Indian armed forces – Maj Gen Harsha Kakar (Retd.)

December 8, 2024

Why Xi’s military purge isn’t about corruption bit something more sinister First Post 7 Dec 2024

Why Xi’s military purge isn’t about corruption bit something more sinister First Post 7 Dec 2024The purge within the People’s Liberation Army (PLA) in China continues unabated. Latest inputs flowing from Beijing mention that Lin Xiangyan, the commander of its Eastern Theatre Command, committed ‘suicide’. The Eastern Theatre Command’s area of responsibility includes Eastern China, the East China Sea, and […]

December 2, 2024

Debate on women in command E TV Bharat 02 Dec 2024

Debate on women in command E TV Bharat 02 Dec 2024A letter, available on social media, written by a senior army officer to his superior, raising fingers on capabilities of women officers in command has reignited a debate on the subject. Women officers are here to stay and that is a fact. The current women officers in command are the […]

July 28, 2024

Agnipath is in keeping with India’s military transformation The Sunday Guardian 28 Jul 2024

July 21, 2024

What flowed post Kargil The Excelsior 21 Jul 2024

June 28, 2024

What next for Agniveers? The Excelsior 28 Jun 2024

May 21, 2024

Rolling out theaterization The Excelsior 21 May 2024

March 27, 2024

An effective constable of the Indian Ocean The Statesman 27 Mar 2024

An effective constable of the Indian Ocean The Statesman 27 Mar 2024 After a nearly 40-hour operation, on 16th March, the Indian Navy’s INS Kolkata accompanied by INS Subhadra, employing sea-guardian drones, air dropping of marine commandoes from a C17 aircraft, led to the rescue of Maltese flagged MV Ruen from the hands of Somali pirates, who had seized […]

March 5, 2024

India’s defence Aatmanirbharta advances; Many more roads yet to travel ET News 05 Mar 2024

India’s defence Aatmanirbharta advances; Many more roads yet to travel ET News 05 Mar 2024 Addressing the 41st DRDO conference in Oct 2019, General Bipin Rawat, then army chief, stated, ‘India is one of the largest importers of weapons and ammunition, and after 70 years of independence, it is not a very proud statement to make.’ He added, ‘We […]

February 20, 2024

Putting our missiles to the best use The Statesman 20 Feb 2024

Putting our missiles to the best use The Statesman 20 Feb 2024 In September 2021, General Bipin Rawat, then CDS, had announced that India was contemplating establishing its own Conventional Rocket Force (CRF). Last year the government confirmed its intent to create CRFs. The process of determining the structure of this organization would currently be underway between the three […]

January 23, 2024

Agnipath back in the limelight The Statesman 23 Jan 2024

Agnipath back in the limelight The Statesman 23 Jan 2024 Addressing the media on Army Day, the army chief, General Manoj Pande, stated, ‘the positivity and integration of Agniveers in units is happening well. There are few challenges in terms of training, most of which are at the tactical level, entailing tweaking of our policies, limiting training periods and […]