Will Gen Rawat be a better chief than Gens Bakshi and Hariz?

Over the past two decades, six of the eight army chiefs have been from the infantry and the other two from the artillery division.The appointment of either General Bakshi or General Hariz would......

'India must use special forces against Pakistan'

'The era of conventional wars is almost over in the Indian context.''In such a scenario, special forces could play a decisive strategic role in the spectrum of conflict.' Photograph: Defence Forum......

Winning and losing in Kashmir

Why does the army remain embroiled in counter-insurgency, denying itself a peace dividend even after expending blood and treasure in imposing calm? Two recent newspaper articles join issue over......

Top Army commanders shifted; critics say 'Mandalisation' under way

Officers at Army headquarters say the chief Gen Bikram Singh has personally initiated this reshuffle, reports Ajai Shukla On Monday, more than half the Indian Army’s top commanders were......