Armed forces likely to get more top-level ranks th

A huge New Year bonanza awaits the armed forces with Defence Ministry issuing the mandatory instructions to increase the number of General-rank officers in the Army, Navy and the Air Force by this......

Don't divide the army, Mr Defence Minister

Internal simmering in the army has come to a boil after the government tries to retain a discriminatory promotions policy, reveals Ajai Shukla.   Defence Minister Manohar Parrikar has badly......

Why General Rawat wants to cut army's size by 1 lakh troops

'We have to cut down on manpower to make more for equipment,' Indian Army chief tells Ajai Shukla. Army chief General Bipin Rawat will hold talks with his top generals -- the seven army......