Internal Security
Border security, cyber threats, defence policy and insurgency
‘Unavoidable’: Why Kuki-Zo Council is taking demand for separate Union Territory to PM Modi
The Kuki-Zo Council, representing Kuki-Zo tribal communities in Manipur, has formally taken its demand for a separate Union Territory (UT) with legislature t...
Bail under UAPA: How different Supreme Court benches have delivered different rulings in the past
A Supreme Court bench of Justices B.V. Nagarathna and Ujjal Bhuyan, while granting bail to a Jammu & Kashmir accused in a narco-terror funding case (*Syed If...
Unlearnt lessons: On India’s inadequate strategic petroleum and gas reserves
With the West Asia crisis disrupting Strait of Hormuz transit and pushing global crude prices higher, India's inadequate strategic petroleum and gas reserves...
Belarus Starts Nuclear Drills With Russia Amid Kyiv Warnings
Belarus announced on May 18, 2026 that its armed forces would conduct snap nuclear exercises alongside Russian forces, involving Belarusian missile units and...
‘I proudly declare — India is now Naxal-free’: Amit Shah in Bastar on first visit after his March 31 deadline
The Union Home Ministry declared India free of Left Wing Extremism (LWE) following the successful conclusion of Operation Kagar, a large-scale anti-insurgenc...
Iran submits new proposal, says U.S. open to sanctions relief
Iran established the Persian Gulf Strait Authority (PGSA) on May 5, 2026, creating a new regulatory body to oversee transit through the Strait of Hormuz — th...
Bail is the rule is not an empty slogan, even in UAPA and ‘terror’ cases: Supreme Court
A Supreme Court bench of Justices Ujjal Bhuyan and B.V. Nagarathna granted bail to a Jammu and Kashmir national accused in a narco-terror case investigated b...
GNI project recipe for ecological disaster, expand existing defence assets on Great Nicobar: Jairam to Rajnath
Experts — including ecologists, geoscientists, and defence analysts — have described the proposed Holistic Development of Great Nicobar Island (GNI) as a rec...
Experts Explain | Make in India in defence sector: Challenges, bottlenecks, and the way forward
Despite a 34-fold surge in defence exports over the past decade, structural bottlenecks continue to constrain India's ability to transition from a net defenc...
Great Nicobar project a recipe for ecological disaster: Jairam Ramesh
The Central government has been asserting strategic national interest as the primary justification for proceeding with the Holistic Development of Great Nico...
NCB cracks major India-Myanmar drug syndicate, arrests kingpin
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) arrested a Myanmar-based drug kingpin, identified as Thancintuang alias Chintuang alias Tluanga, in Delhi — a second major...
Another step towards strengthening Amaravati’s quantum technology ecosystem
SRM University-AP (Andhra Pradesh), in collaboration with C-DOT (Centre for Development of Telematics) and Amaravati Quantum Valley, announced the establishm...
Operation RAGEPILL: NCB Busts a Major International Drug Trafficking Network; Makes India’s First-Ever Seizure of Captagon, a Psychotropic Substance used in the Middle East Region
The Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), acting on intelligence from a foreign drug law enforcement agency, dismantled an international drug trafficking network i...
Kuki-Zo protestors rally in Manipur, demanding justice for slain church leaders, release of hostages
Kuki-Zo tribal organisations, led by Kuki Inpi Manipur (the apex body of Kuki tribes), held mass rallies and protests across Kuki-Zo inhabited hill districts...
Rajnath, CM Naidu lay stone for AMCA project in Andhra, minister calls it 'history chapter in defence history'; 8 cos to set up 'Drone City' in Kurnool
The foundation stone for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) Aircraft Integration and Flight Testing Centre was laid at Puttaparthi, Andhra Pradesh, o...
BRICS foreign ministers condemn Pahalgam attack, voice concerns over rise of tariff measures ‘which distort trade’
BRICS foreign ministers at the New Delhi meeting (May 14–15, 2026) strongly condemned the Pahalgam terror attack — the April 2025 massacre in Jammu and Kashm...
Israeli strikes wound dozens in Lebanon as talks in U.S. enter second day
Despite a ceasefire between Israel and Lebanon brokered by the United States (initially agreed April 16, 2026; extended on April 23 for three weeks; and exte...
Drones are no more eyes in the sky, they are claws in the sky, says IAF Chief
At a defence seminar focused on Unmanned Aerial Systems (UAS) and Counter-UAS capabilities, the Chief of Air Staff articulated a fundamental shift in how Ind...
Drones no longer enablers, they’re replacing manned aircraft roles—CISC Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit
At a seminar organized by an Indian Air Force think-tank, Chief of Integrated Defence Staff (CISC) Air Marshal Ashutosh Dixit stated that unmanned aerial sys...
28 Naga, Kuki civilians released in Manipur; slain church leaders buried
On May 15, 2026, 28 hostages — 14 Naga and 14 Kuki civilians — were released in Manipur following mediation by civil society organisations (CSOs), the United...