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Top Headlines: 17th August 2026

Defence Secretary Shri Rajesh Kumar Singh arrived in Yerevan on August 16, 2026 for a two-day visit, where he was received by the Ambassador of India to Armenia and senior representatives of the Armenian Defence Ministry. Continue Reading

By Chakra Desk Trending 17 Aug,26

The Long-Range Vector: From Firepower to Statecraft

A missile launch today can alter a strategic situation before a soldier crosses a border, a fighter enters contested airspace, or a warship closes with an adversary. Continue Reading

By Lt Gen Tarun Chawla Trending 17 Aug,26

Investigation Underway for Possible ISI Links in Nepal Violence

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By Chakra Desk Trending 15 Aug,26

CONFRONTING BATTLEFIELD CONCEALMENT CONCERNS

Every major war reshapes how future wars are fought. Expose weaknesses that peacetime exercises fail to reveal, challenge long-held concepts embedded in military doctrine, Continue Reading

By Maj Gen Jagatbir Singh, VSM (Retired) Trending 14 Aug,26

Top Headlines: 14th August 2026

A terrorism monitoring team of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) has declared the deadly Red Fort suicide car bombing in New Delhi on 10th November 2025 Continue Reading

By Chakra Desk Trending 14 Aug,26

NEVER HEARD BEFORE | “They Got It Completely Wrong”: IAF Kargil Veteran Flags Netflix’s ‘Operation Safed Sagar’

The role of the Indian Air Force in the 1999 Kargil War is back in focus, following the release of Netflix’s Series ‘Operation Safed Sagar’ on 7th August 2026. A key officer involved in the operation says the series got an important part of the story wrong and has called for a clarification from the makers. Continue Reading

By Savio Rodrigues Trending 14 Aug,26