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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.

New Vice Chiefs, Army Commanders & CISC: Military sees major leadership reshuffle across services

In one of the most significant changes, Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit took over as Vice-Chief of Air Staff following retirement of Air Marshal Nagesh Kapoor, who will now head CAPS.

On first day as Army Chief, General Dhiraj Seth lays out his VIJAY priorities 

New Army Chief said that to respond effectively to the evolving security environment, modernisation of the force with renewed energy and firm resolve is the need of the hour. 

General Dhiraj Seth, the ‘tankman’, takes over as Army chief. A modernisation challenge awaits

Gen Seth is regarded as an officer who is very focused on modernisation & analysing latest trends in military warfare globally and in the immediate region.

Operation Amistad: Indian Army’s field hospital begins treating patients in quake-hit Venezuela

Two IAF C-17 aircraft carrying an Indian Army field hospital, two BHISHM Cubes, and over 35 tonnes of relief supplies reached the South American country Sunday.

Homegrown SSS Defence makes its debut in the Indian Army; its shotgun to tackle drones

This is the 1st time Indian Army will use a SSS Defence product, though the firm has already exported sniper rifles & is close to bagging more foreign orders for both its sniper & shotgun models.

Burden of preserving military character is on leadership, not on an errant young officer

If senior military leaders blur the distinction between personal beliefs and institutional identity, the rank and file will inevitably draw their own conclusions regarding acceptable behaviour.

Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth will be the 7th COAS from Armoured Corps. Who are the others

Of the 30 COAS till now, there have been six from the Armoured Corps, five from the Corps of Artillery and one from the Engineers. The rest have all come from the Infantry.

Lt General Vijay Oberoi proved that war can wound the body, not the spirit

Lt Gen Vijay Oberoi sustained injuries that resulted in the amputation of his leg in 1965. Since then, he embarked on a journey that would come to inspire generations of soldiers.

New Israeli day sights for Indian Army’s NEGEV machine guns, BEL bags supply deal

Sights will be manufactured indigenously by RRP Defence under a Transfer of Technology partnership with Meprolight.

On Camera

Why I say I’m queer, not gay

As Republicans in the US gear up to tear down the Supreme Court’s marriage equality ruling, American gays are rejecting queerness and offering up trans queer ‘radicals’ as a peace offering.

Modi inaugurates Rajasthan refinery: Why India’s first greenfield plant in a decade matters

PM Modi inaugurates the Rs 79,459-crore HPCL-Rajasthan refinery, boosting refining and petrochemical capacity and advancing India's ambition to become a global refining hub.

Indonesia seeks more BrahMos missiles from India. Delhi eyes critical minerals as Modi visits Jakarta

India is looking at setting up joint ventures with Indonesian firms to establish processing factories for critical minerals, especially nickel.

Congress is ceding ground to BJP on nationalism. It’s pushing India towards one-party system

The Congress party’s abandonment of nationalism is the most intriguing aspect of its post-2014 politics. The real Congress was never a party of bleeding heart pacifists.