms aim to develop more advanced autonomous systems tailored to both defence & commercial use.
American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.
Why would call it “circus” ? Poor choice of words. Very disappointing. End or Continue – whatever the end result might be – our soldiers are associated with it, practiced and performed it so far – abolish it if not ok, but why use such a word?
The govt, retd offices – did any one use the same language?
I find most of this specific Journalist’s articles toxic/obscene. I have to search for a Web Browser Plugin to block these pages – Honestly, very disturbing.
This is the reason why i dont take full subscription.
Agreed. It supports the local economy. It should be a textbook beating the retreat without any absurdity. The partition museum in Amritsar is a stark reminder of the failure of the leaders at the time to prevent violence. An enquiry commission should have been set up and the guilty heads should have rolled starting from Jawaharlal Nehru.
Why would call it “circus” ? Poor choice of words. Very disappointing. End or Continue – whatever the end result might be – our soldiers are associated with it, practiced and performed it so far – abolish it if not ok, but why use such a word?
The govt, retd offices – did any one use the same language?
I find most of this specific Journalist’s articles toxic/obscene. I have to search for a Web Browser Plugin to block these pages – Honestly, very disturbing.
This is the reason why i dont take full subscription.
Agreed. It supports the local economy. It should be a textbook beating the retreat without any absurdity. The partition museum in Amritsar is a stark reminder of the failure of the leaders at the time to prevent violence. An enquiry commission should have been set up and the guilty heads should have rolled starting from Jawaharlal Nehru.