The Indian army’s two-speed modernisation
The Indian Army today presents a striking paradox. At the tactical edge, it is moving faster than at any point since the post-Kargil reforms—experimenting, restructuring, and embracing drones, data and decentralised lethality. A major force restructuring, a new rocket brigade and a northern truce— led by Army Chief General Upendra Dwivedi, is good on restructuring,…