End of an era: Navy bids farewell to the Sea Harrier

After three decades of glorious service, the Sea Harrier jets of the Indian Air Force will fly into the sunset on Wednesday. Inducted into the naval fleet in the 1980s, the British-built Harrier......

Needed urgently: The Indian National Defence University

'A veiled secret of India's defence and strategic culture is the lack of a serious interest in them by the political class. The Indian National Defence University would fill this void,' feels......

R K Dhowan is new chief of Indian Navy

Robin K Dhowan on Thursday took over as chief of the Indian Navy nearly two months after D K Joshi quit the post in the wake of a series of mishaps. Admiral Dhowan, 59, who has been the acting Navy......

Lt Gen Lamba takes over as Army vice chief

Lieutenant General Arvinder Singh Lamba, a senior Artillery officer with commando training, took over as the Army's vice chief. He replaces Lieutenant General P C Bharadwaj, who retired on November......