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IAF Apache helicopter, which made emergency landing near Ladakh’s Khardung-la, successfully retrieved
The airframe of the Apache chopper being positioned on the back of a truck. (Photo via X) New Delhi: An Indian Air Force Boeing AH-64E Apache helicopter, which executed a precautionary landing in Ladakh in early April, has been successfully reco...
Rising incidents of police mistreatment of soldiers and their families point to deeper systemic rot
File photo of military veterans protesting at New Delhi’s Jantar Mantar over “one rank, one pension” with a placard that roughly reads “Soldiers Are A Storm, They Are The Nation’s Life”.The recent incidents involvi...
Indian Army’s induction of assault rifle remains a never-ending nightmare
An Indian Army soldier practising with a SIG 716i assault rifle. (File photo)Recently, the Ministry of Defence concluded a deal with the United States-based SIG Sauer Inc to import 73,000 SIG 716i “patrol” rifles for ₹840 crores to ...
Erosion of India’s armed forces is a cause for national concern
The national emblem on the top with the insignias of (L to R) Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force, and the Headquarters of the Integrated Defence Staff. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Sanket Oswal)Not so long ago, India was perceived as a healthy d...
Exercise Khaan Quest – 2024: Multinational drills conclude in Mongolia
Indian troops during Exercise Khaan Quest – 2024 at a training location near Ulaanbaatar. (Photo: X/@Tar21Operator) New Delhi: The 21st edition of the multinational military exercise “Khaan Quest 2024” conclud...
Supreme Court assails government over OROP delays to Indian Army captains, imposes fine
The Supreme Court of India. (File photo)New Delhi: The Supreme Court has issued a sharp rebuke to the central government for its protracted delays in implementing the “one rank, one pension” (OROP) scheme for retired Indian Army captains....
Indian Air Force moves closer to acquiring ‘Istar’ system
An IAF airborne early warning system. (Photo: Indian Air Force)New Delhi: Seeking a comprehensive upgrade for its “eye in the sky” architecture, India’s quest to procure the highly advanced airborne intelligence, surveillance, targe...
Unveiling injustice: Have the armed forces been discriminated against? Hardly any doubt.
Defence minister Rajnath Singh (2R) with the Army chief, Gen Manoj Pande; Air Force chief, ACM Vikram Ram Chaudhari; and the Navy chief, Admiral Radhakrishnan Hari Kumar. (Photo: MoD)“Well fought Blue, Red is the Winner.” This situa...
Indian Armed Forces: Whose military is it anyway?
Army contingents marching during Republic Day parade in New Delhi. (Representational photo)The 2014 general election was unique in many ways. The world, perhaps for the first time, witnessed expenditure on a poll campaign on such a massive scale, esp...
Union Budget 2023-24: Defence sector gets total of ₹5.94 lakh crore with ₹1.62 lakh crore for capital expenditure
Nirmala Sitharaman, Union finance minister, before presenting the Budget 2023-24 in Parliament. (Photo: Twitter)New Delhi: The finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, allocated ₹5.94 lakh crore for the defence sector while announcing the Union Bu...Results
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