India, Nov. 6 -- Sayan Chaterjee

India's military history is not merely a record of wars fought and victories won. It is also a story of institutional evolution, strategic adaptation and lessons that continue to shape the country's defence preparedness. That larger perspective defined the fourth Indian Military Heritage Festival (IMHF) 2026, which concluded in New Delhi on October 31. Organised by the United Service Institution of India's (USI) Centre for Military History and Conflict Studies on October 30-31, it brought together military leadership, veterans, historians, authors, academics and strategic affairs experts to take military history beyond specialist circles and into wider public conversation, through panels, book launches an...