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Saturday, November 8, 2025
TopicIndian Army

Topic: Indian Army

Top Army commanders approve massive rehaul & downsizing of Indian Army

The reform aims to mainly increase the Indian army's war-fighting capabilities. 

How an Army officer proposed to his air hostess girlfriend after grad ceremony in Chennai

Chandresh Singh and Dhara Mehta’s love story is breaking the internet, but the fairytale ending hasn’t come without hardship.

The Indian soldier feels let down by Army brass, Supreme Court and politicians

The AFSPA, which was meant to provide protection to soldiers, is now insufficient.

Will the Indian Army welcome gay soldiers? Veterans split

Some say homosexuality is unlikely to be acceptable for soldiers, pointing to a years-old military culture, while others say the SC order will prevail.

Indian Army is worried now that men can legally have sex with other men

Homosexuality in the military is frowned upon in much of the world. Is the tide about to change in India?

Why Pakistan is so desperate to claim 1965 war a ‘victory’ with annual 6 Sept parades

Because it’s the only war it didn’t lose to India. It was a stalemate, with both tired sides short of firepower, ideas and nerve. Some...

Indian Army moves away from tradition, plans new cell with focus on social media

The contours of the plan will be firmed up on completion of Indian Army's ongoing study on structural reorganisation.

Why Modi govt & Army picked this general to protect borders with China & Pakistan

Lt. Gen. Joshi was not only a hero in the 1999 Kargil war but is also a veteran when it comes to dealing with China.

Two silvers at the Asiad is great, but equestrian needs a lot of change to grow

From the tight control of the Army over the federation to the lack of sponsors, the sport faces many challenges to its growth in India.

The revenge killings in south Kashmir that has J&K police in militant crosshairs  

The Shopian ambush in which four Jammu and Kashmir policemen were killed is the latest attack by militants.

On Camera

Trump’s unpredictability is not the absence of strategy—it works on everyone but China

The Italian term sprezzatura—a studied nonchalance that conceals intention—best captures the spirit of Trump’s foreign policy so far. The pattern is unpredictability, transactionalism, and disruption as diplomacy.

Asia’s ‘weakest’ link: Yunus on a tightrope as Bangladesh tries to fix banks without breaking economy

With 20.2 percent of its total loans in default by the end of last year, Bangladesh had the weakest banking system in Asia. Despite reforms, it will take time to recover.

‘Let them see’: Putin says new nuclear-powered missiles in the making, in message to Washington

At a ceremony felicitating Russian military engineers, Putin highlights Moscow’s 'parity' in defence technologies for the next century.

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.