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Wednesday, September 3, 2025
TopicGeneral Manoj Pande

Topic: General Manoj Pande

General Upendra Dwivedi who helmed modernisation bid in Northern Command takes over as Army chief

Vice chief of the Army Staff since February this year, General Upendra Dwivedi was the natural contender for the top post.

Modi 3.0 must improve civil-military relations. Bring NSS, relieve CDS of extra duties

India’s Chief of Defence Staff is mandated to wear too many hats, which can impact his advisory duties. The government must address this.

Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi appointed as new Army chief

Prior to taking over as the vice-chief in February, he was General Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Northern Command which looks after the borders with both Pakistan and China.

Gen Manoj Pande’s extension is an unnecessary distraction from his conduct in trying times

The Army was clearly unprepared for this extension, till recently events were continuing as though COAS was to retire as per schedule. He was even felicitated for nearing the milestone.

As Army chief gets an extension, here are the contenders for the top post

With Modi govt granting a one-month extension to Gen Manoj Pande, others whose names were sent to the Cabinet Committee on Appointments are strong contenders now.

Conventional military force no more deciding factor, says Army chief. Calls for self-reliance

Army is pursuing 45 niche technologies identified for military application & 120 indigenous projects are underway to develop & absorb these niche technologies, Gen Pande says.

Army proposes test-bed brigades & adversarial force as part of capability development

It also plans to introduce Army Design Bureau (ADB) cells at command level to 'upscale' innovation potential of ADB, whose mandate is to modernise & indigenously develop army equipment

Army Commanders’ Conference in New Delhi puts focus on modernization and organisational reforms

The conference was attended by the senior leadership of the Indian Army.

India, Bhutan have common security concerns, closely following Thimphu’s talks with China — Army chief

China and Bhutan have agreed to fast-track talks over delimitation and demarcation of the border besides establishing diplomatic ties, which will have strategic implications for India

Rajnath Singh reaches Tawang in Arunachal Pradesh, reviews Army’s preparations at LAC

Minister underlines that govt is making all efforts to strengthen country’s military prowess through indigenous production of defence equipment.

On Camera

On Arundhati Roy, mother-daughter conflicts, and the burden of being a ‘good mother’

When reading the book, one can see Roy’s mother as a 'fascist government' unto herself, the centre of her own cult. In Arundhati’s words, Mary Roy was ‘mother guru’.

A Rs 33,000 cr ‘banking fraud’: ED’s case against Arvind Dham, Amtek’s web of ‘500 shell companies’

ED has accused Amtek promoter Arvind Dham of controlling web of nearly 500 shell companies operating as a layered structure, with up to 15 levels of indirect ownership, to divert funds.

‘Loyal wingman’ to full ICBM triad & air defence, China’s show of power at Victory Day parade

China flaunted military might & modernisation as it displayed stealth drones, anti-satellite system & cyber warfare contingent during parade to mark victory over Japan in WWII.

For Indian Mercedes, Asim Munir’s dumper truck in mirror is closer than it appears

From Munir’s point of view, a few bumps here and there is par for the course. He isn’t going to drive his dumper truck to its doom. He wants to use it as a weapon.