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Not 30, 40 but 50: Why most CAPF officers retire before...
To command a battalion of 800-1000 troops is the ultimate dream of every officer who joins a uniformed service. But this is where the catch lies.
Outer Space: the new age battlefield or ‘fifth frontier of war’
Outer space has slowly but silently become a battlefield and is now an operational domain alongside land, sea, air, and cyberspace.
The 30-Minute Midnight Raid: How U.S. Troops Captured Nicolas Maduro
On January 2, 2026, USA launched Operation Absolute Resolve, which resulted in the capture of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro and his wife
Why are CRPF authorities punishing the victim and protecting the guilty
The Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) - one of the oldest, largest and the most reputed central paramilitary forces is these days making news for all the wrong reasons.
The proverbial cat with 9 lives: How Asim Munir gained each...
There is an old proverb that says a cat has nine lives. In Pakistan, more than anyone else, this applies to Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir.
10 Innovations for military use, which went onto transform civilian life
Here is a list of innovations for defence needs which later enhanced safety and convenience, in civilian life
Pakistan Army (P) Ltd and other Milbus (military run businesses) –...
Pakistan generals are not Corps Commanders but ‘Crore Commanders’ (pun intended). In Pakistan generals become billionaires while people starve.
Soldiers or salesmen: why Pakistan army minds its own business
Paradoxically Pakistan is “poor nation with a rich army” that thrives, even while the nation has to live with austerity
Sexual misconduct: Why is CRPF hierarchy hell bent on protecting the...
It remains to be seen if the highly decorated engineering graduate serving as Assistant Commandant in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) finally gets justice or is forced to resign
CBI and Corruption in Armed Forces # 2
Even today CBI is a non‑statutory body without a CBI Act passed by the Parliament and draws its powers from the Delhi Special Police Establishment Act, 1946
CBI and Corruption in Armed Forces # 1
From the Jeep Scandal to Bofors or Coffin Scam CBI has been investigating corruption cases in defence forces since independence.
Why do Airlines fail in India
Airlines fail not because of lack of demand—passenger numbers are strong and growing—but because the system is stacked against profitability.
How other countries treat their CAPF like ‘in-between’ forces?
The CAPFs form the country’s “in-between” forces, for border patrolling, internal security, counterterrorism, elections and crisis management.
Why Is MHA reluctant to loosen its grip over CAPFs?
On 23 May 2025, the Supreme Court delivered a landmark judgment holding that the Central Armed Police Forces (CAPFs) must be treated as part of the Organised Group A Services (OGAS)
War, Wards & Womanhood: The untold story of Maj Gen Usha...
When Usha Sikdar joined Military Nursing Service (MNS) as a trainee in 1964, nursing was not considered a respectable profession.
Underwater Robotics Revolution: How EyeROV is enabling India’s Maritime Defence
Welcome to India’s underwater robotics revolution, where EyeROV sits at the sharp end of Aatmanirbhar maritime defence.
Care, courage… and disparity: Maj Gen Sikdar on the MNS’s fight...
Behind every life saved in a the hospitals or ICUs are MNS officers who have fought a long, unequal battle for status, pay & parity.
Are Politicians Safe in Pakistan? If so, why do they vanish?
“Are politicians safe in Pakistan?” – a good question, but without a straightforward answer as many politicians – have been jailed, hanged, driven into exile or made to disappear from public view.
Mistakes 8th Pay Commission must not repeat — Straight talk from...
In a candid conversation Lt Gen K. K. Aggarwal, AVSM, SM, VSM (Retd) former Chairman of the Army Pay Commission Cell spells out what the soldiers need or can expect to get
50th anniversary of sinking of SS Edmund Fitzgerald: A shipwreck that...
Fifty years ago, on November 10, 1975, SS Edmund Fitzgerald, carrying 29 sailors, suddenly vanished without a warning
Why did IAF ‘abandon’ the Ayni airbase in Tajikistan?
The IAF recently wound down its presence at the Ayni airbase in Tajikistan —India’s one and only operational overseas military installation