The third edition of Indian Military Heritage Festival (IMHF), hosted by the United Service Institution of India, will be held in New Delhi on November 14 & 15, 2025. Raksha Rajya Mantri Shri Sanjay Seth will be the Chief Guest and will address the inaugural session. Focusing on fostering discussions on India’s military history and heritage as well as issues related to national security & geopolitics, the IMHF aims to serve as a platform for multi-stakeholder dialogue and engagement among the three Services, administrators and diplomats, academia and think-tanks, private and public industry, and the public at large.

The IMHF 2025 is set to feature attractions such as an exhibition of iconic military paintings of Lt Col Arul Raj (Retd) and the release of publications including The Sukraniti: Statecraft and Warcraft by Col PK Gautam (Retd) and Honours & Awards of the Indian Armed Forces by Dr AK Mishra. The event also comprises panel discussions featuring well-known authors of books on or related to India’s military history and heritage. These include sessions titled Operation Sindoor, The War India Forgot, Contested Partitions, Tussles over Tibet, BSF and Bangladesh, Udbhav, Taming the Waves, Military Biographies, and Technology and Strategy.

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