New Delhi/Mhow: The Military College of Telecommunication Engineering (MCTE), Mhow, has been conferred with the Indian Army’s prestigious ‘Digitisation & Automation Excellence Award’, recognising its outstanding contribution to the force’s ongoing digital transformation journey. MCTE Commandant Lt Gen Praveen Bakshi received the award from Chief of the Army Staff Gen Upendra Dwivedi during the Army…
New Delhi: India’s defence exports have reached an unprecedented ₹38,424 crore ($4.1 billion) in the financial year that ended 31 March 2026, marking a robust 62.66 per cent increase over the previous year’s ₹23,622 crore. The milestone, announced by the Ministry of Defence, underscores the accelerating momentum of the government’s ‘Atmanirbhar Bharat’ initiative and the…
New Delhi: India observed the 42nd anniversary of Operation Meghdoot yesterday, paying solemn tribute to the soldiers who, in 1984, secured the Siachen Glacier, one of the most forbidding and strategically significant battlegrounds in modern military history. Launched in April 1984, Operation Meghdoot remains a textbook example of high-altitude pre-emptive warfare. Indian Army troops, supported…
New Delhi: In a disturbing incident that has sent ripples through India’s defence community, an Indian Army Brigadier and his son were physically assaulted in the upscale Vasant Enclave neighbourhood of south Delhi late on April 11, 2026 after they objected to public drinking by a group of men inside a parked luxury vehicle. According…
New Delhi: In a proactive step to enhance troop survivability on the modern battlefield, the Pine Division of the Indian Army’s Kharga Corps (II Corps) under Western Command has trained 1,000 soldiers in critical Basic Life Support (BLS) skills. The initiative, conducted in collaboration with Graphic Era Hospital, Dehradun, underscores the Army’s commitment to building…
Indore: In a detailed exposition of operational decision-making that has drawn both praise and pointed criticism, Indian Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi has described how Indian forces deliberately calibrated the timing of retaliatory strikes during Operation Sindoor to avoid periods when targets might be engaged in Namaz. The May 2025 operation, conducted in response to…
Mhow: In a significant step toward strengthening professional military education in the evolving domain of information warfare, the Army War College (AWC), Mhow, conducted an expert lecture as part of its ongoing Information Warfare (IW) Course on Friday. Vijay Joshi, Head of the Press Trust of India (PTI), delivered this lecture, offering officers a nuanced…
Mhow, MP: The Information Warfare (IW) Division of the Army War College (AWC), Mhow, organised a specialised Media Capsule as part of its ongoing IW Course, bringing together military officers and media professionals to sharpen capabilities in perception shaping and cognitive domain operations. According to an official update shared by the Army War College Mhow…
New Delhi, April 10, 2026: In a landmark decision that underscores the Indian Army’s adherence to due process and merit-based career progression, Lieutenant Colonel Purohit, a decorated Military Intelligence officer, has been cleared for promotion to the rank of Brigadier. The move, confirmed by senior Army sources on Thursday, brings to a close a nearly…
Bengaluru, India: General Upendra Dwivedi, Chief of the Army Staff, delivered a substantive address on the visualisation and practical application of Multi-Domain Operations (MDO) on the opening day of *Ran Samwad 2026*, urging a fundamental shift from traditional single-domain thinking to integrated, dynamic multi-domain warfighting. Speaking in the high-profile first session of the Indian Air…
