Topic: Indian Army

Is it easier for India to adopt a tough line in Kashmir today than it was in the 1990s? How is India’s position today different from the 1990s when New Delhi felt the impact of censure from groups like Amnesty International, Human Rights Watch, U.S. and European capitals? Is the world too distracted right now to lecture India on human rights? We ask experts Ajai Sahni, Aakar Patel.

VRINDA SEHGAL  Chief of Army Staff Bipin Rawat has said that the Indian Army is open to inducting women in combat roles. "We have already started...

Say the central forces' angry soldiers. They need reform, committed leaders. And very sensitive handling.

India did not do well enough by Lt General Jacob, but, besides its Great War hero, he remained an ambassador of its core values.

What exactly are we in India celebrating, and actively rewriting, a half century later?

Could it be that one reason our societies have not learnt to enjoy peace and security is the shyness with which we approach our military past.

He will count for no more than a footnote, albeit a sizeable, sad but unforgettable one, as his successors pick up the pieces

If armed forces have begun to look and sound like any other govt department, the fault lies with their own leadership, civil servants who control them, and politicians who lead them.

If we’re as sensitive to Shinde’s needs as the Pentagon was to Romero’s, we’d save many lives

Military historians will have a hard time resolving this one. Which date should mark the anniversary of the war in Kargil? May 3, when...