 "Spear Corps Commander Lt Gen Abhijit S Pendharkar (second from right) witnessed Ex drone Prahar — an exercise that validated the integration of drone technology into tactical operations (Photo: @Spearcorps/x)")
The Indian Army’s reorganisation into new frontline formations — the ‘Rudra’ all-arms brigades, ‘Bhairav’ light commando battalions, and ‘Shaktibaan’ artillery regiments — marks the latest stage in a two-decade effort to reshape land warfare. This aims to shorten the interval between political decision-making and military action, and to respond to the “new normal” established by Operation Sindoor and doctrinal changes by China’s People’s Liberation Army (PLA).
While building on earlier initiatives such as the Integrated Battle Group (IBG) concept, experts stress this is a distinct evolution — aligning force structure, technology, logistics, command and control, and doctrine to create an
