Internal Security
Border security, cyber threats, defence policy and insurgency
Russia has provided Iran with information that can help Iran strike U.S. military, AP sources say
US officials and intelligence assessments indicated that Russia had been providing Iran with real-time satellite imagery and intelligence data identifying th...
Iran vessel with 183 sailors docked in Kochi on March 4
Iran's naval vessel IRIS Lavan, a 2,500-tonne Hengam-class landing ship, docked at the naval port of Kochi on March 4, 2026, after developing technical/engin...
Watch: Iranian warship strike near Sri Lanka raises questions for India
On March 4, 2026, a US Navy fast-attack submarine torpedoed and sank the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena in international waters approximately 25 miles south ...
Iran Guards say targeted U.S. base in UAE over school strike in Minab
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) claimed to have targeted a US military base in the UAE in retaliation for an airstrike on the Shajareh Tayyeb...
Self-reliance only way to stay relevant in era of global uncertainty: Rajnath Singh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh stated that self-reliance is the "only way to stay relevant" in an era marked by global uncertainty, supply chain disruptions,...
Pilot killed in Sukhoi crash was part of Op Sindoor. ‘He was very proud to be part of IAF,’ says father
Squadron Leader Anuj and Flight Lieutenant Purvesh Duragkar were killed when their Su-30MKI fighter jet crashed in a remote hill region of Karbi Anglong dist...
Trump demands unconditional surrender of Iran; IRGC warns of ‘prolonged war’
President Donald Trump declared on March 6, 2026 that the US will not enter into any deal to halt military strikes on Iran unless Iran agrees to "uncondition...
South Korea, U.S. militaries discuss moving Patriot missiles to Iran war, Seoul says
South Korean Foreign Minister Cho Hyun confirmed at a Parliamentary hearing that the US and South Korean militaries are discussing the possible redeployment ...
India gave safe harbour to another Iranian ship days before IRIS Dena was sunk by US
On February 28, 2026, Iran formally approached India requesting emergency docking for the Iranian naval vessel IRIS Lavan, which had developed severe technic...
Days before IRIS Dena sinking, India approved urgent docking for Iranian ship in Kochi
Iran approached India on February 28, 2026, reporting that the IRIS Lavan, a 2,500-ton Hengam-class landing ship, had developed severe technical issues while...
Amid conflicts, countries will have to build their industrial complex, upgrade tech: Navy chief
Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, speaking at the Raisina Dialogue during a panel on "Forgers of Peace: Ordnance Factories for the Liberal Order," stated...
Australian troops on board U.S. submarine that sank Iranian ship: PM Anthony Albanese
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese confirmed that three Australian defence personnel were aboard a US nuclear-powered submarine that torpedoed and sa...
Trump urges Iranian Kurds to attack Iran as war widens
President Donald Trump urged Iranian Kurdish militia groups to launch attacks on Iran's security forces in the country's western provinces, as the US-Israel ...
Intense Israeli strikes hit Iran, Lebanon as U.S. warns bombardment will 'surge dramatically'
Israel launched what was described as "the most intense day of strikes inside Iran," hitting targets in Tehran and multiple Iranian military installations, w...
West Asia on fire: On the Israeli-American war against Iran
The United States expanded the theatre of its military campaign against Iran into the Indian Ocean, marking a significant escalation of the Israel-Iran confl...
Sinking of Iranian ship brings war to region, say Sri Lankan and Maldivian leaders
Sri Lankan and Maldivian leaders expressed alarm at the sinking of an Iranian vessel as part of the US-Israeli conflict with Iran, stating "the war has been ...
Nuclear deterrence and the Iran war
Following the joint US-Israeli military strikes on Iran on February 28, 2026, which killed Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, strategic analysts are re-e...
U.S. and West Asia nations seek Kyiv's drone expertise: Zelenskyy
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced that Ukraine is helping five countries in the Middle East and Gulf region counter Iranian drone attacks, wh...
'Responded to distress call, rescue op ongoing': India on Iran ship sunk by US off Sri Lanka coast
A US submarine fired a torpedo and sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena approximately 40 nautical miles off the coast of Galle in southern Sri Lanka — the firs...
With 25,900 quintals of rice, foodgrains arrive in Mizoram via rail for the first time
The first-ever Food Corporation of India (FCI) foodgrain cargo train arrived at Sairang Railway Station in Mizoram on 3 March 2026, carrying approximately 25...