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682 articles on Internal Security · Page 13 of 35

March 18, 2026
3 articles
Internal Security International Relations
7 min
Terror group planned India hits, backed Myanmar rebels: Probe
India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) foiled a major conspiracy involving an alleged American mercenary (Matthew VanDyke) and six Ukrainian nationals, ...
GS3 (Internal Security Insurgency Cross-border Terrorism)
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International Relations Internal Security
6 min
U.S. military says hit Iran missile sites near Strait of Hormuz with 'bunker buster' bombs
On March 18, 2026, US military forces struck hardened Iranian anti-ship missile sites along Iran's coastline near the Strait of Hormuz using GBU-72 Advanced ...
GS2 (International Relations Security) GS3 (Internal Security)
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Science & Technology International Relations Internal Security
6 min
Can the Strait of Hormuz blockade break the Internet?
For the first time in history, both the Strait of Hormuz and the Red Sea are simultaneously effectively closed to commercial maritime traffic, disrupting two...
GS3 (Infrastructure Critical Technology Internal Security)
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March 17, 2026
12 articles
International Relations Internal Security
6 min
PM Modi speaks to UAE President, both agree on ensuring safe navigation through Strait of Hormuz
Prime Minister Narendra Modi spoke with UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on March 17, 2026, as the second telephonic conversation between the...
GS2 (India's Foreign Policy International Relations Bilateral Agreements)
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International Relations Internal Security
4 min
India salutes maritime heroes for safeguarding critical energy supplies
Union Minister Sarbananda Sonowal (Ports, Shipping and Waterways) publicly commended Indian seafarers aboard LPG carriers Shivalik and Nanda Devi for safely ...
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Internal Security Science & Technology
4 min
Parliamentary panel recommends prioritising drone acquisition in border guarding forces
The Parliamentary Standing Committee on Home Affairs, chaired by BJP MP Radha Mohan Das Agarwal, recommended prioritising and fast-tracking the acquisition o...
GS3 (Internal Security Science & Technology)
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International Relations Internal Security
5 min
Pakistan strike kills 400 in Kabul: Where is this war headed, what it means for region
Pakistan conducted airstrikes on Kabul on the night of March 16, 2026, targeting what it described as "military installations and terrorist support infrastru...
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International Relations Internal Security
5 min
Indian Navy steps up vigil to escort oil tankers, unlikely to join US coalition
The Indian Navy has deployed two warship task forces to escort Indian-flagged LPG tankers transiting the Strait of Hormuz and moving through the Gulf of Oman...
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Internal Security International Relations
4 min
Indian Navy joins U.S.-led drill ‘Sea Dragon’ in Guam
The Indian Navy joined Exercise Sea Dragon 2026, a US-led multinational anti-submarine warfare (ASW) exercise conducted at Andersen Air Force Base, Guam, in ...
GS2 (International Relations Defence) GS3 (Internal Security)
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Economics International Relations Internal Security
5 min
Use LPG judiciously, consider alternatives wherever possible—Govt amid supply crunch & shipping delays
The Union government has issued a public advisory urging households to "use LPG judiciously, consider alternatives wherever possible" as 22 Indian-flagged ve...
GS3
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Internal Security International Relations
6 min
Ukraine seeks immediate release & access to 6 nationals arrested in India on terror conspiracy charges
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested seven foreign nationals — six Ukrainians and one American citizen — on charges of conspiring to carry out te...
GS3 GS2
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International Relations Internal Security
6 min
Ali Larijani, Iran’s security chief, killed in overnight attacks: Israel Defence Minister
Israel's Defence Minister Israel Katz announced on March 17, 2026 that Ali Larijani — secretary of Iran's Supreme National Security Council (SNSC) and one of...
GS2
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International Relations Internal Security
4 min
Taliban calls Kabul hospital strike ‘crime against humanity’, Pakistan says it only hit ‘military infra’
The Taliban government's spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid condemned Pakistan's March 16, 2026 aerial strikes on Kabul, calling the targeting of a drug rehabilita...
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International Relations Internal Security
5 min
US assets are under Iran attack, but here’s why NATO doesn’t have to answer Trump’s call
Despite US forces being targeted by Iranian missile and drone attacks across multiple Gulf states, NATO has not formally invoked Article 5 — the collective d...
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International Relations Internal Security
4 min
UAE briefly closes airspace as West Asia conflict escalates
The UAE briefly closed its airspace on March 17, 2026 as an "exceptional precautionary measure" after Iran intensified missile and drone strikes across Gulf ...
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March 16, 2026
5 articles
Internal Security International Relations
5 min
Naval warships escort Indian vessels from the Gulf of Oman
Three Indian Navy warships escorted three Indian merchant vessels — Shivalik, Nanda Devi, and Jag Laadki — through the Gulf of Oman as the West Asia conflict...
GS2 (International Relations Security) GS3 (Maritime Security)
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International Relations Internal Security
5 min
US-Israel-Iran War|India evacuates over 600 nationals from Iran via Armenia, Azerbaijan; MEA shares key update
India evacuated over 600 nationals from Iran via overland routes through Armenia and Azerbaijan amid the escalating US-Israel-Iran conflict in the region. Th...
GS2 (International Relations Diaspora Indian Foreign Policy)
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Polity & Governance Internal Security
5 min
Total shutdown in Ladakh, thousands take to streets: ‘Won’t stop demanding what’s rightfully ours’
A complete shutdown was observed across Ladakh on March 16, 2026, with massive protest rallies in both Leh and Kargil, as civic bodies and political groups r...
GS2 (Constitutional Provisions Federalism Centre-State Relations Tribal Issues)
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Polity & Governance Internal Security
4 min
Opposition questions govt.’s plan to introduce Bill to codify deputation of IPS officers in Central Armed Police Forces
The Union Cabinet approved the draft Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, which seeks to statutorily codify the provision for deputatio...
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Internal Security Science & Technology Polity & Governance
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Cyber fraud on the rise but nodal agency CERT-In grappling with acute staff crunch—House panel report
A parliamentary standing committee report on MeitY's functioning found that CERT-In (Indian Computer Emergency Response Team) — India's nodal agency for cybe...
GS3
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