Internal Security
Border security, cyber threats, defence policy and insurgency
War in West Asia: Why the US is again turning to the Kurds amid attacks on Iran
Following US-Israeli airstrikes on Iran beginning 28 February 2026 that killed Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei and other officials, the US explored using Kurdish...
Petroleum reserves, alternative sources: India moves to protect economy as Iran tensions expose risks
The Indian government set up a high-level inter-ministerial panel to monitor risks to energy supply and trade flows arising from the intensifying Iran confli...
Indian Navy launches search, rescue operations after distress call from Iranian ship near Sri Lanka
The Indian Navy launched search and rescue operations after receiving a distress call from the Iranian warship IRIS Dena, operating approximately 20 nautical...
‘No Indian role in extortion cases,’ says British Columbia premier as India-Canada thaw pushes ahead
British Columbia Premier David Eby stated that there is no information suggesting Indian government involvement in extortion cases in his province Eby had ea...
Versatile new US missile PrSM that packs twice the punch of older ATACMS debuts in Iran war theatre
The United States deployed the Precision Strike Missile (PrSM), manufactured by Lockheed Martin, against Iranian missile sites during the high-intensity phas...
Indian Navy says it deployed P-8I, diverted ships to boost efforts to rescue sunk Iran warship’s crew
The Indian Navy deployed a P-8I maritime patrol aircraft and diverted two naval ships to assist in search and rescue operations for the crew of the sunk Iran...
Never before has Indian govt looked so timid, fearful: Congress after US submarine sinks Iranian warship
A US Navy submarine torpedoed and sank Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena on March 4, 2026, in international waters approximately 40 nautical miles off Galle, Sr...
Middle East crisis: Is US using Indian ports to strike Iran? MEA fact-checks claim
The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) addressed viral claims circulating on social media that the US military was using Indian ports to conduct strikes agai...
‘Baseless, fabricated’: India rejects reports of its ports being used by US in war on Iran
India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) categorically rejected claims that the United States was using Indian ports to conduct military strikes against Ir...
Afghanistan, Pakistan, and a dangerous clash of unequals
Pakistan and the Afghan Taliban government entered a state of open military conflict in late February 2026 — the most severe escalation of the ongoing border...
Iran-Israel war LIVE: U.S. Secretary of Defense Hegseth tells Israel to press on 'until the end', Israeli Defence Ministry says
The US-Israel military campaign against Iran intensified, with the US Secretary of Defense urging Israel to press on "until the end" Iran's Foreign Minister ...
Iran-Israel war: Who are the Kurds, why U.S. may align with them?
As the US-Israel war against Iran widened from February 28, 2026, the strategic role of Kurdish fighters in Iran's western regions came into sharp focus. Rep...
US sinking of Iranian warship near Sri Lanka piles pressure on Modi government
On March 4, 2026, a US Navy submarine torpedoed and sank the Iranian frigate IRIS Dena in international waters approximately 40 nautical miles south of Galle...
Iran hits Kurdish groups in Iraq as conflict widens
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) launched strikes on Kurdish opposition groups based in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq The IRGC stated it target...
U.S. will ‘bitterly regret’ attacking IRIS Dena: Iranian Foreign Minister
Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi issued a sharp diplomatic warning on 5 March 2026 that the United States would "bitterly regret" the torpedo attack t...
Use of Afghan soil for terror against Pakistan unacceptable: Army chief Munir
Pakistani Army Chief Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir visited Wana in South Waziristan to review security operations and operational readiness along the western...
Iranian sailors recovering in Sri Lankan hospital after U.S. submarine attack, authorities say
On 4 March 2026, a US Navy submarine torpedoed and sank the Iranian Navy frigate IRIS Dena in international waters approximately 40 nautical miles off the co...
NCB arrests 4 in border anti-drugs operation
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested four persons, including a Myanmarese national, in a border anti-drugs operation in Aizawl, Mizoram Drugs valued a...
Curbs on movement, assembly remain in force in Kashmir after protests against Khamenei’s killing
Curfew-like restrictions on movement and assembly remained in force across several parts of the Kashmir Valley — particularly in Shia-majority areas — follow...
Reckless wreckers: on threats to nuclear facilites
An editorial in The Hindu highlights the grave and growing threat to nuclear facilities from active military conflicts — focusing on the Zaporizhzhia Nuclear...