Modi is no warmonger. India’s experience at Pathankot ensured that the procedure for such strikes are now set read more

General Fang Fenghui was found guilty of accepting and offering bribes, as well as holding a huge amount of property from unidentified sources, according to the court ruling. He was also deprived of his political rights for life and had his personal... read more

Unlike the Second World War, where surprise was critical, modern warfare require speed of operations, which depends on jointness among services. read more

The base is located close to the Malacca Straits, a narrow strip vital to China — and to world sea trade — as its navy expands its maritime influence. read more

Besides the border problem with India, China faces maritime territorial disputes with multiple countries in the South China Sea and growing tension with the US over Beijing’s aim to reunify Taiwan. read more

New Delhi and Beijing will consider linking up military headquarters and regional commands with hotlines during the Defence Secretary level dialogue next Tuesday in an attempt to prevent any adventurism along the 3,488 kilometre Line of Actual Control... read more

Though it will be premature to expect that Beijing’s changed attitude is anything more than tactical, it is pertinent that the PLA recognises the pending border issue as the biggest problem in bilateral ties read more

The meeting was held on the Indian side as part of a “joint” celebration to commemorate the 72nd Independence Day of India. The PLA delegation, comprising several officers and soldiers, attended the celebration following an invitation. read more

Chinese media have been highlighting training preparations and combat readiness of PLA troops in Tibet in recent months. According to the official People’s Liberation Army website, all frontline training troops and border outposts have been equipped... read more

To give a stern message to Beijing in view of the frequent incursions by the Chinese army on the Indo-Tibetan border touching Uttarakhand, chief minister Trivendra Singh Rawat will unfurl the national flag at a border village on the Independence Day,... read more

PLA troops interacted with the visiting Indian delegation and presented a cultural programme. As a goodwill gesture, the Indian side also reciprocated with traditional cultural events, the Indian Army said. read more

National Security Advisor Ajit Doval will meet newly appointed State Councillor Wang Yi for resolution of the boundary issue. read more

As part of a training exercise, the pilot conducted assault training on a designated sea target and then carried out take-offs and landings at an airport in the area. read more

In She Goes to War, Rashmi Saksena presents the lives of women who have been crucial operators in insurgencies in Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Chhattisgarh and Kashmir. This excerpt is about the Manipuri faith healer Purnima, who was once a dreaded kil... read more

The revival of military-to-military follows a positive meeting between national security advisor Ajit Doval and China’s top diplomat Yang Jiechi in Shanghai last week. read more