IMA cadet officers during a passing-out parade. (File photo for representation.)New Delhi: The government has approved the extension of Ex-Servicemen Contributory Health Scheme (ECHS) benefits to officer cadets who are medically discharged from milit...
New Delhi: A diplomatic letter from the Chinese president, Xi Jinping, to the president, Droupadi Murmu, has sparked competing interpretations about the nature of India-China rapprochement, with Beijing attempting to downplay what sources describe as...
Poonch: The scars of Operation Sindoor remain fresh in the border district of Poonch. On the night of 6-7th May when the Indian Army struck enemy positions with precision, the Pakistani Army, unable to withstand the force of its own losses, reso...
CDS Gen Anil Chauhan.Mhow: The top military leadership has acknowledged persistent disagreements over the proposed theaterization of armed forces, after the Indian Air Force chief, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh seemed to disagree with the theate...
Sergio Gor.The appointment of 38-year-old Sergio Gor as both US ambassador to India and special envoy for South and Central Asian affairs marks a watershed moment in India-US relations – and not necessarily for the better. As someone who has wi...
The external affairs minister, S Jaishankar, has repeatedly emphasized that relations with China cannot normalize until peace and stability return to the borders. Yet despite countless rounds of talks following Chinese transgressions in eastern Ladak...
A political poster of Narendra Modi in an IAF flying overall.As a veteran military officer who has witnessed three consecutive generations of military tradition, I write with profound concern about two disturbing developments that threaten the instit...
Ishaq Dar. (Photo: X/@DPM_PK)New Delhi: Pakistan’s foreign minister and deputy prime minister, Ishaq Dar, has declared his country’s readiness for comprehensive dialogue with India covering Kashmir and all outstanding bilateral issues, ma...
A model of the Kaalabhairav drone on display. (Photo: FDWA) Bengaluru: Flying Wedge Defence and Aerospace, a Bengaluru-based defence startup, has announced a significant milestone in India’s push for self-reliance in military technology, u...