July 27, 2025 3:50 am
General Dwivedi announced the establishment of ‘Rudra’ all arms brigades, ‘Bhairav’ light commando battalions, ‘Shaktibaan’ artillery regiments and ‘Divyastra’ batteries, drone-equipped infantry battalions, and indigenous air defence systems.
January 14, 2025 11:23 pm
Speaking to reporters after his visit, Gen Dwivedi said, "I have been wanting to come to this place for long."
January 13, 2025 7:48 pm
Chief of Army Staff General Upendra Dwivedi highlights local support for peace in Jammu and Kashmir amid ongoing challenges.
October 29, 2024 10:47 pm
The 1.3 million-strong Army's senior leadership also resolved to accelerate the ongoing transformational initiatives to boost its overall combat capabilities.
November 04, 2023 4:38 am
He said there is a need to take note of the growing salience of ‘National Security’ in international affairs and the renewed currency of hard power.
January 13, 2023 8:07 am
Addressing the press ahead of Army Day on January 15, General Pande said the Army has secured a waiver and sanction to import spares and ammunition for the sustenance of these equipment for the next two to three years.
May 13, 2022 6:49 am
The Army said in a statement that Pande reached Leh on Thursday and “was briefed on the security situation along the borders with special focus on Eastern Ladakh.”
May 01, 2022 3:41 am
Gen Pande is the most senior Army officer in the country and has spent most of his career serving along the northern borders facing China. This is significant as India’s two-year standoff with China remains unresolved.
August 21, 2021 9:46 pm
The chiefs have come together at the academy just days after the Supreme Court, in an interim order, allowed women to appear for the entrance exam of the NDA, which is the premier tri-services training institute of India.
January 20, 2020 1:43 pm
Signed note by Army’s first Indian chief K M Cariappa found in archives: Military rule temporary measure, scrap political parties




