Army Day 2026

The Indian Army occupies a distinctive position among contemporary military institutions. It is not merely a product of post-colonial state formation but an inheritor of a civilisational military tradition that stretches back millennia. Ancient...

In 2025, the Army utilised lessons from real-world operations to enhance its structure, strategy, and capabilities, demonstrating how combat experience can help to strengthen the force. These reforms mirror global military trends, where advanced...

For decades, India’s military posture along both active borders relied on manpower, grit, and the comfort of legacy doctrines. The Army lived in a world defined by defensive culture, siloed compartments and reactive mindsets....

Army Day provides a timely moment to reflect on how land forces are operating in an environment increasingly shaped by speed, information and technological reach. While soldiers remain at the heart of military effectiveness,...

Cold Start Doctrine: The ‘Cold Start’ doctrine was developed to mitigate slow and time-consuming mobilisation of strike formations owing to the geographic locations. It was designed to achieve a preliminary battlefield strike against Pakistan’s...

The Transformation Chronicle: From Barracks to Quantum Battlefields: In January 1949, Field Marshal K.M. Cariappa made history by becoming the first Indian Commander-in-Chief of the Indian Army, succeeding British General Sir Roy Bucher. This...

During the 2025 Chanakya Defence Dialogue, Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi announced a three-phase plan to transform the Indian Army into an integrated, AI-driven, network-enabled, future-ready force by 2047. Aligned with the government vision...

As India prepares to celebrate Army Day 2026, we stand at an inflection point in military history. The Indian Army, an institution steeped in 275 years of valour and tradition, is undergoing its most...

If the Russia-Ukraine war is of any indication, then there is a high probability that in future an all-out conflict with either of our adversaries will become a war of attrition. The advent of...

"Even a powerful army perishes without wise counsel and adaptation to changing fortunes." – Chanakya in Arthashastra Chanakya’s insight on the need to evolve with the times remains as pertinent today as it was centuries ago. The...

Mission Sudarshan Chakra, unveiled by Prime Minister Narendra Modi from the Red Fort on August 15, 2025, marks a bold commitment to fortify the nation’s skies. In an increasingly unstable geopolitical climate, this initiative...

Indian Army Day is a moment to reflect not only on the service’s proud traditions but also on the quiet, continuous transformation that ensures readiness for the conflicts of tomorrow. As warfare evolves –...

Every war provides lessons, some suitable, some not. Added to that is the growing impact of technology on the battlefield which ensures that nothing can be hidden from the adversary. The Armenia-Azerbaijan conflict in...