Internal Security
Border security, cyber threats, defence policy and insurgency
Ashwini Vaishnaw announces rail push along India-Pak border to strengthen defence readiness
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced a major push to build railway infrastructure along the India-Pakistan border to enhance military mobility, logis...
Two decades on, Chhattisgarh puts number of tribals displaced by Maoist violence at 31,098
Two decades after the displacement of tribal communities from Bastar division due to Maoist violence, the Chhattisgarh government has officially quantified t...
Must work in mission mode to emerge as global hub of indigenous drone manufacturing: Rajnath
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the National Defence Industries Conclave 2026, calling for India to work in mission mode to become a global hub of i...
Rajnath Singh calls for mission-mode push to make India global drone manufacturing hub by 2030
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called for a mission-mode push to make India a global hub of indigenous drone manufacturing by 2030, emphasising self-reliance...
‘Possibly orchestrated’: Kyiv expresses ‘serious concern’ over terror charges against 6 Ukrainians
Six Ukrainian nationals were arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 13, 2026, along with one American citizen, on charges of conspiracy...
Anti-establishment X accounts ‘withheld’ in India as takedowns spread
Multiple X (formerly Twitter) accounts with anti-establishment content — including parody handles, accounts criticising government policy, and posts satirisi...
‘Russia driving wedge’: Kyiv denies anti-India plot, seeks fair probe into detention of 6 Ukrainians
Ukraine's government officially rejected allegations that the Ukrainian state was involved in any conspiracy against India's internal security, following the...
Phones of 7 foreigners, ‘involved’ in conspiracy against India, sent for data analysis; Delhi court remands them to NIA custody
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested seven foreign nationals — six Ukrainians and one American — on charges of alleged conspiracy against India's...
Earlier too, foreign mercenaries went to Myanmar via Mizoram
India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested seven foreign nationals on March 13, 2026 — including American citizen Matthew VanDyke and six Ukrainian...
India, Pakistan ties ‘remain a risk’ for nuclear conflict: U.S. Intelligence
The U.S. Intelligence Community's Annual Threat Assessment, presented to the U.S. Senate, warned that the risk of nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan...
Israel’s tolerance for persistent threats on its borders has eroded: US intel on Iran war
An analysis published in The Hindu argues that Israel's tolerance for persistent security threats on its borders has fundamentally changed following the Octo...
Attacks on hospitals are surging in war zones. What do the laws of war say about protecting them?
Attacks on medical facilities in active conflict zones are surging, with MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières) recording 1,348 attacks on health facilities globally...
India weighs joining European sixth-generation fighter jet programmes FCAS or GCAP
India is actively weighing the option of joining one of two European sixth-generation fighter jet programmes: France-Germany-Spain's Future Combat Air System...
Pakistan’s long-range ballistic missiles could potentially target U.S.: Tulsi Gabbard
US Director of National Intelligence (DNI) Tulsi Gabbard, presenting the 2026 Annual Threat Assessment to the Senate Intelligence Committee, warned that Paki...
Syria unveils plan to eliminate Assad’s chemical weapons
Syria's new government, under President Ahmed al-Sharaa (post-Assad, since December 2024), unveiled a plan — supported by Washington — to systematically elim...
Second edition of IOS SAGAR set to boost maritime cooperation in Indian Ocean Region
The second edition of the Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) SAGAR initiative commenced on March 16, 2026, reaffirming India's commitment to collaborative maritime secu...
2-3 drones sighted along India’s border every day: Parliament panel report
A parliamentary standing committee report, drawing on Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) data, reveals that 2-3 drones are sighted along India's borders every da...
China Gains Edge From Trump’s War With Iran, Officials Say
China's military and strategic community have been studying the US-Israel campaign against Iran as a live-fire laboratory, scrutinising American offensive ca...
We have order for supplying 34 Dhruv, 180 Tejas Mk1A, 156 Prachand: HAL to Par panel on defence
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) informed a parliamentary standing committee on defence that it holds current orders for 34 Dhruv advanced light helicopte...
Brothers & arms: The Taliban’s complicated relationship with Pakistan
Pakistan launched an airstrike on a drug rehabilitation centre in Kabul on March 16, 2026, which the Taliban government says killed over 400 people (the UN r...