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Why India should remember its soldiers with a ‘genda’
Reshmi_dasgupta •Institute a Rashtriya Smaran Divas when a billion Indians wear a marigold to commemorate the sacrifices of our armed forces personnel
Who is Malaysia's new king and what's his connection to India?
Fp Explainers •Malaysia’s royal families elected Johor's Sultan Ibrahim Sultan Iskandar to be the country’s next king. Few people are aware, though, of the 64-year-old's tryst with India. The Indian Military Academy served as a training ground for him, his father, and his eldest son
War in Our Times | India-Pakistan War of 1965: The great Indian fightback in Kutch and Kashmir
Air Vice Marshal Arjun Subramaniam •In 1965, Pakistan tested India's resolve in Kutch and Kashmir through Operation Desert Hawk and Operation Gibraltar, defining moments in the conflict
Why India’s armed forces are seeing a shortfall of over 11,000 officers
Fp Explainers •At a time when India is facing hostile neighbours, the defence ministry has said the military – Army, Navy and Air Force – is facing a dearth of young officers. While it claims COVID-19 is to blame, experts opine that better pay in the corporate sector is the reason for the shortfall
Interstellar War: India needs ‘space-based’ weapons says Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari
Mehul Das •Indian Air Force's Air Chief Marshal Vivek Ram Chaudhari and General Anil Chauhan, India's Chief of Defence Staff have pointed out that India needs to develop space-based weapons, as space is the next frontier, and a place where skirmishes will take place.
Life of an INDUSTANI: Interaction with armed forces, no-holds barred style give Shiv Kunal's work a unique perspective
Lt Gen Mohinder Puri •INDUSTANI is almost like a fast-paced thriller that grabs the reader by the scruff of the neck and barely lets him breathe as India’s contemporary history which spanned the decade of the 80s and 90s, unfolds at an incredible pace
No praise enough for bravery displayed by Indian armed forces in Galwan, Tawang, says Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
•Indian and Chinese troops were engaged in a fresh clash in the Yangtse area of Arunachal Pradesh's Tawang sector on 9 December, in a first such major flare-up after the deadly hand-to-hand combat in the Galwan Valley in June 2020
The Big Guns are Out! DefExpo 2022 in Gujarat thrills and chills all
Fp Staff •Prime Minister Narendra Modi inaugurated the 12th edition of the defence expo at Gandhinagar’s Helipad Exhibition Centre. This year’s event is the biggest in India’s history with participation from over 75 countries and a registration of 1,340 companies
Prahar missile, HAL’s new jet and more…What to expect at DefExpo 2022, India’s largest defence exhibition
Fp Explainers •DefExpo 2022 being held at Gandhinagar’s Helipad Exhibition Centre is seeing a record registration of 1,340 companies and participation of 75 other countries. The defence ministry has stated that as many as 451 agreements will be signed during the five-day exhibition
From LCH Prachand to INS Vikrant, how ‘Make in India’ defence is transforming the nation
Fp Explainers •The ‘Make in India’ programme received a great boost when India inducted the Light Combat Helicopter Prachand. The recent projects, showcasing India’s capabilities in the defence sector, has caught China and Pakistan on the back foot