Remarks come at a time when govt has dramatically increased procurement from Indian industry, with private companies, start-ups emerging as major suppliers to armed forces.
In the latest edition of ThePrint Off The Cuff, General Anil Chauhan (Retd), former Chief of Defence Staff speaks with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta...
Pakistan reached out to India around 9.30 am on 10 May 2025 but Indian DGMO spoke only in the afternoon, just retired Chief of Defence Staff Anil Chauhan says at ThePrint's Off The Cuff.
General Chauhan was in conversation with ThePrint Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta and Editor-Defence and Diplomacy, Snehesh Alex Philip, at ThePrint OTC at The Quorum, Gurugram.
Recruitment of Nepali Gorkhas into Indian Army is on hold since 2022 with Nepal viewing four-yr tenure of Agnipath scheme, among others, as inconsistent with historical frameworks.
Speaking at ThePrint’s Off the Cuff, Gen Anil Chauhan (Retd) defended the need for large capital ships as means to project power in the Indian Ocean. He also spoke about the evolution of land warfare.
Theaterisation, which aims to divide the forces into three theatres with specific areas of responsibility, will become the single most far-reaching reform that the Indian military has witnessed since independence.
Joint Doctrine for Special Forces Operations, released Wednesday, also outlines plans for the future expansion of AFSOD and the creation of Joint Service Training Institutes.
A decade ago, India's primary concern would've been preventing FPI exits. Now it can consider how to attract global patient capital, not out of necessity, but for accelerating growth.
Work will be carried out by Chanakya, Sarvam’s firewalled division. Focus areas are decision support, target acquisition and data fusion across the ‘sensor-to-shooter loop’.
Anti-Americanism is chronic, deep-rooted and instinctive in India. We only undermine our national interest by not shedding it, and by dismissing our entrepreneurs as exploiters.
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