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Thursday, October 30, 2025
TopicIndian Army

Topic: Indian Army

Breaking the two and a half front siege

A powerful nation's army must be ready to fight on multiple fronts. The question is must it be made to do so?

TALK POINT: Should Indian military chiefs step out of their professional jurisdiction and talk about politics and diplomacy?

Eyebrows have been raised over Army Chief Gen. Bipin Rawat’s statements on Kashmir and Pakistan. While some are cheering him, others say that an Indian Army chief should not make provocative statements. Is the chatter of TV channels and digital India changing the culture of the military leadership? We ask experts about the pros and cons of having an outspoken military chief in a democratic India.

A people and their army

A clickbait Gen Rawat-Dyer comparison underlines how eminent post-colonial scholars missed out on the finest Army of this period: India’s

TALK POINT: Is India less mindful of global censure of its hard military posture in Kashmir today than it was in the ’90s?

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.

The Indian Army’s now considering women in combat roles, but here’s why it’s far behind

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...

Read my lips, forget the camera

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

A general called Jake

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

Fifty years after: War of mutual incompetence

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

War and relative peace

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.

The 24th chief

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

On Camera

Russia’s super-missile test shows a new, expensive technological race—with dire outcomes

The test raises a question. Why have Russian nuclear strategists now invested in the Burevestnik, when the US abandoned nuclear ramjet propulsion in 1964?

Karnataka, Telangana, TN, Maharashtra power 40% of services output, pan-India growth uneven—NITI Aayog

Report on India's services sector examines state-level dynamics, maps disparities and suggests ways to tap into the sector’s potential.

India pulled out of Tajikistan’s strategically important Ayni air base in 2022. Here’s why

Tajikistan did not want to extend the lease because of apparent pressure from Russia & China over non-regional military personnel at the air base, it is learnt.

Deepfake on duty: when I asked AI to read Op Sindoor citations

On 21 Oct, a buzz went up that the govt had released full list of gallantry award recipients along with Op Sindoor citations. I put an AI caddy on the job. It took me into a never-ending rabbit hole.