Internal Security
Border security, cyber threats, defence policy and insurgency
2 accidents, 34 deaths, a suo motu case: Why SC used its ‘complete justice’ powers to fix the highways
Two major road accidents in November 2025 — one in Phalodi district, Rajasthan (killing 15 people on the Bharatmala Expressway) and one in Rangareddy distric...
One year after Pahalgam, what has changed in Army strategy
On April 22, 2025, a terrorist attack near Pahalgam in Jammu and Kashmir killed 26 civilians, mostly tourists; five armed attackers targeted tourists by veri...
INS Nireekshak arrives in Colombo for India–Sri Lanka diving exercise
INS Nireekshak, an Indian Navy Diving Support and Submarine Rescue Vessel, arrived at Colombo on 22 April 2026 to participate in IN-SLN DIVEX 2026 — the 4th ...
‘India can play meaningful role in fostering peace in West Asia, everything has its time’—Rajnath Singh
India's Defence Minister, speaking in Berlin, stated that India could play a meaningful role in fostering peace in West Asia, while acknowledging that "every...
India, Germany deepen defence ties as Rajnath Singh holds key talks with Boris Pistorius in Berlin
India's Defence Minister held bilateral talks with his German counterpart in Berlin (April 21–23, 2026), during a three-day official visit that marks a signi...
Gujarat-bound ship among two vessels seized by Iran near Hormuz
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) seized two container ships — the Panama-flagged MSC Francesca and the Liberia-flagged Epaminondas — in the St...
Expert Explains | Why China’s new Atlas drone swarm system could worry India and the world
In late March 2026, China's People's Liberation Army (PLA) publicly demonstrated the Atlas drone swarm operations system — a mobile, vehicle-mounted platform...
How the Pahalgam attack forced a radical security shift in J&K
On April 22, 2025, a terrorist attack at Baisaran meadow near Pahalgam (Anantnag district, Jammu & Kashmir) killed 26 civilians — 25 tourists and one local p...
Japan overhauls post-World War II pacifist military approach, lifts restrictions on defence exports
On April 21, 2026, the cabinet of Japanese Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi approved the lifting of a near-complete ban on lethal weapons exports, marking the m...
Japan approves scrapping a ban on lethal weapons exports in a change of its postwar pacifist policy
Japan's Cabinet approved a new defence export guideline on April 21, 2026, formally scrapping the longstanding ban on the export of lethal weapons — the most...
Ahead of nuclear non-proliferation treaty meet, China & NATO train guns on each other
The 11th Review Conference of the Treaty on the Non-Proliferation of Nuclear Weapons (NPT) is scheduled from April 27 to May 22, 2026, at UN Headquarters in ...
Pakistan extends airspace closure for Indian planes till May 24
Pakistan extended the closure of its airspace for all Indian-registered civilian and military aircraft until May 24, 2026 (2359 hrs UTC on May 23, i.e., 0530...
After Pahalgam massacre, security forces took the terror fight back to Kashmir’s jungles
Following the April 22, 2025 terror attack at Baisaran Valley near Pahalgam — which killed 26 tourists — a comprehensive review of the security grid in the U...
India looks to South Korea for missile systems, defence tech as PM Modi meets President Lee
South Korean President Lee Jae-myung visited India on April 20–22, 2026 — the first presidential visit from South Korea in eight years — marking a significan...
US Opens Record Drills With Philippines as Iran War Rattles Allies
The 41st edition of Exercise Balikatan — the annual joint military exercise between the United States and the Philippines — commenced on April 20, 2026, as t...
Digital arrest is a crime against human dignity: CJI
The Chief Justice of India, delivering the 22nd D.P. Kohli Memorial Lecture at Bharat Mandapam on "Challenges of Cyber Crime – Role for Police and Judiciary,...
Armed Forces eye biogas, solar to cut fuel use amid West Asia crisis
The Indian armed forces are actively exploring biogas and solar power projects on unused defence land to reduce reliance on imported fossil fuels, with a pil...
Iran-Israel war live: Iran accuses U.S. of ceasefire breach, vows to 'soon respond' after U.S. destroyer hits cargo ship
The ongoing Iran-related conflict has resulted in a near-total disruption of commercial shipping through the Strait of Hormuz, with Iran having effectively c...
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un oversees ballistic missile tests
North Korea's supreme leadership oversaw the testing of a specialised missile warhead system, with the tests described as proof that years of dedicated resea...
South Korea working with India to secure Hormuz, security of key maritime routes essential for survival of both nations: President Lee
South Korea's President Lee Jae Myung undertook a three-day state visit to India, holding a bilateral summit with India's Prime Minister — the first standalo...