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India's security environment is evolving faster than the curricula through which Defence and Strategic Studies are taught in many colleges and universities. Warfare today extends far beyond conventional military operations to include cyber-attacks, drones, artificial intelligence, space capabilities and information warfare. Yet much of defence education continues to reflect an earlier strategic era. As India prepares for increasingly complex security challenges, modernising t

22th July 26 EDITOR'S NOTE " Beyond Toughness :Time to modernise PT at NDA " by Brig Advitya Madan is not just another piece on NDA - its different , as the perception of NDA projected by the author is closer to reality than what most authors have shown in the past . The author is himself is an ex NDA cadet, and just like the former Army Chief ,Gen Upendra Dwivedi, he too has a PT Blue,is a topper of the Officers PT Course at AIPT Pune and also a former in

Date:- 19 July 26 EDITORS NOTE : "Palliative and hospice care both prioritize comfort and quality of life for those with serious illnesses, but differ in timing and treatment focus. Palliative care starts at any stage of an illness and continues alongside curative treatments. Hospice care is specifically for end-of-life support when curative treatment is stopped" -AI Overview This article is on a relevant subject that concerns veterans that are / will soo

Introduction A person’s character is not revealed merely by intelligence, status, wealth, eloquence, or outward success. It is revealed through choices : particularly when those choices involve personal cost, temptation, responsibility, or conflict. Four words can illuminate the essential nature of almost any character or person : 1. Honour : Harmony Between Moral Principles and Actions Honour is the alignment between what a person believes, what they profess, and how

"One more young life lost. One more Court of Inquiry. One more tragic headline." For the nation, this may become another news story that fades with time. For the academy, another inquiry will be conducted, reports submitted, and life will move on. But for the parents who entrusted their only son to the nation's premier military academy, life will never be the same again. Their loss is permanent and immeasurable. The untimely death of Cadet Abhinav Bajpai is not merely an isol

Around one-fifth of the world's oil consumption passes through the Strait of Hormuz, making it the most strategically important maritime chokepoint on the planet. For decades, its significance has rested on a simple principle: every nation depends upon the uninterrupted flow of commerce through this narrow waterway. Today, however, Hormuz is emerging as a test case not merely for regional security but for the future of freedom of navigation itself. As the 60-day negotiating w

7th July 2026 Editor's Note The 1962 India - China War ( OLD IS GOLD FILMS ) is published below by MVI alongwith its Hindi translation. We hope this brief description of the 64 yrs old war will be widely read not only in India but around the world. A relevant article on this war by Brig BL Poonia was published by MVI on 7 Oct 2024 . The link of the same is given below for keen readers . The PDF of the

The Quad has entered its most consequential phase since its revival in 2017. The question is no longer whether the grouping will survive, but whether it can remain strategically relevant in an increasingly uncertain Indo-Pacific. Against the backdrop of conflicts in Europe and West Asia, shifting great power priorities and growing regional anxieties, the 11th Quad Foreign Ministers' Meeting in New Delhi on May 26, 2026, was more than a routine diplomatic engagement. It was a

Date :- 23 June 2026 EDITOR'S NOTE: MVI article on above subject and linked issues published on 25 Aug 2025 (ref link below ) gave comprehensive coverage to the subject . A lot of time ( ten months ! ) have since elapsed and there is no sign of the Govt amicably resolving the issues even as recommended by the ' Amicus Curiae ' in Oct 2025 for delivering speedy justice to the affected disabled cadets who continue to be left " high & dry " with no positi

Date :- 18 June 2026 The reported U.S.-Iran understanding may have reduced the immediate risk of conflict in West Asia. But the issues that matter most — Iran's nuclear programme, sanctions relief, regional proxies and enforcement mechanisms — remain unresolved. Diplomatic breakthroughs are often celebrated for the conflicts they appear to end rather than the disputes they actually resolve. The reported U.S.-Iran understanding is a case in point. It has been welcomed as a sig

Date :- 15 June 2026 Few locations offer India the strategic advantages that Great Nicobar does. Situated near the Six Degree Channel, one of the busiest maritime routes in the world, the island has become the focus of an intense debate over development, ecology and national security. While environmental concerns deserve serious attention, the project should ultimately be assessed on whether ecological safeguards can coexist with strategic necessity. Great Nicobar occupies a

Date:- 14 June 2026 Editor's Note: This well articulated piece by Brig SPS Dhaliwal is for the B2B course 55th anniversary commemoration at Tricity on 13 Jun 26 . The photos of the B2B coursemates who attended the morning golf and 'charcha over beer'(COB) sessions are attached . The first picture is of the COB held on 13 Jun 26 and the second and third pictures are of earlier COBs held at Patiala. Ed

Date :- 14 June 2026 The ‘Born to Battle’ (B2B)course group commemorated their 55th commissioning anniversary on 13 Jun 2026 at Pune . Starting at 9am there was a solemn wreath laying ceremony at National War Memorial ,Ghorpuri . 33 veterans and spouses attended the function. "All Photographs - courtesy Brig Prashant Gupta " In the evening starting at 7.30pm there was a course dinner organised at Arty Div (Aginbaaz ) Officers Mess at Ghorpuri ,Camp Pune, that was

Date:-09 June 26 The story of the U.S. dollar's global supremacy is, at its core, a story of how Washington successfully navigated the collapse of one monetary order and built another around the world's most strategic commodity: oil. The dominance of the U.S. dollar is often treated as a permanent feature of the international system. In reality, it is the product of two distinct historical arrangements. The first was Bretton Woods, which linked the dollar to gold. The second

Date:-07/06/26 THE SENTENCES BELOW WERE PUBLISHED BY MVI AND HAVE GOT A RESPONSE FROM GP CAPT A G BEWOOR "For many years if not decades, many of us have just been blaming the Bureaucrats and the Govt for our status today. The deterioration started from 3rd Pay Commission in 1973 (and is still continuing), when they brought the military pension down from 70% to 50% and raised their own from 33% to 50% and many more such aspects. After Gen Manekshaw, we haven't got a boss who

Date:- 04 June 2026 Background Reference article titled Constitutional Status of Defence Forces, by Brig Pradeep Sharma, published in Mission Victory India on June 01, 2026. Constitutional Status of Defence Forces If by "constitutional status" the author means that Armed Forces are a constitutional body like the Election Commission or the Supreme Court, the answer is no. Defence Forces Headquarters were declared attached offices to the Ministry of Defence on May 27, 1952. By

Date:- 01 June 2026 Editor's Note : An educative article penned down by Brig Pradeep Sharma that explains the constitutional status of defence forces through elaboration of relevant articles .It highlights the constructive provisions for the defence forces and the need for the Govt in power to address two basic demands of armed forces from which most agitations and ,representations have originated .They are mainly focused on warrant of precedence , pay and a

Date:- 28/05/26 “They fuck you up, your mum and dad. They may not mean to, but they do. They fill you with the faults they had And add some extra, just for you.” — Philip Larkin This Be The Verse Institutions, like families, often inherit habits without questioning them. Some of these inherited habits inadvertently harm the members rather than helping them. Practices created for a different time continue for decades, even after the circumstances that produced them have change

Date:- 27/05/26 During my tenure as Deputy Inspector General of the 27 Sector in Churachandpur, Manipur, I had the opportunity to interact closely with both Naga and Kuki communities across the hill districts. Those interactions revealed that the tensions between the two communities are rooted not in isolated incidents but in decades of mistrust, competing territorial claims, political anxieties and the weakening presence of the state in the hills. The recent escalation betwe

Date :- 21st May 2026 MVI EDITOR'S NOTE : The original article of the Battle of Shangshak of WW - 2 ,Burma front ,1944 is a well researched piece written by Maj Gen Raj Mehta and published by Force Magazine in March ,2022 issue (Please refer PDF below ) . This piece was later also published by Fauji India Magazine. On popular demand of the Maratha LI fraternity of 4th Battalion this Marathi translation of the battle has been painstakingly done by Mr U