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Indian Armed Forces Will Stage a Coup? Is It Possible? Group Capt A. G. Bewoor VM(G) PART 1
EDITOR'S NOTE This interesting piece by Gp Capt AG Bewoor is on a topic that has seen many articles in the past besides TV shows and...
MVI Desk
Jun 3, 20247 min read


Decade-Old Military Reform Campaign Grows Online as 'Mission Victory India!'
"The decade-old campaign brought out lapses in the current training methodology of officer candidates and has highlighted potential...
MVI Desk
May 31, 202410 min read


Should India Liberate Pok ? Implications & Cost By Col NN Bhatia (Retd)
Editor's Note This is a timely piece by Col NN Bhatia . It weighs the pros and cons for liberating POK and also draws comparisons with...
MVI Desk
May 21, 20246 min read


THE STORM IN THE MILITARY CUP -Brigadier Neil John, SM
My last article on the disconnect between leadership in the Indian army seems to have been circulated widely. I am still thinking why? I...
MVI Desk
May 20, 20244 min read


THE RIFT IN EVOLVING MILITARY LEADERSHIP - Brig Neil John
Yesterday, A GENERAL I know mentioned that he senses an angst against generals. And one of the grounded brigadiers clarified on a post on...
MVI Desk
May 17, 20244 min read


Professional Military Education in NDA
Introduction Education transforms a person to be a useful member of the society. Military education makes the person to be a useful...
Gp Capt Johnson Chacko
Apr 29, 20245 min read


BOGEY OF THIRD WORLD WAR!
“ —The only thing that kept the Cold War cold was the mutual deterrence afforded by nuclear weapons.” — Chung Moon Joon Anytime a...
Col Rajinder Kushwaha
Apr 20, 20246 min read


Changing Face Of War : War By Machine Soldiers ; Bye Bye Frontline Soldiering !
“Today possessing ironclad defence interception system is as important as a cache of offensive weaponry. “ - Anand Mahindra, Indian...
Col Rajinder Kushwaha
Apr 15, 20245 min read


ISRAEL ’s RETALIATION
"IRAN has, by default, given an opportunity to Israel to strike its Nuclear Facilities at Fordow and Natanz." - TPS "Israel does not...
Gp Capt TP Srivastava
Apr 15, 20244 min read


Why Training At NDA Needs To Be Reviewed & Rectified ? -Nixon Fernando's Answers To Ten Critical Points
Editor's Note My recent interaction with some serving senior instructors of NDA once again validated/ratified my research findings...
Nixon Fernando
Apr 13, 202415 min read


USA Joins to ‘Contain’ Israel ‘Offensive’ Against Hamas
"Should Israel insist and continue with its ‘Once for All’ philosophy? It will result in a massive holocaust in recent times. Urban...
Gp Capt TP Srivastava
Mar 13, 20244 min read


War between Nations and Non-State Actors
Background Terrorism has assumed an entirely new dimension hitherto unseen, possibly unthinkable. HAMAS full scale vicious attack on...
Gp Capt TP Srivastava
Mar 13, 20247 min read


PAY ATTENTION - NATIONAL DEFENCE ACADEMY
"It is not enough to be intelligent, you must have the right character", wrote the Spanish writer and philosopher Baltasar Gracián. For...
Brig BL Poonia, VSM (Retd)
Mar 13, 202410 min read


Decentralisation of USAF: - Lesson for Indian Military
Background After independence, the Indian Military fought four full-scale wars and performed brilliantly even under the most adverse...
Gp Capt TP Srivastava
Mar 13, 20244 min read


Soldier’s Pride Is Nation’s Security
By: Lt Gen PG Kamath (Veteran) "Why a soldier fights? Why does he give his life for a cause? Why is he prepared to make his ultimate...
Lt Gen PG Kamath (Veteran)
Mar 2, 20247 min read


Leading From the Front
By Neil John EDITOR'S NOTE - This piece by Neil John was triggered by an article from Lt Gen Bhopinder Singh, titled 'The art of leading...
Neil John
Mar 2, 20245 min read


Government (Politicians and Bureaucrats) does ‘NOT’ Listen;Favourite Refrain from Military Leadership
By Gp Capt TP Srivastava Background During my association with Indian Military spanning over nearly six decades, the most common refrain...
Gp Capt TP Srivastava
Mar 2, 202413 min read


The Surgical and Other Strikes - What Is Missing In India?
By Group Capt A G Bewoor VM(G) Introduction 1. For decades Indians wanted to strike terrorist camps in POK, but were prevented because of...
Group Capt A G Bewoor VM(G)
Mar 2, 202414 min read


Why I Respect & Like The Present Chief - General Manoj Mukund Naravane PVSM, AVSM, SM, VSM, ADC
This piece by Brig Neil John was penned down by him in Jan 2020 when Gen Naravane assumed the appointment of COAS. It relates to the...
Brigadier Neil John, SM
Feb 3, 20246 min read
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