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Stagnant Ranks, Broken Morale: The cost of CAPF’s skewed HR policies
CRPF commandos in an anti-Naxalite operations camp in Chhattisgarh. (Photo for representation)A slow-burning crisis is consuming India’s central armed police forces (CAPFs) from within. Not a crisis of courage – the jawans and officers of...
Chanakya’s Warning and India’s Shame: How the state fails its CAPFs
Two commandos of the CRPF’s elite CoBRA special operations unit during jungle-warfare training. (Photo for representation.)“The day the soldier has to demand his dues will be a sad day for Magadha, for then, on that day, you will have los...
SMPP wins additional order for 10,000 bullet-proof jackets for paramilitary forces
New Delhi: SMPP Limited, a Delhi-based manufacturer of ballistic protection equipment, has received an additional order for 10,000 bulletproof jackets for paramilitary forces including the Border Security Force (BSF), the Central Industrial Security ...
Rafale Source-Code Controversy: Inside the software standoff that could define India’s air power for a generation
An Indian Air Force Rafale fighter jet. (File photo)New Delhi: When France and India finalize what could become the largest arms deal in Indian history – the acquisition of 114 Rafale F4 jets under the MRFA (multi-role fighter aircraft) program...
Give CAPF officers what Supreme Court ordered – and what they earned
The Indian Army chief, Gen Upendra Dwivedi, pinning a medal on a BSF soldier for playing an exceptional role during Operation Sindoor, in May 2025. (File photo)The Border Security Force, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, and the Sashastra Seema Bal gua...
Spurred by lessons from Operation Sindoor, India plans its first dedicated drone airbase at Meerut
DRDO’s Ghatak stealth UAV. (Creative Commons photo for representation.)New Delhi: India is building its first runway designed exclusively for drones and remotely piloted aircraft (RPA) at Meerut in Uttar Pradesh. This is seen as a move that ref...
Republic Day 2026: India mates military doctrine with European diplomacy
Shaktiban and Divyastra systems on Kartavya Path during the Republic Day parade.New Delhi: India’s 77th Republic Day celebrations on Monday, January 26, marked a deliberate institutional shift from ceremonial tradition to operational theatre. T...
India weighs Russian Su-57 fighter deal as China’s stealth fleet surges
An early prototype of Su-57. (Photo: Wikipedia/Creative Commons)New Delhi: The Hindustan Aeronautics Limited is evaluating a landmark partnership with Russia’s Sukhoi Design Bureau to manufacture the Sukhoi-57E (Su-57E) “Felon” fift...
Republic Day 2026: Meet Captain Harshita Raghav – the officer leading the Indian Army’s animal warriors
Captain Harshita Raghav to lead special animal contingent on R Day 2026 (Photo: India Sentinels)New Delhi: Captain Harshita Raghav of the Indian Army’s Remount Veterinary Corps (RVC) will command a uniquely curated animal contingent at the 77th...
Republic Day 2026: Meet Lieutenant Mehak Bhati, commander of the elite Suryastra rocket contingent
Suryastra MLRS during Full Dress Rehearsal of 77th Republic Day Parade at Kartavya Path (Photo: MoD) New Delhi: Lieutenant Mehak Bhati, an officer in the Indian Army’s Regiment of Artillery, will lead the contingent of the multiple launch ...Results
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