Internal Security
Border security, cyber threats, defence policy and insurgency
I-Day: Modi wants India to be defence supplier to world; says focus on drones, anti-drones, hypersonics
In the Independence Day address delivered from the Red Fort, expanding domestic defence production was described as critical to strengthening India's strateg...
UAE state oil company says vessel attacked in Hormuz Strait
The UAE's state-owned oil and gas company, ADNOC, confirmed that one of its vessels was attacked while transiting the Strait of Hormuz. The UAE condemned the...
Reliance to partner Rolls-Royce to develop fighter jet engines
Reliance Industries Limited and Rolls-Royce announced a strategic intent to partner for the design, development, manufacturing, and delivery of an indigenous...
Mukesh Ambani-led Reliance enters India’s defence race, joins Rolls-Royce bid to power AMCA
Reliance Industries Limited and Rolls-Royce announced a strategic intent to partner for the design, development, manufacturing, and delivery of an indigenous...
‘India’s defence exports surge to ₹38,424 cr’: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's message on I-Day eve
Ahead of the 80th Independence Day, the Ministry of Defence stated that India's defence exports had risen to a record ₹38,424 crore in 2025-26 It was also st...
TASL, NIBE bag ₹1,577-crore Army contracts for loiter munitions
Contracts worth approximately ₹1,577 crore were signed for the supply of Loiter Munition Systems, along with associated munitions and accessories, for the In...
Supreme Court urges Kuki, Meitei groups to make peace, remove blockade on highways
A three-judge Supreme Court bench, in a writ petition filed by the Kuki Women Organisation for Human Rights against the State of Manipur, heard submissions o...
Defence production rises nearly four-fold to ₹1.78 lakh crore, says Rajnath Singh
The value of India's defence production was reported to have risen nearly four-fold over the past decade, from around ₹46,000 crore in 2014-15 to a record ₹1...
RIL, Rolls-Royce in JV to develop combat engine; plans Aerospace Gas Turbine Complex
Reliance Industries and Rolls-Royce announced a "strategic intent" to jointly explore development of a sovereign combat engine for India's Advanced Medium Co...
HAL ropes in BEML, Adani for light combat helicopter fuselage structure manufacturing
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) signed agreements with BEML Limited and Adani Defence Systems and Technologies for manufacturing fuselage structures of t...
U.S. lost 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones in war with Iran: report
A recent report found that the United States military has lost around 45 MQ-9 Reaper drones during its conflict with Iran, roughly 25% of its Reaper fleet, a...
Chinese incursion: Arunachal students’ body plans to hoist national flag at frontier village on I-Day
The All Arunachal Pradesh Students' Union (AAPSU) has organized an assessment and flag-hoisting trip to Taksing, a frontier village in Upper Subansiri distri...
What happens when AI begins to design viruses?
Researchers at Stanford University and the Arc Institute used a genome-generating AI model called Evo, built on the same class of architecture as large langu...
Al-Qaida offshoot AQIS behind Red Fort blast in 2025: UNSC report confirms
A report by the United Nations Security Council's Analytical Support and Sanctions Monitoring Team has attributed the November 2025 car explosion near Delhi'...
India seeks 60 new transport aircraft for IAF, invites bids for a $10 billion deal
The Ministry of Defence issued a Request for Proposal (RFP) for 60 new medium transport aircraft for the Indian Air Force, with an estimated deal value of ar...
Attacks on UAE vessels raise risks for Indian crude imports. But LPG, LNG supplies far more vulnerable
A tanker operated by the UAE's national oil company was struck by a missile while transiting the Strait of Hormuz; the company reported 15 of its vessels had...
Parliament panel pushes for 90-day crude oil reserves, flags delays in strategic expansion
The Standing Committee on Petroleum and Natural Gas recommended that India work toward maintaining 90 days of crude oil storage, describing it as the global ...
Cybersecurity at nuclear installations accorded highest priority; AERB, external govt agencies assess security at plants: Centre
The Centre stated that cybersecurity at nuclear installations is accorded the highest priority, with security assessed by the Atomic Energy Regulatory Board ...
As India-China face-off in Arunachal Pradesh, MEA says state of border will reflect state of ties
A face-off occurred in late July between Indian and Chinese patrol parties near Taksing, a remote village in the Upper Subansiri district of Arunachal Prades...
US Criticizes China Over Nuclear Missile Test in Pacific Ocean
The United States raised concerns over China's conduct of a submarine-launched intercontinental ballistic missile (ICBM) test into the Pacific Ocean, citing ...