Military Leadership
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Centre widens eligibility criteria for chief of defence staff post
Now, any serving or retired lieutenant general, air marshal and vice admiral under the age of 62 years can be chosen for the top military role.
Scroll Staff
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Why are so many Russian generals dying in the Ukraine war? One answer may be corruption
Like all aspects of Russian life, the military too has been weakened by corruption.
Jonathan Jackson, The Conversation
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Why do leaders like Putin enter wars assuming victory is assured?
Many modern conflicts have illustrated that success is not quickly and cheaply achieved.
Gregory A Daddis, The Conversation
Trending
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Seven Kashmiri students arrested after row over celebrating India’s World Cup loss
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How Uttar Pradesh’s halal ban has plunged the processed food industry into chaos
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How Jeo Baby’s risky ‘Kaathal’ fell into place: ‘Once Mammootty agreed, everything became easy’
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Stolen fingerprints, empty bank accounts: How customers are paying for gaps in Aadhaar
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‘Wrong at many levels’: UP ban on late-evening coaching for women decried by social media users
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Army chief Bipin Rawat made first chief of defence staff
The announcement was made a day before his retirement from service.
Scroll Staff
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Cabinet approves post of chief of defence staff
The defence chief will be the military advisor to the Indian government.
Scroll Staff
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Will a Chief of Defence Staff put an end to the inter-service tussles in India?
The Indian Air Force, especially, has a record of waging obdurate turf wars.
Mohan Guruswamy
Video
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IFFI Goa: Michael Douglas tries the ‘Naatu Naatu’ hookstep, delivers Amitabh Bachchan’s dialogue
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Caught on camera: Panic after passenger jumps out of emergency exit of plane at US airport
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Watch: Rescuers celebrate after an infant is pulled out alive from the rubble of her home in Gaza
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Watch: This performing duo danced like puppets at an engagement party
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Filmfare OTT Awards: Actor Rajshri Deshpande dedicates her win to Gaza victims, Indian farmers
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Venezuela crisis: The longer Maduro clings on to power, the more likely a coup will become
A political risk analyst examines the chances of the embattled president’s ouster.
Clayton Besaw, The Conversation
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How the war in Iraq unintentionally helped stabilise Bosnia
The revelation that a Bosnian company had broken the arms embargo on Iraq unified three armies which had been fighting each other a decade before.
Elliot Short, The Conversation
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When England and Italy competed to sell military aircraft to Afghanistan in the 1930s
The rivalry resulted in a peculiar scene at Kabul’s aerodrome.
Robert Astin
The Reel
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How Jeo Baby’s risky ‘Kaathal’ fell into place: ‘Once Mammootty agreed, everything became easy’
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Watch: Manoj Bajpayee stars in survival drama ‘Joram’
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Start the week with a film: Darbhanga blues in ‘Pokhar Ke Dunu Paar’
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Eye Spy: What doing the ‘dunki’ means – and where we first heard the term
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In music-themed ‘Chamak’, looking for the ‘spirit of Punjab’ beyond its stereotypes
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Modi government said to be considering a new military position – chief of defence staff
The person occupying this position would be able to offer 'single-point advice' to the government.
Saikat Datta
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Storming into power: A short history of coups in the 20th century
The military coup is largely a phenomenon of the 1900s.
Nadeem F Paracha
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As clamour for OROP gets louder, what happens if Modi doesn't announce it on Independence Day?
Delhi on Friday was treated to the unseemly sight of police trying to throw out protesting veterans.
Scroll Staff
The Field
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Archery: Dhiraj Bommadevara rides on luck and faith to let his talent shine through
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Australia tour of India: Steve Smith, Glenn Maxwell make way for rookies as visitors rehaul T20 team
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Watch, highlights ISL 2023-24: Victor Rodriguez leads FC Goa to a win over Jamshedpur FC
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FIH Hockey Women’s Junior World Cup preview: All you need to know about India’s campaign in Chile
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Boxing, Men’s National C’ships: Sachin, Sagar shine on day two of event