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Dr Manmohan Singh, The Glacier Issue & Gen Musharraf
Tribute In Dr Manmohan Singh’s departure from our midst, we have probably lost the last in a generation of political personalities who...
Lt Gen Satish Nambiar, Padma Bhushan
Dec 28, 202412 min read


Reflections On Leadership Training at NDA
Recent articles by MVI have unfortunately missed the mark on understanding how cadets are trained to be future leaders at the National...
Group Captain Johnson Chacko - Veteran
Dec 16, 20248 min read


What Ails NDA & Other Academies?
The piece by Col Alok Asthana on the NDA and other training institutes is a valuable add to the immense amounts of investigation that...
Nixon Fernando
Dec 14, 20246 min read


Training At NDA: Strengths And Weaknesses
EDITOR'S NOTE The fresh debate on training at NDA, based on the recently published articles by two different persons, has received many...
Brig BL Poonia, VSM (Retd)
Dec 12, 202414 min read


The Case For and Against Women Soldiers
Though I generally agree with Navdeep and his thought process, especially regarding military related legalese, I think that Navdeep has...
MVI Desk
Dec 7, 20244 min read


Review of performance of Women Commanding Officers in the Army
Introduction In the Army we have a tendency to brush aside certain important and sensitive issues, by trying to sweep the same under the...
Brig BL Poonia, VSM (Retd)
Nov 30, 20249 min read


Women and the Military: The Do Letter Furore
Editor's Note This short piece by Col Shivaji Ranjan Ghosh was triggered by the ToI Rajat Pandit news story ,dt 26 Nov 24, and the MVI...
Shivaji Ranjan Ghosh Colonel (Veteran)
Nov 28, 20246 min read


Denial to Acceptance – A Step Forward
Change, whether in societal norms or institutional policies, often follows a predictable trajectory—from Denial and anger to bargaining...
Capt. Shikha Saxena( Retd)
Nov 27, 202413 min read


End Of The Road For The National Defence Academy?
The National Defence Academy (NDA) has been in the news lately, mainly because of the Supreme Court’s diktat to the Armed Forces to throw op
Col Shivaji Ranjan Ghosh
Nov 26, 20245 min read


The Indian Armed Forces and the Spectre of ‘The Colonial Legacy'
The Indian Express, in its edition dated 29 October, 2024 has published an article titled “Studying Chola naval campaigns, reducing...
Colonel (Veteran) Shivaji Ranjan Ghosh
Nov 5, 20246 min read


Why the Chinese Invasion of Taiwan is Imminent
News is coming that China was flexing its muscles near Taiwan. Would it go for invasion to integrate Taiwan with China as part of her...
Col Rajinder Kushwaha
Nov 4, 20243 min read


Integration of ' Man & Machine ' Remains A Critical Factor to Win 21st Century Wars
Editor's Note This article by Brig Pradeep Sharma highlights the critical importance of integration of the 'Man and Machine...
Brig Pradeep Sharma
Oct 25, 20249 min read


QUAD or BRICS? India’s Strategic Dilemma
Rebirth of QUAD and COVID onslaught Global COVID onslaught and continuing Dragon Dance on India’s North-Eastern borders accompanied by...
By Col Rajinder Kushwaha
Oct 24, 20249 min read


Curtain Raiser Malabar- 2024
Maritime Exercise Malabar 2024, Commencing at Visakhapatnam on 08 Oct hosted by India, USA, Australia and Japan in Participation Maritime...
MVI Desk
Oct 7, 20242 min read


The Unpalatable Facts of Sino-India Border Dispute
Editor's Note The seeds of Indo-China border dispute that were sown in 1954, manifested in 1958 for the first time, ultimately leading to...
Brig BL Poonia, VSM (Retd)
Oct 6, 202415 min read


Latest Russian Nuclear Doctrine
Doctrine of ‘No First Use’ was already given a decent burial by President Putin, when he enunciated Putin’s Doctrine concerning use of...
Gp Capt TP Srivastava
Oct 6, 20243 min read


Wars By Proxies:Effect Of Ws MD
“ The only thing that kept the Cold War cold was the mutual deterrence afforded by nuclear weapons.” — Chung Mong Join Direct wars...
By Col Rajinder Kushwaha
Oct 4, 20247 min read


Forgetting the Unforgettable..!!!
‘Old soldiers never die, Never die, never die, Old soldiers never die, They simply fade away.’ The song is a British Army’s Parody! There...
Col NN Bhatia (Retd)
Oct 2, 20248 min read


We Do Not Need Military Theatres Today, Maybe Later
1. Many points have been raised by authors of articles and respondents to debates to either justify the need for Theatres or criticise...
Gp Capt AG Bewoor
Sep 27, 20247 min read


Creation of Theatre Commands: A Disaster Waiting To Happen
"Learn from Napolean, Warfare’s Greatest Master: Speed and Adaptibility come from Flexible Organisations " EDITOR'S NOTE : This article...
Gp Capt TP Srivastava
Sep 19, 202410 min read
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