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Bharat Rice for troops: Army taps FCI warehouses to boost military logistics after Operation Sindoor

New arrangement aims to streamline rice supplies to troops in remote areas, apart from access to civilian warehousing and material-handling infrastructure during contingencies.

Police unravel Telangana military arms theft with Army trio’s arrest: ‘Plan to rob banks, rich people’

Seven more people have been arrested in connection with the theft of military weapons from the Indian Army’s 20 Madras Regiment in Secunderabad. Prime suspect was held last month.

From 1965 to Kargil and Sindoor, India’s wars show why land isn’t the only measure of victory

India’s land-centric notion of victory could become a strategic trap, narrowing the choices available in future conflicts.

LPU protest: Men with walkie-talkies were Major-led Army team, sent to check on officers’ kids, cops say

The Major-rank officer produced his ID card to authenticate himself & other personnel, who had been sent by senior officers to check well-being of their children, who are students at LPU.

Op Vivaldi shows corps headquarters must evolve. The question for India is one level above IBG

As the Indian Army develops Integrated Battle Groups, does the corps headquarters require a corresponding transformation to command and orchestrate several such formations?

Badrinath festival row: Chamoli admin distances itself from event it earlier backed, Army given notice

Notice asks Army to explain why event was held 'without permission'. Sources, however, say multiple meetings were held by Army & civil admin in the run-up. CM also attended the festival.

Warfare is moving into the quantum age. Why India must turn focus to post-quantum cryptography

Institutionalising post-quantum cryptography across defence, power grids, banking, and urban infrastructure is not optional — it is existential.

Gen Dhiraj Seth heads to Russia. 1st Army chief to visit country after Gen Rawat

Army chief Gen Dhiraj Seth’s is the first visit by an Indian Army chief to Russia since late Gen Bipin Rawat visited the country in October 2018.

Secunderabad military arms theft: Prime suspect ex-army personnel held, stolen weapons recovered

The intention behind the theft preliminarily appears to be disgruntlement out of early retirement from service, Telangana Police says.

India’s Javelin deal with the US makes sense—only if it remains a stopgap, not a strategy

The Indian Army needs high-end anti-tank weapons, but its long-term answer should be indigenous missiles backed by cheap drones.

On Camera

Ukraine’s Starlink troubles show why military communications need sovereign control

Starlink’s recent controversy over its proposed entry into India makes this more than a theoretical concern, even though there is no direct military component involved.

Amid oil squeeze, mounting economic pressure, Bangladesh seeks fresh $4.5 billion IMF loan

After exiting its previous IMF programme in May, Dhaka is seeking new financing as slowing growth, high inflation, banking-sector distress and rising energy costs strain its economy.

IAF to get first dedicated communications satellite GSAT-7C, to be operational by 2030

GSAT-7C will form part of a military communications network linking satellite infrastructure, ground hubs and software-defined radios (SDRs).

Modi at 25 is staring at a cascade of crises. A perfect storm is building

Multiple headwinds make the turbulence Modi is battling as he steps into his 26th year in public office. This has brought the 3-point Modi proposition under the greatest pressure since 2014.