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Thursday, November 6, 2025
TopicIndian Army

Topic: Indian Army

Se La tunnel to Make in India: Key projects that will be hit by Army’s rupee crunch

Se La tunnel, security for Army bases, war reserves, Make in India, vehicles and surface-to-air missiles are just some important projects that’ll suffer.

Army says two-front war a real risk, need funds to counter China & Pak modernisation

Army chief says it’s wrong to say defence expenditure is a burden for nation; Parliament panel informed that threat perception is high after Doklam standoff.

Army says Modi govt hasn’t given money, so it can’t modernise or pay for emergency buys

In its strongest take on the Modi govt, Army tells parliamentary panel that 68% of its equipment is vintage, and Make in India is stillborn.

Army says it killed ‘OGWs’ in Shopian, Mufti says they weren’t. Who is an ‘OGW’?

The ambiguity over the description of the term 'OGW' continues as J&K chief minister and the Indian Army clash over the Shopian killings in the valley.

The Indian Army is dragged into every issue today. Is it strong enough to resist it?

The Army seems to be getting dragged into every debate in the media, whether it is about patriotism, nationalism, student politics or the national anthem.

More women in armed forces: Modi govt to make ‘service voter’ rules gender neutral

Government accepts EC recommendation to extend voting rights to husbands and children of women in forces, posted out of home.

Get IAF back to full strength before thinking about integrating the services

The IAF is not fundamentally opposed to theatre command or an empowered CDS. There needs to be better understanding between the three services. Having broadly...

The debate over integrating the services: Understanding the Air Force perspective

Flexibility, concentration of effort & centralised control are essential for best utilisation of the IAF. These could be compromised under theatre commands.

Lessons from Sunjuwan: Get a smart, effective perimeter security system at military bases

A committee formed after Pathankot and Uri attacks gave a detailed plan to overhaul perimeter security in almost all military locations.

Bhagwat’s army comment deserves to be condemned, but not for the reasons you thought

RSS chief wants both swayamsevaks and civilians to be trained by the Indian Army. His comment goes against the democratic spirit of the Constitution.

On Camera

Nur Jahan to Chand Bibi—Indian women in sports have been erased from history

Dice have been found dating to the Bronze Age in various Harappan sites in present-day northwest India and throughout Pakistan. And it’s very possible that some had female owners.

Vodafone Idea AGR case, explained: SC breather to cash-strapped telco & what it means for industry

Telecom industry keeping close tabs on the case. Government is single largest shareholder in Vodafone Idea, at 49 percent.

‘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.