CHIEF OF ARMY STAFF

Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi arrived in Jammu and Kashmir’s Poonch after taking over as the country’s COAS. He held a security meeting with army officers and met with troops of brigade headquarters This was the first visit after assum...

As term of Manoj Pande nears end, the Centre has appointed Lt Gen Upendra Dwivedi, presently serving as Vice Chief, as the next Chief of the Army Staff with effect from the afternoon of June 30, 2024.The present Chief of the Army Staff, General Mano...

The Army Chief, General Manoj Pande, stated that the integration of Agniveers into the army is progressing smoothly and has received positive feedback from the field units. Watch!Agniveers integrating well in Indian Army, positive feedback from fiel...

The new rules for granting disability pension to armed forces personnel were brought out following wide-ranging discussions among the three services, and they are aimed at protecting the interests of the "genuine" people and ensuring a fitter milita...

Speaking at the curtain raiser event of Chanakya Defence Dialogue in New Delhi on October 26, Indian Army Chief General Manoj Pande spoke about the profound lessons that India has learnt from the prolonged Russia-Ukraine war. Stressing on the import...

On the occasion of Vijay Diwas, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh laid a wreath at National War Memorial on December 16. Chief of Defence Staff Gen Anil Chauhan, Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande, Navy Chief Admiral R Hari Kumar and Indian Air Force Vice Chie...

Chief of Defence Staff General Anil Chauhan on May 30 addressed a press conference. He was asked about the PLA deployment amongst the northern borders. To this, he replied, “PLA deployment on the northern borders is not increasing day by day, it is ...

On the occasion of 7th Army Veterans Day, Chief of Naval Staff Admiral R Hari Kumar on January 14 said that the armed forces are a product of the efforts, visionary aspirations and self-less service put in by each one of our veterans. Armed forces p...

The government has appointed former Eastern Army Commander Lt Gen Anil Chauhan (retd) as the next Chief of Defence Staff. This top military post had been lying vacant since the untimely demise of Gen Bipin Rawat in a helicopter crash last December. ...

New Delhi, June 15 (ANI): The opportunities for the youth in the Army have increased triple fold following the announcement of the ‘Agnipath’ scheme by the Central Government on June 14. Addressing the model, Vice Chief of Army Staff BS Raju on June...

Agnipath scheme has 3 main objectives - enhanced youthful profile for armed forces; recruit tech savvy youth; and give equal opportunity for all: General Manoj Pande, Chief of Army StaffAgnipath row: Army chief General Manoj Pande shares 3 main obje...

Lt Gen Manoj Pande will take the reins as the 29th Chief of the Army Staff after incumbent Gen MM Naravane's tenure ends on April 30. Lt Gen Pande, currently serving as the vice chief, will become the first commander from the Corps of Engineers to t...

China did not follow the agreements in letter and spirit. That's why current stand-off happened. Confidence building measures are being taken again; It can be because of China's insecurity they're doing such acts. But the bottom line is that we are ...

When talks began, a lot of 'doubting Thomases' said nothing will happen. But problems at 5 friction points have been solved; PP 14 was solved as a result of the 4th & 5th round of talks. It was in the 9th round, Pangong Tso issue was solved: General...

As the country is reeling under the horrific second wave of pandemic and crippling medical infrastructure, Deputy Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (Medical) Lt Gen Madhuri Kanitkar said that “we are all in this together.” Calling it ‘co-jeet,’ Lt G...

Chief of Army Staff General MM Naravane has proceeded on a three-day visit to the Republic of Korea (ROK) from December 28 to 30. During the visit, he will be meeting senior military and civilian leadership of the Republic of Korea.Indian Army Chief...

Lieutenant General CP Mohanty assumed the position of Vice Chief of Army Staff on February 01. Lt Gen received Guard of Honour in South Block Lawns today. Before this appointment, Lt Gen Mohanty was the Southern Army Commander in Pune. Lt Gen CP Moh...

While addressing at the event in the national capital on the occasion of ‘Veterans’ Day’, Indian Army Chief General MM Naravane said, “Last year had been very challenging for our nation and the armed forces. The armed forces bravely stayed at the no...