Apply AFSPA When Needed, Don’t Repeal It
On December 4 last year, an intelligence-based operation by the Indian Army in the Mon district of Nagaland went horribly wrong, resulting in the death of six civilians. A high-level enquiry... Read more
How will OFB Corporatisation Progress: A Deep Dive
The recent move by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) to corporatize the Ordnance Factory Board (OFB) and split the 100-plus years old organisation into seven different government owned Defence P... Read more
Theaterisation: Top Brass Evolves Approach
The top brass of the Indian military has decided to continue with more discussions and conduct in-depth cross-services studies before finalising the number of theatre commands it needs to cr... Read more
India, China Agree to Hold 12th Round of Talks by End of July
The 12th round of Corps Commanders level talks between India and China on resolving the outstanding issues over the remaining friction points along the Line of Actual Control (LAC) in Easter... Read more
India’s Higher Defence Reforms on Track
The second stage of reforms in India’s higher defence management is likely to get off the ground over the next two three months with the military leadership in the process of finalising the... Read more
While search and rescue operations continue for missing crew members of the ONGC barge which sank after Cyclone Tauktae left behind a trail of devastation in the company’s Mumbai offshore es... Read more
Eastern Ladakh: Chinese Formations Undertaking Rotation
Indian military and intelligence sources have revealed, that the Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) has rotated two large field formations it had deployed along the Line of Actual Contro... Read more
India-China To Hold 11th Round Of Corps Commander-Level Talks Amidst PLA Exercises
The next round of Corps Commander-level talks between India and China on resolving remaining friction points in Eastern Ladakh is likely to take place on Friday, informed sources say even as... Read more
Northern Army Commander: PLA has Gone Behind India’s Claim Line; How are We Ceding?
LEH: For all those who claim India has lost territory by agreeing to the current phase of disengagement that is underway at the north and south banks of Pangong Tso, Northern Army Commander... Read more
NEW DELHI: “I want to assure this House that in these talks we have not conceded anything.” Defence Minister Rajnath Singh’s assurance in Parliament on February 11 encapsulated India’s tough... Read more