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Saturday, August 15, 2026
TopicIndian Army

Topic: Indian Army

Gen Vaidya won 2 MahaVir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. India forgot a great soldier

Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman

The Maoists are gone, but India should still be wary of a new red insurgency

Manmohan Singh called it our biggest threat 20 years ago. The state won the war, but history shows Left insurgencies don't stay dead for long.

ThePrint Off The Cuff with former Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan (Retd)

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.

In Delhi, an emotional farewell to former Army chief Gen VN Sharma with full state honours

The three service chiefs paid tributes, along with several former Army chiefs. Friends & fellow soldiers remember him as a 'natural charmer'.

Gen VN Sharma, who led Army in the turbulent late eighties, dies at 97

Hailing from an illustrious military family, he was son of Maj Gen Amar Nath Sharma. His eldest brother Maj Som Nath Sharma is the first recipient of the posthumous Param Vir Chakra.

Telangana HC orders Army to protect disputed property, warns HYDRAA chief he could be taken into custody

‘Though the court is conscious to not involve the Army in such issues, we are doing so as we have lost faith in the state,’ says Justice Anil Kumar.

Videos of uniformed personnel supporting students’ protest surface. Mostly AI, doctored—and from Pakistan

The government is taking action against several social media handles operating from Pakistan, but impersonating Indian accounts.

Future of India’s IBGs rests on rollout speed, tech. History rarely rewards armies that wait

With the rollout of Integrated Battle Groups, India is implementing a brigade-centric model nearly two decades after the US Army and about a decade after the PLA.

Not just Rs 50L bribe: CBI cites ‘luxury hotel bookings, air tickets’ to oppose Army colonel bail plea

Himanshu Bali, who was posted in posted in Ordnance Branch of Army’s Eastern Command, allegedly manipulated tenders in lieu of bribes from Kanpur-based defence supplier.

Rollout of Gen Bipin Rawat’s Integrated Battle Groups begins with China-focused 17 Mountain Strike Corps

IBGs made their debut under a trial in 2019 and are meant to enable the Army to launch quick offensive ops in 204 hours through agile self-sufficient strike formations.

On Camera

Andhra’s Rs 150 cr exploration MoU for lithium, gallium as Centre pushes critical mineral self-reliance

Andhra Pradesh has signed an MoU for a Rs 150 crore exploration project to study lithium and gallium deposits in Kadapa Basin, part of the Centre’s drive to reduce critical mineral imports.

I-Day: Modi wants India to be defence supplier to world; says focus on drones, anti-drones, hypersonics

During his Independence Day speech, PM Modi stressed that expanding domestic production is critical to boosting India’s strategic strength.

Gen Vaidya won 2 MahaVir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. India forgot a great soldier

Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman