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Monday, January 26, 2026
TopicMilitary strategy

Topic: military strategy

With Operation Sindoor, India just taught the world how to quickly end war

In an era when conflicts like Russia-Ukraine and Israel-Hamas drag on, and nations struggle to decide when to end war, Operation Sindoor can serve as a template for others to follow.

Attrition, annihilation, or exhaustion? India has to pick the right strategy to win a war

The terrain of our Northern borders favours a strategy of attrition while conducting a defensive campaign. But on the Western front, a strategy of annihilation might be a better option.

Stop obsessing over ‘leading from the front’. It doesn’t justify sacrifice of Army officers

The ethos of ‘leading from the front’ is being used by the Army as an afterthought to cover up undue haste and violation of tactical norms and standard operating procedures.

Military must know a war’s political aims. Or it risks doing the right thing for wrong reasons

The armed forces need to be vigilant that their actions are in the national interest and that they are not unwittingly doing the right thing for the wrong reasons.

All wars must have an ‘end’. Lessons from Bangladesh, Ukraine to Israel

If the ends — the desired aims or outcomes— of war are uncertain or ill-defined, then there is every possibility of getting bogged down in a never-ending and unwinnable battle.

India must stop ‘all is well’ narrative against surprise attacks. Learn from Israel’s failure

Can Israel’s 7/10 be replicated in India? The strategic environment is different but the answer is an unequivocal yes. All worst-case scenarios must be war-gamed and planned for.

‘Big win’ or ‘wait and see’? What Russia’s retreat from Kherson means for the Ukraine war

With Russian troops beating a hasty retreat from the strategic port city of Kherson Friday, the frontlines have been redrawn in Ukraine. But experts advise caution.

Protracted war has damaged global military supply systems. Time for India to step up

As the US infuses A-grade switchblade drones into Ukraine, India must initiate measures for mass production of weapons with small delivery systems.

It took Pakistan three defeats to understand the flaw in its war strategy against India

The Pakistan Army has travelled down the strategy lane with a martial pride and hubris that made them believe they were the best fighting army of the world.

Indian Army’s orthodox doctrine distorts military strategy in Ladakh-type conflicts: Study

Stanford researcher writes why New Delhi in recent times has been left with an invidious all-or-nothing choice in the use of military force—either start a major war or abstain from action.

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Mark Tully made me a journalist. The profession was religion to him: Satish Jacob

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India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.