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55 years ago, when Parliament erupted over India-China book
March 01, 2026 7:34 am
In 1970, Australian journalist Neville Maxwell, then the New Delhi correspondent for The Times, published India’s China War, a book that questioned the role of the Nehru-led political leadership during the 1962 war with China.
Session of many firsts: From Sunday Budget to ‘no reply’ by PM in LS on Motion of Thanks
February 14, 2026 7:47 am
Acrimonious scenes witnessed in both Houses; as Speaker claimed ‘threat to PM safety’, Opp moved no-confidence notice against him
2020-24: Defence Ministry cleared 35 books, General Naravane’s only one pending
February 07, 2026 6:12 am
Among those whose books have been recently cleared are Lt General S A Hasnain; Lt General S K Gadeock; Lt General S R R Aiyengar; Major General (Dr) Ashok Kumar; Major General Sashikant Pitre; Major General R K Sharma; Major General G D Bakshi; and Lt General Yogesh Kumar Joshi.
Unpublished memoir, stalled Parliament: General M M Naravane, the soldier at the centre of a political face-off
February 06, 2026 10:42 am
Apart from tackling the tensions with China along the LAC in 2020, General Naravane oversaw the implementation of the Agnipath scheme during his tenure at the helm of the Indian Army
Handed hot potato, got free hand on China border tension: Ex-Army chief MM Naravane
December 19, 2023 11:32 am
In his memoir Four Stars of Destiny, Naravane recounts Singh's direction as well as a flurry of phone calls between the Defence Minister, External Affairs Minister, the National Security Advisor and the Chief of Defence Staff that night on the sensitive situation.
Theatre commands only after defence strategy and higher body: Gen Naravane
December 30, 2022 9:43 am
To right-size force, may shut or scale down some legacy units: Gen Pande
All eyes on announcement of next CDS, Army chief
April 18, 2022 1:47 am
The appointment has been vacant since the untimely and tragic death of Gen Bipin Rawat in a helicopter crash in December 2021.
Former Army Chief Gen Sunith Francis Rodrigues passes away; Gen Naravane expresses condolences
March 04, 2022 6:00 pm
"General M M Naravane, Chief of Army Staff (COAS), and all ranks of the Indian Army express heartfelt condolences on the sad demise of General Sunith Francis Rodrigues, who passed away today," the Indian Army said on Twitter.
85% of purchases by Army is Indian, says Army chief General Naravane
February 27, 2022 4:16 am
“Change is exponential and wars and conflicts have been harbingers of this change,” said MM Naravane.
China threat on, says Army Chief Gen Naravane, rejects land border law
January 13, 2022 7:18 am
Naravane rejected China’s land boundary law that came into force on January 1, saying it was not legally binding on India.
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