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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
Rethinking India’s border security amid overburdened Northern Command First Post 06 May 2025 The much-awaited strategic re-structuring of Indian forces into Integrated Theatre Commands (ITCs) remains in limbo. Post the first Joint Commanders Conference in Lucknow, in Sept last year, a press release mentioned that the three services had agreed to structures of upcoming ITCs and these had been […]
Modernizing artillery is vital for security The Statesman 23 Apr 2025The modern battlefield is characterized by devastation and destruction. Artillery, missiles and rockets are preferred weapons to inflict maximum casualties on the adversary. Artillery remains the king of the battlefield. However, these weapon systems are themselves vulnerable to counter-strikes. There is an increased presence of counter-artillery batteries, capable of responding […]
Misconceptions within Pakistan Raksha Anirveda 21 Apr 2025Addressing the Overseas Pakistanis Convention in Islamabad, General Asim Munir, their army chief, decided to play to the galleries. He commented on multiple subjects, boosted by a cheering audience of overseas Pakistanis. However, what he missed was a reality check on subjects which he discussed. He backed the two-nation theory, mentioning, ‘Our religion […]
India is enhancing its drone and counter-drone capabilities ETv Bharat 02 Mar 2025 The Russo-Ukraine war continues to witness a UAV dominated battlefield compelling changing concepts of operations and tactics. A difference compared to employment of brute military power of yester years. Russia initially employed Iranian drones and moved on to develop its Lancet drones which carry a 40 Kg […]
Army as first responder The Statesman 18 Mar 2025Photographs of residents of Wayanad in Jul-Aug 2024 lining up to cheer members of the army’s rescue team as it withdrew after successfully completing its daunting rescue task, post the landslides, dominated social media as also news networks. It was an emotional send-off from a community which lost many family members but […]