HQ IDS, India’s apex institution driving tri-service synergy, turns 25

October 1, 2026 11:15 PM

HQ IDS, India’s apex institution driving tri-service synergy, turns 25

The Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff (HQ IDS), India’s apex institution driving jointness, integration and synergy among the three services and which played a key role during Operation Sindoor, completed 25 years on Thursday. Conceived as a permanent institution to promote jointness and integration in the armed forces, the HQ IDS has emerged as the fulcrum of tri-service synergy vanguard for new domains like cyber and space. The institution marked its silver jubilee, commemorating the 2...

Air Marshal Tejinder Singh assumes charge of South Western Air Command

January 1, 2026 10:42 PM

Air Marshal Tejinder Singh assumes charge of South Western Air Command

Air Marshal Tejinder Singh assumed charge as Air Officer Commanding-in-Chief (AOC-in-C) of the South Western Air Command of the Indian Air Force on January 1, 2026. After taking over the new appointment, the Air Marshal paid homage to the martyrs by laying a wreath at the war memorial. An alumnus of the National Defence Academy, Air Marshal Tejinder Singh was commissioned into the fighter stream of the Indian Air Force on June 13, 1987. A Category ‘A’ Qualified Flying Instructor, he has ov...