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Introduces bandi jackets, strips pouch belts, and fixes strict grooming rules: Indian army sheds colonial past with new uniform

OpIndia Staff -
The Indian Army has rolled out its "Army Uniforms-2026" manual, introducing closed-neck bandi jackets and standard winter wear for all ranks.
Government and Policy

Indian Army renames 246 roads, buildings and other facilities to shed colonial legacy, Kolkata’s Fort William will be called Vijay Durg

OpIndia Staff -
In a move to shed remnants of British colonial rule and celebrate India’s military valour, the Indian Army has renamed 246 roads, buildings, colonies,...
News Reports

‘India needs to get rid of colonial midset’ – PM Modi proposes 10-year timeframe to reverse the effects of colonisation imposed on Indians by...

OpIndia Staff -
PM Modi said that Macaulay's aim was to create a class of Indians who "are Indians by appearance but British at heart" and India "paid a heavy price" for this.
News Reports

Indian Navy discontinues ‘colonial legacy’ of carrying batons with immediate effect

ANI -
The Navy has now instructed that a ceremonial baton be placed appropriately in the office of the head of the organisation of every unit.
Opinions

The quest for Bhartiya Asmita and the war against imperialist narrative

windsofchange72 -
The imperial narrative and the imperial hegemony are inseparable. For the colonialist hungry for regime changes, it is essential to establish a 'supremacist' and 'saviour' narrative.
Media

The Brown Sepoys of Indian Media

Shefali Vaidya -
Such toxic hatred is not new for Nupur Sharma, or indeed, for any of us who take the ‘nationalist’ point of view.
Opinions

No, freedom fighters from a century ago and Maoists aren’t the same

Anubhav -
Their goal is to make heroes out of Naxals and to normalize violence in the name of democratic rights.
News Reports

Dadabhai Naoroji: One of the founders of Congress and an Indian voice that reverberated in British parliament

Anubhav -
Dadabhai has been in many ways the first Indian voice which found an audience in the British society.
Opinions

Karan Thapar’s book is a well timed means to revive the Lutyens’ media from its creaking future

Rohan -
This book needs to be recognised as a means for the Lutyens' media to reclaim what they have lost in recent times.
Social Media

Kiran Bedi congratulates Puducherrians for France’s FIFA victory, gets called out for ignorant comment

OpIndia Staff -
Kiran Bedi hasn't retracted her statements yet
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