Internal Security
Border security, cyber threats, defence policy and insurgency
Iran fired missiles at joint U.S.-U.K. base in Indian Ocean: report
Iran fired two ballistic missiles at the joint US-UK Naval Support Facility at Diego Garcia in the British Indian Ocean Territory (BIOT), marking the first k...
Govt moves to formalise IPS dominance in top CAPF positions with new bill
The Union Cabinet approved the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, to be introduced in Parliament by the Home Minister The Bill ...
CAPF Bill says IPS officers’ deputation necessary for Union-State coordination, reserves 50% I-G rank posts for IPS
The Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026 directly responds to a May 23, 2025 Supreme Court judgment that directed the Home Ministr...
Amit Shah to present bill on CAPFs in Rajya Sabha on Monday
Union Home Minister Amit Shah introduced the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026 in the Rajya Sabha on March 24, 2026. The Bill s...
Sri Lanka president confirms IRIS Dena was denied permission to dock, US bid to land warplanes refused
Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake confirmed that his government denied docking permission to the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena and simultaneously re...
Sri Lanka refused U.S. request to land warplanes: Dissanayake
Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake publicly confirmed that Colombo refused a US request to land two armed warplanes at Mattala Rajapaksa Internat...
Iran warns world tourism sites ‘not safe’ for Israeli, U.S. officials; says it is still building missiles nearly three weeks into war
Nearly three weeks into the Iran conflict (which began February 28, 2026), Iran's military issued threats against "parks, recreational areas and tourist dest...
Centre classifies key energy data as national security; mandates real-time reporting from oil and gas firms
The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas issued the Petroleum and Natural Gas (Furnishing of Information) Order, 2026, through a gazette notification on Mar...
Attacks on energy infrastructure bring the war in West Asia closer home
Israeli strikes on Iran's South Pars gas fields triggered intense Iranian retaliation against energy infrastructure across the Gulf, including Qatar's Ras La...
Af-Pak ‘open war’ risks becoming an intractable conflict
Commentary and strategic analysis emerging in late March 2026 warns that the Afghanistan-Pakistan military conflict — which erupted following Pakistani airst...
Experts Explain | Afghanistan-Pakistan War: How Pakistan’s strategic assets became its greatest threat
Following Pakistani airstrikes on Afghan territory beginning February 21-22, 2026 — targeting camps linked to the Tehrik-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) and ISIS-Kh...
Iranian attack hits Israeli oil refinery in Haifa, some damage reported
On March 19, 2026, Iranian missiles struck the Bazan oil refinery in Haifa, northern Israel, causing limited but confirmed damage — debris falls started fire...
11 Maoists surrender ahead of March-end deadline, outfit restricted from 10 to 1 Gadchiroli subdivision
Eleven Maoist cadres surrendered before Gadchiroli police and CRPF ahead of the March 31, 2026 deadline set by Union Home Minister Amit Shah for the complete...
Three men charged with conspiring to smuggle U.S. artificial intelligence to China
US federal prosecutors charged three men — including a senior vice president of Super Micro Computer Inc. (Supermicro) — with conspiring to smuggle $2.5 bill...
Drugs worth over Rs 23 crore seized in Mizoram’s Champhai
Security forces seized drugs worth over ₹23 crore in Mizoram's Champhai district, a recurring hotspot for narcotics trafficking from Myanmar. Assam Rifles — ...
UAE says it dismantled 'terrorist network' funded by Iran and Hezbollah
The UAE's State Security Apparatus (SSA) dismantled a terrorist network funded and directed by Iran and Hezbollah, arresting all its members. The network was...
Global Terrorism Index 2026 : Map in report shows Jammu as part of China
The Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2026 report, published by the Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) on March 19, 2026, drew criticism from...
Indigenous drone production ecosystem needed for strategic autonomy: Rajnath
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, inaugurating the two-day National Defence Industries Conclave 2026 at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi (organised by the Departmen...
U.S. approves over $16 billion in arms sales to Gulf states hit by Iran war
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio invoked an emergency waiver under the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), declaring that an "emergency exists that requires the...
Unfenced border in focus amid arrest of seven foreigners who crossed to Myanmar via porous border
Seven foreigners — six Ukrainians and one US citizen — were arrested in India on the night of March 13 for illegally crossing into Myanmar from the northeast...