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Date:- 23rd October 2026 EDITOR’S FOREWORD : In this thoughtful, research-informed article, Capt Shikha Saxena, a veteran lady officer, builds on the discussion initiated by Col N. S. Dahiya’s articles published by MVI on 17 and 21 October 2026. She takes the discussion beyond the headline, highlighting the need to understand the long-term implications of women’s military careers and prepare the institution to address them. https://www.missionvictoryindia.in/post/who-will-mar

Date :- 21st October 2026 EDITOR'S NOTE : The article with above title was published by MVI on 17th Oct 2026 with an unprecedented readership of over 10,000 and 40 responses .Unfortunately, this article had to be removed after 2 days, i.e. - 19th Oct 2026, as it apparently touched the sensitive/ raw nerves of some readers who became agitated and made personal attacks on the author on various Fauji groups on social media and MVI website readers comments . Notwi

EDITOR'S NOTE : https://www.missionvictoryindia.in/post/pme-impact-on-military-leadership-a-debate Ref. above link of MVI Debate published on 24 Apr 2024. This realistic overview of this debate by Gp Capt AG Bewoor strongly counters several discouraging / negative claims by veterans with valid arguments and supportive examples as proof / evidence of the actual competence of our military leadership displayed in the past during many challenges that have confronted our

Date:- 11 October 2026 EDITOR'S NOTE: This 'out of syllabus' piece by Col NS Dahiya has creatively linked the term DLTGH( Days Left To Go Home ) as a most appropriate/ apt term relevant to NDA cadets . This is not due to the nature of tough and official /structured military training during scheduled working hours but more due to the unofficial/ unstructured training/ grooming during the 24 hours cycle ! The author in the later part of the article uses this term

Date:- 07 October 2026 Editor's Note: This article was published by The Tribune on 5 Oct 2026 and being republished by MVI with the author's permission. The article gives a deep and historical insight to the subject and its intricately linked strategic issues . It effectively connects the past with present and shows vision for future. The long and controversial tri-service debate for creation of theatre commands could possibly see the light of the

Date:- 07/10/26 Introduction There is no disputing the fact that combat effectiveness depends on discipline. A military must function through a clear chain of command, and every level of the hierarchy must understand its responsibilities within that system. Orders provide unity of effort; command and control enable forces to act together towards a common purpose. Without them, even courage and professional skill can be squandered through confusion. Yet modern combat also

Date:- 05 October 2026 "The quality of the nation’s military leadership is an issue important enough for the Chiefs of Staff Committee to take urgent note of. It is time for them to convene a high-level military commission to undertake a review of the processes for selection and induction of officer candidates into the services and to evaluate the current training syllabi and methodology being followed in our service academies and to recommend reform, where required. "--Admir

Date :- 02 October 2026 EDITOR'S NOTE : This book was released in Oct 2012 at Air HQ by Air Chief Mshl NAK Browne ,CAS & Chairman COSC. It was painstakingly compiled after several personal interactions with all the authors who accepted the onerous responsibility of penning down their thoughts for posterity . These authors include four former Comdts of NDA : Admiral Arun Prakash, Vice Admiral SCS Bangara, Lt Gen Arun Chopra and Air Mshl TS Randhawa . It also inc

Introduction The National Defence Academy is one of independent India’s most visionary military institutions. Its central idea,that future officers of the Army, Navy and Air Force must train together before entering their service academies,was far ahead of its time. Yet heritage cannot become an argument against renewal. Drones, autonomous systems, cyber operations, space assets, precision fires and weaponised information are transforming warfare. *NDA must preserve its marti

Date:- 26 September 2026 An Analytical Breakdown of Military Service Pay Truncation, Pension Parity Litigations, and Administrative Policy Reforms 1. Executive Summary & The Promotion Paradox A Command Structural Paradox: In military organization and public administration, professional advancement is universally understood to reflect increased responsibility, higher operational command, and proportional financial compensation. However, within the Indian Armed Forces, the exec

Date;-25 September 2026 Historical Perspective My first impression of USA has been since 22nd November, 1963, the day JFK was assassinated. It appeared as headlines in newspapers. I read the news during school assembly. I tried to educate myself about America. After joining military it became an obsession. It was then called Super Power. Peep into US history said otherwise. USA was thrashed by Korea, Vietnam and lesser powers over the years. Latest being Iran calling the shot

Date:- 19 September 2026 Backdrop Examples of Strategic Bigotry of USA are in hundreds. Only a few are quoted below with specific reference to India; · When India started acquiring weapon platforms from USSR, the US government said “Those who are not with us are against us”. · When the then Indian PM Mrs Gandhi visited USA to meet President Nixon he used abusive language for her. · US sent its 7th fleet to support Pakistan during 1971 war. · President

Date:- 14 September 2026 Ref. MVI article published on 9 Sep 2026.Kindly open link below: https://www.missionvictoryindia.in/post/advisory-role-of-former-commandants-can-enable-ensure-continuity-growth-of-nda-team-mvi The responses to above article have been encouraging and several former Commandants of NDA have agreed to pen down their thoughts about their respective tenure. As and when received these will be published by MVI. As readers are now aware, the last time for

Date:- 13 September 2026 1. A few articles on Theatres have been published in The Print and they were reproduced on the MVI portal and therefore this advisory about Print. The Print is a powerful media station, it is influential, whether it will be considered valuable by government, academia, educationists, corporate moguls and Think tanks etc is debatable. Why this preamble, because many veterans find Print a very willing avenue to write their strategic thoughts and evaluati

Airpower is like poker. The second-best hand is like none at all-it will cost you dough and win you nothing. Gen George Kenney Background Is it a coincidence or have circumstances conspired to trigger the sudden focus on IAF and air power? Podcasts, TV interviews and opinion pieces on IAF and airpower have dominated Indian defence news in recent days. Discussions o

Date:- 11 September 2026 There have been attempts in the print media to misguide the public regarding the objections by the IAF regarding the implementation of Theatre Commands. Please refer to The limits of air power, implications for theatre-isation - The Hindu and How Pakistan’s new military structure could challenge India’s escalation strategy. War is about imposing a nation’s will over another. Russia has not yet been able to impose it’s will on Ukraine and so have the U

Date:- 09 September 2026 The 15 years old Victory India Campaign( VIC) and Mission Victory India ( MVI ) was formed with the advice ,support and contributions of several dedicated veterans from the three services and also academicians from NDA. Several former Comdts of NDA,IMA and OTA were / are part of VIC & MVI. Despite collective and wholehearted efforts for past 15 years the VIC & MVI hasn't satisfactorily resolved or addressed the glaring flaws, shortcomings an

Date :-09 September 2026 Introduction Human beings have learnt to engineer machines, organisations, weapons, economies and even artificial intelligence. Yet the most complex operating system :the human mind ,often remains largely untrained.We are taught how to compete, earn, lead and perform, but rarely how to manage fear, anger, ego, failure, grief, uncertainty and inner conflict. Spirituality, viewed practically, is therefore *Inner Cognitive Engineering: the deliberate tra

Date :- 07 September 2026 EDITOR'S NOTE This well articulated article by Nixon Fernando gives a realistic overview of the military training curriculum at NDA . It covers several aspects of ' tough military training ' - the good, the bad and the ugly ! Its an honest introspection of what the cadet at NDA actually undergoes during his three years ( 6 terms ) of tough military training at NDA . The points that Nixon highlights are not new and have been brought out ,endorse

Date:- 05 September 2026 On September 1, the 1 Armoured Division commemorated the 60th anniversary of the Battle of Phillora in the Sialkot sector—one of the fiercest armoured engagements of the 1965 India-Pakistan war. Six decades later, Phillora remains etched in the memory of the Indian Army not merely as a contest between tanks, but as a story of bold leadership, professional skill and extraordinary courage in the face of formidable odds. The Pakistani Patton tanks were,