The chief of the Indian Army, General Manoj Pande, said some troops deployed in Uttarakhand’s sinking Joshimath area have been moved to the nearby heights and, if needed, they would be permanently moved to Auli, some 40 kilometres from the town. He also said the subsidence has had no effect on the Army’s preparedness. Read More

The Indian Army chief, General Manoj Pande, said the situation along the line of actual control with China is stable but remains unpredictable while the ceasefire agreed between India and Pakistan, in February 2021, along the line of control is holding well. Read More

The Indian Army is planning to induct women officers in its artillery regiments, sources in the defence establishment said. The Army is said to have sent a proposal to this effect to the government for approval. Read More

Indian Army officer Captain Shiva Chouhan created history by becoming the first Indian Army woman officer to be operationally posted to the Kumar Post, situated at an altitude of 15,632 feet in the Siachen Glacier – the world’s highest battlefield. Read More

The first batch of recruits under the Agnipath recruitment scheme from the Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir has joined the Indian Army for training, the Defence PRO in Srinagar said. Read More

The Indian Army lost 16 soldiers, including three junior commissioned officers, when a truck carrying them skidded while taking a steep turn in Zema in north Sikkim’s Mangan district, on Thursday. Read More

India and China held their 17th round of corps commander-level talks to resolve the ongoing stand-off between the militaries of the two countries along the line of actual control, on December 20, the defence ministry said. Read More

Eastern Army Command GOC-in-C Lieutenant General Rana Pratap Kalita said border areas in the northern frontier are stable and the Indian Army is firmly in control. However, he said India was not developing any fresh infrastructure in the Doklam area. Read More

Soldiers from the Indian and the Nepalese armies will conduct their annual “Surya Kiran” joint military exercise. This year’s edition, “Surya Kiran – 2022”, will start from Friday, December 16 at the Nepal Army Battle School in Saljhandi, Nepal. Read More

Soldiers of Indian Army and Kazakhstan Army will commence their 6th edition of joint exercise KazInd – 2022 from December 15 at Umroi in Meghalaya. Read More