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Friday, January 9, 2026
TopicCDS Anil Chauhan

Topic: CDS Anil Chauhan

Modi govt mishandled information war. CDS Chauhan’s loss admission raises 2 big questions

It is now clearer that India will bear significant costs for any future military operation, especially given the Chinese support to Pakistan.

Did we lose aircraft? Should we admit it? When? Answering questions raised by CDS’ admission

In a war, you count your wins by counting missions that were successful and not by counting damaged assets.

India paid for ignoring warnings in 1965 war. It can’t afford to repeat those mistakes today

Even though the Indian Army had repeatedly war-gamed attacks by Pakistan since at least 1956, Lieutenant General Harbaksh Singh said the Pakistani offensive in 1965 caught it completely off-guard.

CDS Gen Chauhan admits to losses during Op Sindoor, rejects Pakistan’s claim of 6 fighters downed

In interview with Bloomberg TV, CDS terms Pakistan’s claim it shot down 6 IAF aircraft ‘absolutely incorrect’; tells Reuters IAF ‘flew all types of aircraft with all types of ordinances on 10 May’.

CDS speaks out on Op Sindoor—from nuclear to losses & disinformation to Chinese role

CDS Gen Anil Chauhan noted that while Pakistan may have leveraged Chinese commercial satellite imagery, there is no proof of real-time targeting support.

As Op Sindoor began, India’s top military brass watched strikes unfold live from South Block

In latest editions of its newsletter ‘Baatcheet’, the Indian Army also names the creators of the Operation Sindoor logo – Lt Col Harish Gupta and Havildar Surinder Singh.

What’s a National Security Strategy & why CDS Gen Chauhan feels India doesn’t need one on paper

In his new book, CDS emphasises that India secures itself through policy & structure, not a written NSS document. Israel never released a formal NSS, he mentions.

PM Modi holds meeting with defence minister, EAM, NSA, CDS after India-Pakistan ceasefire

A meeting at the PM's residence took place Saturday, with Rajnath Singh, Jaishankar, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan among others in attendance.

On Camera

SIR notice to Amartya Sen reveals how burdensome India’s overseas vote really is

In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, there were 1,19,374 registered overseas electors on the rolls. However, only 2,958 actually voted. Kerala alone accounted for 2,670 of those votes.

500% tariffs ahead for India? Trump’s lined up a big bad Bill for countries buying Russian oil

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham says bill will be 'well-timed, as Ukraine is making concessions for peace and Putin is all talk, continuing to kill the innocent'.

2025: Pakistan’s deadliest year in over a decade

Islamabad-based think-tank PICSS's new report says Pakistan saw 'pronounced escalation' in violence last year, with 3,413 conflict-related deaths compared to 1,950 in previous year.

A year-end Mea Culpa in National Interest—The Army-Islam combo doesn’t kill democracy

Many of you might think I got something so wrong in National Interest pieces written this year. I might disagree! But some deserve a Mea Culpa. I’d deal with the most recent this week.