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Topic: Indian Army

SubscriberWrites: Hope Agni veers are not India’s waffen SS Troops—A Geopolitical Perspective

The Indian Army has been facing shortage of human resources and another face of the mirror is the new entrants in the army are Agni veers.

Lt Gen Pratik Sharma takes over as Northern Army Commander amid heightened tensions with Pakistan

Sharma was stationed in Kashmir since the Pahalgam attack & was part of all security briefings and planning. He takes over after superannuation of Lt Gen M.V. Suchindra Kumar.

What Operation Parakram taught us—deterrence requires more than just mobilisation or rhetoric

Lofty goals cannot obscure a complex reality: when the need arises to unsheathe the sword, we must already have it sharpened, maintained, and ready for battle.

Indian Navy flexes muscle in Arabian Sea with long-range precision anti-ship missile firings

Navy shares visuals of BrahMos anti-ship & anti-surface cruise missiles being fired from warships as tension persists in the neighborhood after the Pahalgam terror attack.

‘All can see where we stand’: Message to the nation by fallen hero Havildar Jhantu Sheikh’s father

Havildar Jhantu Ali Sheikh was inducted into elite 6 Para at age 19. His village in West Bengal now mourns the young soldier who died in exchange of gunfire with terrorists Thursday.

25 years ago, Lashkar-e-Taiba killed 35 Sikhs in Kashmir. This is how they got away with it

Thirty-five Sikhs were gunned down in cold blood in the year 2000. Political leadership promised to mete out justice, but botched investigations left critical questions unanswered.

Security forces foil infiltration bid at J&K’s Uri, 2 terrorists with suspected links to LeT killed

Lashkar-e-Taiba (LeT) is the same terror outfit believed to be behind Tuesday's attack in Pahalgam that claimed 26 lives.

Solar glow in remote border village, as Indian Army illuminates Simari near LoC in Kashmir

Army dedicates initiative to Colonel Santosh Mahadik, a Shaurya Chakra recipient who was killed in Kashmir in 2015. His mother will inaugurate the project on 14 April.

Heavy ceasefire violation along LoC as Pakistan Army patrol intrusion sets off mine blast, India retaliates

Anti-infiltration mine triggered by intrusion in Krishna Ghati Sector followed by unprovoked firing by Pakistan Army, to which Indian troops responded in 'controlled & calibrated manner'.

Army successfully tests indigenous FPV armed drone like those deployed in Ukraine war

System has been developed by Major Cephas Chetan in conjunction with the Chandigarh based Terminal Ballistics Research Laboratory.

On Camera

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

‘Foreign policy rests on hard power’—from 1965 Indo-Pak war to Op Sindoor, key takeaways for India

A panel of experts moderated by ThePrint’s Editor-in-Chief Shekhar Gupta drew connections between insights of 1965 Indo-Pak War and strategic takeaways highlighted by Op Sindoor.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?