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Background & Trigger A short - 37sec video clip (att) of Gen Upendra Dwivedi,COAS on ' BTech course for the NDA entry ' circulating on social media caught the attention of MVI which invited views/ responses from veterans and academicians to clarify or elaborate the context and significance of the Army Chief's statement.  The encouraging and educative responses received from the respondents collectively give the reader an overview of the content of three years training

Editor's Note This comprehensive article is in three parts comprising : 1. Strategy & Doctrine, 2. Design of Battle & 3.Tactical Outline . It is being published by MVI to enable combined reading and study by interested readers/military students . Earlier ,only part 1 of this article was first published by Fauji India Magazine in Jan 2017 & again in Aug 2025, post Op Sindoor . It was published in 2018 in vol 4 of Victory India Campaign book titled - ' Beyond The V

"Indian Armed Forces: Road Map on 'Selection & Training of Officer Cadets to Meet Futuristic Challenges :Forwarding of Approach Paper " Release of ' Role Model- 2010 ' by Lt Gen VS Tonk ,DCOAS ( IS & T) . Also in picture Lt Gen VK Chaturvedi, DG ( M&P) , Rajan Arya & Col Vinay Dalvi. An approach paper with above title was conceptualized, drafted and finalized by Team Victory India during 2015 .Hard copies of the same were sent to the COSC and 3 Chiefs. It was well recei

"Wars begin when you will, but they do not end when you please." — Machiavelli A Region at Pause — or Poised for the Next Act The Middle East has always been a theatre where faith, fear, and ambition converge. Yet even by its turbulent standards, the post-Gaza landscape feels like the hush before another storm. The guns have fallen silent in Gaza, but the quiet hums with unfinished intent. Israel, after months of grinding operations, has emerged with renewed confidence in its

From the debate about ragging so far, it is evident that many contradictory perspectives have emerged. We have a definition from the dictionary, we have another from the supreme court and we had one participant even arguing that it is a good thing. And then there is this dichotomy whether ragging is the same as unstructured training or not. And then there are arguments that what may be ragging in a civil set up, could actually be a much-wanted thing in a military context. Whe

Editor's Note This article has been painstakingly penned down by an affected parent whose son has recently been boarded out from one of our elite academies due to injuries sustained by him during training . The article aptly convey the painful agony, anger and sadness that such parents experience when their child / ward is actually withdrawn ,medically boarded out ,resigns ,dies or sustains grievous/ serious injury in the academy during training which terminates or

Sir/ Madam,   Ref.  Kindly peruse/ read  on link below :   Supreme Court Directs Centre To Examine Amicus Suggestions For Rehabilitation...

EDITOR'S NOTE Since Op Sindoor hasn't yet officially ended it has been leading to some unending debates on various subjects linked to...

Editor's Note The 'Su Motu' , Supreme Court, case hearing of 500 disabled and medically boarded out cadets from military academies on 18...

Editor's Note: This short piece by the author traces the history of the name of the well-known test that was an integral part of the...

'A settlement is always political and execution military. Both are visible.  It is the hidden part of negotiations by diplomats that is...

"500 Disabled Cadets is Tip of Iceberg ! The Iceberg represents the Flaws, Lacunas ,Weaknesses , & Shortcomings in our 75 years old ...

Today the Indian media channels are hobnobbing with the Russian and Chinese media. While the USA is sitting back, making observations and...

The debate on the pros and cons of theaterisation in the Indian military invariably shifts to acrimonious barbs and inter-service...

Editor's Note This article was penned down by Air Mshl Narayan Menon in 2012 when the successful launch of Agni -V SSM on 19 Apr 2012...

"Some will argue that we being a military with limited resources still need to activate in theatres that are customised. But my debate is...

Ultra Long Range Strike Aircraft (ULRSA), Sudarshan Chakra (BMDS) “I-5s have it, I-5s have it, I-5s have it (I-5 stands for...

Editor's Note: On 18 Aug 2025 a bench of the Supreme Court of India heard a 'suo moto' case of 500 medically boarded out cadets of...

Editor's Note The hearing of the 500 medically boarded out cadets as 'su moto' case at the SC of India has shown some light at the end...

Col. IVS Gahlot (Retd), a former CO, MH Khadakwasla spoke to MVI on the need to understand and follow advice of military medical...