Indian armed forces – Page 2 – Maj Gen Harsha Kakar (Retd.)

November 4, 2025

Trishul, Astra Shakti, and the rise of Rudra Brigades: How the armed forces are preparing for tomorrow’s wars First Post 04 Nov 2025

Trishul, Astra Shakti, and the rise of Rudra Brigades: How the armed forces are preparing for tomorrow’s wars First Post 04 Nov 2025 The armed forces are currently undergoing a series of exercises as also there are reports of restructuring within the army. These are a fallout of studies, lessons from recent conflicts, including the Russo-Ukraine war and Operation […]

September 24, 2025

Preparing for theatre commands: Joint military stations Amar Ujala 23 Sep 2025

Preparing for theatre commands: Joint military stations Amar Ujala 23 Sep 2025 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh declared 2025 as the year of reforms. A press release issued by the MoD on 01 Jan this year mentioned that reforms would aim at, ‘transforming the Armed Forces into a technologically-advanced combat-ready force capable of multi-domain integrated operations.’ It added that this […]

September 3, 2025

Joint planning centre vs theatre commands: Who should lead in war ETv Bharat 03 Sep 2025

Joint planning centre vs theatre commands: Who should lead in war ETv Bharat 03 Sep 2025 Speaking at a fireside chat in Mhow, as part of ‘Ran Samwad 2025, the air chief, Air Marshal AP Singh mentioned, ‘I feel having joint planning and coordination at the apex level is what is required. If directions go from it, things will […]

August 30, 2025

Targeting armed forces personnel The Excelsior 30 Aug 2025

Targeting armed forces personnel The Excelsior 30 Aug 2025 Recent floods and cloudbursts in J and K, Himachal, Punjab and Uttarakhand saw the army out as first responders. They were there assisting and supporting the population even before the SDRF and NDRF could reach, largely because of their proximity. It is not that their camps were not affected by […]

August 13, 2025

India-US Defence ties must be kept away from the tariff battle ETv Bharat 13 Aug 2025

India-US Defence ties must be kept away from the tariff battle ETv Bharat 13 Aug 2025 President trump recently imposed 50% tariffs on India citing multiple reasons including adverse balance of payments, high tariffs and procuring Russian oil, though it is also possible due to Modi claiming that Trump had no role in the ceasefire announced during Operation Sindoor. […]

July 28, 2025

Moving from cantonments to military stations E TV Bharat 28 Jul 2025

Moving from cantonments to military stations E TV Bharat 28 Jul 2025 A recent report from Maharashtra quoted the CM mentioning that six cantonment boards in the state, including Pune, Khadki, Aurangabad, Deolali, Kamptee and Ahmednagar will be merged with local municipal bodies or converted into new municipalities to ensure better amenities and development. The Khas Yol Cantonment in […]

July 25, 2025

Greater indigenization essential for future conflicts Prabhat Khabar 24 Jul 2025

Greater indigenization essential for future conflicts Prabhat Khabar 24 Jul 2025 Speaking at a workshop on ‘Indigenization of critical components,’ the CDS, Gen Anil Chauhan, mentioned, ‘We cannot rely on imported technologies that are crucial for our offensive and defensive missions. We must invest, build and safeguard ourselves.’ He added that ‘Yesterday’s weapons can’t win today’s wars, tomorrow’s technology […]

July 14, 2025

More muscle needed to tackle multiple threats The Statesman 15 Jul 2025

More muscle needed to tackle multiple threats The Statesman 15 Jul 2025 The Indian army deputy chief, Lt Gen Rahul R Singh, mentioned what had been known all along but not presented in the manner it should have. He stated, while addressing an event organized by the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, that India was battling […]

July 2, 2025

Comparing military aspects of Operation Rising Lion and Sindoor ETv Bharat 02 Jul 2025

Comparing military aspects of Operation Rising Lion and Sindoor ETv Bharat 02 Jul 2025 India and Israel have both been facing sponsored terrorism for decades, India by Pakistan and Israel by Iranian backed groups. Both nations have displayed restraint for decades. For Israel, the Oct 07 attacks in 2023 had to be responded to, while for India, it was […]

June 2, 2025

Armed forces need structural reforms The Statesman 03 Jun 2025

Armed forces need structural reforms The Statesman 03 Jun 2025 The devastation to Pakistan’s air defence systems and strategic assets, including air bases, in the short four-day Operation Sindoor, was such that Islamabad and Rawalpindi were compelled to release their troll army to convert their DGMOs call for ceasefire amidst imminent defeat to false victory. Such was the […]