Archive · 2 Sep 2025
India's Military Identity: Shifting From Colonial Past
India's military, though modern, still uses many traditions from when Britain ruled.
This article suggests India should change this.
The author believes the military should embrace its own rich history and culture, not just the British past.
He asks why India doesn't celebrate its own heroes and strategies from before British rule.
The goal is for the military to better represent India's diverse culture and values, and embrace its own long history.
It is a call to move away from outdated colonial practices and embrace a more modern, Indian identity.
The article critiques the Indian military's continued adherence to colonial-era traditions.
It suggests the Indian military should draw from India's civilizational history.
The author argues for a shift in mindset to reclaim indigenous knowledge and values.
It questions why Indian military history and training academies don't embrace India's pre-British martial past.
The need to transition from colonial legacies towards a proud, independent military identity is highlighted.
- Who
- Lt Gen Devendra Pandey, author and commentator
- What
- Examining the need to decolonize India's military identity.
- When
- Published September 2, 2025
- Where
- India
- Why
- To transition towards traditions, doctrines, and institutions rooted in Indian civilisational thought
- Author
- Lt Gen Devendra Pandey
- Published Date
- September 02, 2025
- Focus
- Decolonizing Indian Military
- Key Argument
- Transition to traditions rooted in Indian civilizational thought