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Monday, November 10, 2025
TopicIndian military

Topic: Indian military

Indian forces back to peacetime alert after Balakot but forward bases with Pakistan active

India has not shifted aircraft from its forward bases as sought by Pakistan some days ago in order to open its airspace.

Disability pension of military personnel who retire after full service will now be taxed

Finance ministry rules that those military personnel who continue in service until retirement will have to pay income tax on their disability pension.

Modi must appoint chief of defence staff – and prove India’s political class isn’t fearful

Nothing explains NSA Doval as de facto CDS, unless the executive is scared of military power being concentrated in the hands of a single person.

Can the govt dictate what cars military officers & veterans can buy from the canteens?

A new order by the Modi government puts a price cap on the vehicles that can be bought by the armed forces from the subsidised Canteen Stores Department.

On new govt’s defence agenda — 4 key projects to boost India’s military prowess

Indian Air Force and Indian Navy are in dire need of fighter jets, helicopters and submarines, and the new government has to ensure that they get them.

Balakot shows India needs to take its technological military edge beyond Pakistan’s reach

Pakistan has bridged the gap as far as relative technological edge is concerned, and India’s numerical edge will be in play only in long-duration war.

Veterans protest against politicisation of military, then get caught in their own politics

Letter by 150 veterans saying they're being used for political gains was allegedly sent to the President. Now, some deny signing it. President’s office says haven't received any letter.

Indian military must be protected from politics. The President should step in

ThePrint view on the most important issues, instantly.

A-SAT missile: Is India focusing on ‘Star Wars’ instead of modernising its creaking military?

India Wednesday successfully test-fired an anti-satellite missile, becoming the fourth country after the US, Russia and China to possess such capability.

CAG report blames ‘inadequate training’ for 2014 Super Hercules crash that killed 5

A simulator for the aircraft had been installed in 2012, but could not be used for training because IAF & manufacturer couldn’t finalise a usage contract.

On Camera

Moon madness has taken over modern dating. A waning crescent is the best time to ghost

Alongside buying into the grift that is dating apps, the girlies are also installing astrology apps like Astrotalk to investigate the same tired mystery—will he ever text back?

Africa’s blue economy is booming. What it can learn from Asia

Aquaculture is the fastest growing food sector in Africa, offering significant returns on investment for all involved and achieving the continent’s goals for food security, dignified livelihoods and economic growth.

‘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.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.