Internal Security
Border security, cyber threats, defence policy and insurgency
Six detained under PSA in Kashmir for ‘inciting’ students protest
Sopore Police in north Kashmir invoked the Public Safety Act (PSA) against six individuals for their alleged role in orchestrating violence and vandalism dur...
Manipur Violence: Three killed in two separate incidents in Ukhrul district
Three people were killed in two separate armed incidents in Manipur's Ukhrul district on April 24, 2026, as violence between Kuki-Zo and Naga (Tangkhul) comm...
Rajnath Singh to attend Shanghai Cooperation Organisation Defence Ministers’ meet in Bishkek
India was represented at the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Defence Ministers' meeting held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, on April 28, 2026. The Defence M...
Warming US-Pakistan ties may temper India’s ‘muscular’ counter-terror response—American ex-envoy Juster
A former US Ambassador to India, speaking at the Hudson Institute in Washington, cautioned that improving US-Pakistan diplomatic relations could constrain Ne...
Has Anthropic’s Mythos made the cure worse than the disease?
A frontier AI model named Mythos (developed by Anthropic) has demonstrated the ability to autonomously identify previously unknown software vulnerabilities (...
Setback for forces as NaVIC goes down to 3 sats; ex-IAF chief calls desi navigation system a 'failure'
India's Navigation with Indian Constellation (NaVIC) system fell to only 3 operational satellites as of March 13, 2026, dropping below the minimum threshold ...
Indian Navy lists Hormuz as ‘primary area’ of interest, one of the key ‘choke points’
The Indian Navy formally listed the Strait of Hormuz as a "primary area" of maritime interest in its published maritime security strategy, explicitly categor...
Space dominance key to future warfare, says CDS; DRDO chief urges whole-of-nation push to close gaps with rivals
At the Indian DefSpace Symposium, the Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) stated that space dominance has become central to future warfare, warning that failure to ...
China in mind, India and Japan move to deepen defence ties
India and Japan held the 8th Army-to-Army Staff Talks (April 22-24, 2026, in Japan), with both sides reviewing ongoing defence collaboration and agreeing to ...
Caught in crossfire: 22 Indians on ships attacked by Iran in Strait of Hormuz
Approximately 22 Indian nationals aboard ships were caught in hostilities in the Strait of Hormuz following Iran's assertion of strict control over the strat...
Pakistan should clamp down on terror groups like LeT, JeM: U.S. lawmaker
On the first anniversary of the Pahalgam terror attack (April 22, 2025), the Indian Embassy in Washington organised an exhibition titled "Human Cost of Terro...
War at machine speed: How AI became a decisive force in US-Israel conflict with Iran
The US military's use of the Maven Smart System — an AI-driven targeting platform built by software company Palantir Technologies and running on the large la...
Israel-Iran LIVE: Trump orders U.S. Navy to 'shoot, kill' small boats laying mines in Strait of Hormuz
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) Navy seized two foreign-flagged container vessels — MSC Francesca and Epaminondas — in the Strait of Hormuz, ...
Military pushes for private participation in space, more Indian satellites. ‘Can’t rely on single entity’
Senior defence officials have called for accelerated private sector participation in India's military space programme, emphasising that India cannot afford t...
Trump orders U.S. military to 'shoot and kill' Iranian small boats choking Strait of Hormuz
The US President directed the Navy to "shoot and kill" any Iranian small boats found laying sea mines in the Strait of Hormuz, issuing the order on April 23,...
Manipur rights group opposes powers to lower-ranked police officers under UAPA
On April 22, 2026, the Manipur Home Department issued a notification designating the Administrative Secretary (Home) as the "Designated Authority" under Sect...
U.S. military says it seizes another oil tanker associated with Iran
The US military seized the Guinea-flagged oil tanker Majestic X in the Indian Ocean on April 23, 2026, on grounds of its association with Iranian oil smuggli...
India-UK discuss tech, terror & security as both NSAs meet, affirm growing ‘momentum’ in defence ties
India's National Security Adviser (NSA) and his UK counterpart, Jonathan Powell, held the annual India-UK Strategic Dialogue in New Delhi on 23 April 2026. B...
Co-develop and co-produce with India in niche tech for secured national interests and global stability & resilience: Raksha Mantri to German industry captains in Munich
The Ministry of Defence issued a policy emphasis calling for foreign defence partners to co-develop and co-produce niche and critical technologies with India...
Rajnath in Germany: Defence cooperation pacts inked, talks held
On April 22, 2026, India and Germany signed two defence cooperation instruments in Berlin: the Defence Industrial Cooperation Roadmap and an Implementing Arr...