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Saturday, January 3, 2026
TopicIndian armed forces

Topic: Indian armed forces

Rajnath Singh Launches Innovation Challenges for Indian Armed Forces

New Delhi: Defense Minister Rajnath Singh launched the third edition of Acing Development of Innovative Technologies with iDEX (ADITI 3.0) challenge and the 13th...

Gaza, Ukraine being fought on techno-battlefields. Indian military is 3 decades behind

My assessment is that the Indian armed forces are adopting emerging technologies for incremental change and not transformation—which is the need of the hour.

SIG Sauer 716 rifles are a stopgap. AK-203 is the future rifle of Indian armed forces

The recent order of 73,000 SIG Sauer rifles has triggered debate on India’s long quest for a modern rifle. The India-Russia AK-203 joint production under ‘Make in India’ holds the key.

Agnipath is the biggest military reform. China has done it since 1997

The military's balance between manpower and technology must always be carefully calibrated to ensure an optimal mix, which is what the Agnipath scheme has embarked upon.

Indian military has narrowed the gap with PLA in drone warfare, now it needs a clear concept

The military needs to give careful thought to the employment of swarm drones. They can be used for deception, overloading enemy radars and forcing the launch of expensive interception missiles.

In a first, armed forces release joint doctrine meant to guide commanders in cyberspace ops

On release of joint doctrine, defence ministry says hostile actions in cyberspace could impact nation’s economy, cohesion, political decision-making and ability to defend itself.

Bengaluru firm eyes Indian and foreign markets with its ‘family’ of loitering munitions

Aerospace company Kadet Defence Systems has also launched India’s first Jet-Powered Aerial Targets, which have already been exported to another country.

Army caught between religious & constitutional values. Defend secular, apolitical nature

The political winds blowing in India should provide an insight into the military leadership, and the scope and nature of the challenges to its basic values.

Armed Forces Medical College commissions 120 medical graduates into Indian Armed Forces

The cadets from the 58th batch of AFMC performed exceptionally well in the MUHS winter 2023 examinations and a total of 147 cadets graduated, including five from other foreign countries.

‘Viksit Bharat’ will face many threats on a 2047 battlefield. Warfare has diversified into new domains

Given the complexities of the challenge, it is not the Armed Forces alone but all organs of the government that must dwell on these issues. Technologies and doctrines must develop concurrently.

On Camera

The Supreme Court is losing its credibility. It should frighten us all—Maneka Gandhi

The dogs will survive whatever orders are passed. But institutions are more fragile than we imagine. Once lost, the trust they embody takes generations to rebuild.

India’s urban co-op banks are turning the page—crisis to cautious revival, one metric at a time

With bad loans shrinking & capital buffers stronger, urban co-op banks’ new umbrella body NUCFDC is now prioritising rollout of digital transformation.

Greece looking at TATA’s WhAP infantry combat vehicle for army procurement

If deal goes through, Greece will be 2nd foreign country to procure vehicle. Morocco was first; TATA Group has set up manufacturing unit there with minimum 30 percent indigenous content.

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.