Captain Manoj Kumar Pandey: The Gorkha officer who kept climbing under fire in Kargil
In the Batalik sector of Kargil, a young Gorkha officer led a series of close-quarter assaults under fire, breaking a fortified ridgeline that had stalled Indian advances.
Point 4875, July 1999: How Rifleman Sanjay Kumar broke a machine gun position under fire
Wounded and pinned down, a young scout from 13 JAK RIF charged uphill into enemy fire and turned a stalled assault into a breakthrough during the Kargil War
Indian Navy commissions INS Taragiri in big boost for India's stealth strike capabilities
Indian Navy latest news: The frigate features a modern stealth design with a reduced radar cross-section, enhancing survivability and effectiveness in complex maritime environments.
India commissions its third nuclear-power submarine as Rajnath Singh drops big hint: All about INS Aridhaman
India to get 3rd nuclear-power submarine as Rajnath drops big hint: All about INS Aridhman
India's defence exports hit record high of Rs 38,424 crore in FY26: 'Impressive success story'
India exports defence equipment to more than 100 countries, including the United States, France and Armenia.
Will the fresh ministry approvals give impetus to electronics stocks?
MeitY clears 29 proposals under ECMS, creating new winners in the electronics ecosystem
IAF's stealth drone push to unlock Rs 39,000 crore opportunity for domestic industry
The initiative aligns with the government's broader push to reduce reliance on imports, with the RPSA expected to feature over 80% indigenous content
S-400, Dhanush guns: Centre approves Rs 2.38 lakh crore proposals in mega defence push
The latest approvals come amid a record year for defence procurement, with AoNs worth Rs 6.73 lakh crore granted for 55 proposals in FY26 so far
Major Ramaswamy Parameswaran, 1987: The night a small patrol turned an ambush into a decisive fight
The war in Sri Lanka was fought in difficult terrain, against an enemy that relied on ambushes, mobility and surprise.
NavIC satellite disruption hits India’s ability to deploy system for military use
India's push to develop NavIC dates back to the Kargil War, when the United States declined to share GPS data
Lance Naik Albert Ekka, 1971: The soldier who cleared enemy bunkers under relentless fire at Gangasagar
In a brutal night assault in East Pakistan, one wounded soldier kept advancing through machine-gun fire, neutralising bunker after bunker and helping turn the battle in India’s favour.
Rajnath Singh chairs key security huddle on West Asia war, reviews India's preparedness
The meeting that was held in New Delhi was attended by all three service chiefs, Chief of Defence Staff and other key officials of the defence ministry.
Operation Cactus Lily, 1971: How coordinated tri-service planning helped India achieve a swift and decisive victory in East Pakistan
How India’s armed forces worked in sync across land, air and sea to compress a complex war into just 13 decisive days.
India’s mountain strike corps: A plan shaped as much by terrain as by politics
Raised after the shock of 1962, reworked after Doklam and Galwan, the mountain strike corps remains one of India’s most debated military ideas
India targets drone self-reliance by 2030, Rajnath Singh says
The push comes as unmanned systems increasingly shape modern warfare and supply chains face disruptions amid ongoing geopolitical tensions
Bridging the war: How combat engineers kept the 1971 advance from stalling at every river
In a theatre defined by water, it was the engineers who made speed possible and turned geography into an advantage.
Operation Ginger, 2011: The quiet cross-LoC strike few knew about
A covert Indian Army raid, carried out after a brutal border incident, stayed hidden for years before coming into public view.
The battle of Kalidhar ridge, 1948: A forgotten mountain fight in the first Kashmir war
Long before Kargil made the world familiar with high-altitude combat, Indian soldiers were already fighting brutal uphill battles in Jammu’s hills. The struggle for Kalidhar Ridge near Naushera in 1948 showed how decisive the heights could be in mountain warfare.
Operation Riddle, 1965: When India chose to take the war across the border
Facing pressure in Kashmir, India made a risky decision in September 1965 to open a new front across the Punjab border
‘Poor man’s cruise missiles’: How Iran’s drone doctrine may force India to rethink air defence
Iran’s drone doctrine is reshaping air defence economics globally. Here’s how it works, and why India must rethink its strategy.
The raising of the Special Frontier Force: India’s covert edge on the China front
A little-known unit built after 1962, the Special Frontier Force combines covert operations, high-altitude expertise and a unique Tibetan core to give India a quiet but critical advantage along the China border.
The defence of Akhnoor in 1965: The battle that could have changed Kashmir
A small bridge town in Jammu became the focus of a high-stakes offensive that shaped the course of the war.
The naval blockade of East Pakistan, 1971: How India cut off Pakistan’s eastern army from the sea
Control of the Bay of Bengal quietly became one of the decisive factors in the war that created Bangladesh.
The Indian Air Force’s Canberra missions over Pakistan in the 1965 war
How Indian Air Force Canberra bombers carried out long-range night raids on Pakistani air bases and military targets during the 1965 war, striking deep inside enemy territory under the threat of radar interception and fighter attack.
Operation Falcon: The 1980s standoff that reshaped India’s defence of Arunachal Pradesh
A tense confrontation with China in 1986 forced India to act quickly in the eastern Himalayas. Operation Falcon marked a turning point in how India defended Arunachal Pradesh after the painful lessons of 1962.
