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

· Jun 07, 2022 · 09:14 pm

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

· Mar 23, 2022 · 11:30 pm

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

· Mar 18, 2022 · 11:30 pm

Army chief Bipin Rawat made first chief of defence staff

The announcement was made a day before his retirement from service.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 30, 2019 · 09:33 pm

Cabinet approves post of chief of defence staff

The defence chief will be the military advisor to the Indian government.

Scroll Staff

· Dec 24, 2019 · 05:03 pm

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

· Aug 17, 2019 · 06:30 am

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

· Feb 05, 2019 · 09:30 pm

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

· Mar 13, 2018 · 11:30 pm

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

· Dec 12, 2016 · 09:30 pm

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

· Dec 07, 2016 · 07:30 am

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

· Jul 25, 2016 · 08:30 pm

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

· Aug 14, 2015 · 11:15 am