Sainik Samachar is a journal about the India's Armed Forces. The journal is published every fortnight in thirteen languages including English on behalf of the Ministry of Defence, Government of India. Sainik Samachar traces its descendants from the magazine Fauji Akhbar that started its publication on 2 January 1909. The first issue was published in Urdu and Roman Urdu. It was published from Allahabad. It was felt that a journal for the Armed Forces must be published for the Defence Services and among the British Raj officials as well.