The third edition of the 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. The IMHF aims to foster discussions on India's military history and heritage, national security, and geopolitics. It serves as a platform for multi-stakeholder dialogue among the three Services, administrators, diplomats, academia, think-tanks, private and public industry, and the public. The IMHF 2025 will feature an exhibition of military paintings by Lt Col Arul Raj (Retd) and publications including "The Sukraniti: Statecraft and Warcraft" by Col PK Gautam (Retd) and "Honours & Awards of the Indian Armed Forces" by Dr AK Mishra. Panel discussions with authors of books related to India's military history and heritage will be held, featuring 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. Release ID: 2189703, Visitor Counter: 289.
Key Entities Referenced
Indian Military Heritage Festival (IMHF): A festival hosted by the United Service Institution of India, focusing on discussions on India's military history and heritage and related issues.
Ministry of Defence: The ministry under which the Indian Military Heritage Festival is organized.
United Service Institution of India: The host organization for the Indian Military Heritage Festival.
New Delhi: Location of the Indian Military Heritage Festival.
Ministry of Defence
Third Indian Military Heritage Festival to be
held at USI, New Delhi; Raksha Rajya Mantri to
be the Chief Guest
Posted On: 13 NOV 2025 5:11PM by PIB Delhi
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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