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Need to identify dual-use techs that can be used for military: Army Chief

Army Chief Gen MM Naravane on Tuesday pitched for carrying out a reality check on military technologies that are required to be fielded operationally in the Indian context.

DRDO identifies 108 military systems for production by domestic industry

DRDO has identified 108 military systems and subsystems like navigation radars, tank transporters and missile canisters for the domestic industry to design, develop and manufacture.

Best of BS Opinion: A military set free, search for Covid-19 vaccine & more

Here's a selection of Business Standard Opinion pieces for the day

Let the military prove its worth

New Delhi needs to give the military planners a free hand and not be overly considerate of China's sensitivities

Armed forces get special powers to buy weapons of up to Rs 300 crore

They said there was no cap on the number of procurement programmes and that each acquisition under the emergency requirement category should not cost more than Rs 300 crore.

Statsguru: A peep into fractious relations between India, China since 1962

While the international Global Firepower ranking of countries' military strength puts China and India at third and fourth position, respectively, the gap is much wider than the positions suggest.

Galwan Valley face-off: India changes rules of engagement at LAC

Sources said the government had asked the Army to adopt a different tactical approach in guarding the border - the LAC - with China.

Ladakh row: Indian, Chinese military commanders hold 'productive' talks

Indian and Chinese troops were in an eyeball-to-eyeball situation since May 5 following a violent clash on the bank of Pangong lake

China warns India against US, says won't give up 'any inch of territory'

India and China have held close to a dozen rounds of talks since the first week of May

Chinese military bolsters troops in Aksai Chin region in Sino-India border

There was no immediate reaction from either the Ministry of External Affairs or the Indian military

Missing in Action: the unfinished stories of India's lost soldiers

This intensely researched book opens up a crucial and uncomfortable chapter of military, political and diplomatic history that few care to visit

Women in command

Decision on permanent commission was long overdue

A force to reckon with

Through the position of CDS, the military gets a say in governance. Should we worry about it?

Why India is not yet ready to have joint theatre defence commands

In the demand for creating a western theatre command for Pakistan and an eastern theatre command for China, IAF is seen as a villain with the army and navy in favour of the new structural reform

India wants the world to buy its weapons, but they are not very good

It's not the way to run a major military power, the structures that are dysfunctional are still there: US Expert