Internal Security
Border security, cyber threats, defence policy and insurgency
No Kuki-Zo MLAs physically in House, Manipur govt passes floor test; Churachandpur sees violent protests
On February 6, 2026, the newly formed Manipur government led by Chief Minister Y. Khemchand Singh successfully passed a floor test in the state Legislative A...
The last US-Russia nuclear pact ends today. Is this the beginning of a new arms race?
The New START (Strategic Arms Reduction Treaty) — the last remaining bilateral nuclear arms control treaty between the United States and Russia — officially ...
Tejas MK 1A to fly with IAF latest only by June-July this year. Here’s why
The first batch of Tejas MK 1A fighter jets — originally scheduled for delivery to the Indian Air Force (IAF) in March 2024 — is now expected to be inducted ...
Trade deal sorted, India & US move on to pending defence pacts—P-8I aircraft first, engines next
Following the finalisation of an India-US bilateral trade framework, both countries moved to advance pending defence procurement agreements. The P-8I maritim...
HAL says nine LCA Mk1A jets await GE engines; five ready for delivery
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) disclosed that nine LCA Tejas Mk1A aircraft are fully assembled but cannot be delivered because they are awaiting GE F404...
Trump Says Diego Garcia Deal Is ‘Best’ UK Could Do in New Shift
US President Donald Trump described the UK-Mauritius agreement on the Chagos Islands — which includes the Diego Garcia military base — as the "best deal the ...
August 29-30, 2020: Inside details of how Indian Army surprised China at Rechin La & PLA ‘blinked first’
Detailed accounts have emerged of how the Indian Army conducted a high-risk surprise operation on the intervening night of 29-30 August 2020, seizing dominan...
HAL out, Indian private firm to make Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft fighter, all eyes on lowest bidder
The government has excluded Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) from the contract to build five prototypes of India's Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) ...
Adani Defence teams up with Italy’s Leonardo to tap India’s mega helicopter market
Adani Defence & Aerospace signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Italy's Leonardo on February 3, 2026, establishing a strategic partnership to devel...
Defence budget through the years: Big leap for 2026-27, but what numbers since 1999 reveal
The Union Budget 2026-27 allocated Rs 7.85 lakh crore to the Ministry of Defence — the highest-ever allocation, representing a 15.19% jump over the previous ...
What Gen Naravane’s memoir says about 2020 Ladakh face-off with China: ‘I had been handed a hot potato’
Former Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane's unpublished memoir, titled "Four Stars of Destiny," reveals significant details about how India's civil and...
More boots, bigger budget: Agnipath outlay jumps 58%, Army’s share the largest
The Union Budget 2026-27 allocated ₹15,173.68 crore for the Agnipath scheme, representing an approximately 58% jump over the previous financial year's alloca...
CDS Gen Chauhan in Armenia, focus on deeper defence ties including new deals
Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) General Anil Chauhan led a high-level defence delegation on a four-day official visit to Armenia from February 1, 2026, focusing...
Op Sindoor effect: Defence capital budget up 22% to 2.19 lakh cr, big boost for aircraft, aero engines
India's Union Budget 2026-27 raised the defence capital outlay by 21.84% to ₹2,19,306 crore, compared to the previous year's budget estimates The overall Min...
Big Budget boost for Census as govt hikes allocation 6-fold, 50% jump for CAPF infra funds
The Union Budget 2026-27 hiked the allocation for the Census and related exercises to ₹6,000 crore — approximately six times the revised estimate of ₹1,040 c...
10X Budget beef-up for Intelligence Bureau capex, after Pahalgam & Red Fort terror attacks
The Union Budget 2026-27 increased the Intelligence Bureau's (IB) capital expenditure allocation to ₹2,549 crore — a ten-fold increase from the ₹257 crore in...