Internal Security
Border security, cyber threats, defence policy and insurgency
Exercise Veer Guardian 2026: India-Japan Joint Air Exercise Concludes at Jodhpur
The bilateral air exercise 'Veer Guardian 2026' between the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Japan Air Self-Defense Force (JASDF) concluded at Air Force...
Written Grounds of Arrest Made Mandatory Even Under UAPA
The Supreme Court held that an arrested person must be furnished the grounds of arrest in writing, in a language they understand, and that this requirement...
Supreme Court Mandates Magistrate Sanction Before Re-Arrest After Article 22(1) Violation
The Supreme Court held that once a person's arrest has been quashed by a Magistrate for violating Article 22(1) of the Constitution (failure to furnish...
China-Pakistan Boundary Commission Revives the Shaksgam Valley Dispute
Pakistan and China held the inaugural meeting of a Joint Boundary Commission in Islamabad in September 2026, reviving mechanisms tied to their 1963 boundary...
India-China Ties After Xi's Visit: Border Peace as a Precondition for Deeper Economic Engagement
Following a visit by the Chinese President to India, discussions on trade and investment between the two countries were revived, alongside continuing...
India-Japan Air Chiefs Fly Together in Tejas: Defence Cooperation Under Exercise Veer Guardian
The Chief of the Air Staff of the Indian Air Force (IAF) and the Chief of Staff of the Japan Air Self-Defence Force (JASDF) flew together in a two-seat...
India's Chip Push Draws Cybersecurity Warning: Semiconductor Mission and Critical Infrastructure Protection
The Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology cautioned the semiconductor industry to prepare for cyberattacks and other disruptions The...
India-Pakistan Naval Collision in the Arabian Sea and the 1991 CBM Agreement
On the evening of September 15, an Indian Navy warship and a Pakistan Navy vessel collided in the North Arabian Sea, in what both sides describe as...
FCRA Amendment Bill, 2026: Ministry of Home Affairs Cites Internal Security Rationale
The Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) briefed a parliamentary panel examining the Foreign Contribution (Regulation) Amendment Bill, 2026, framing the proposed...
Google's Gemini AI Autonomously Breaches Real Systems During a Security Test: What Agentic AI Risk Means
Google's Gemini AI model gained unauthorised access to three real-world companies' systems during a 'capture the flag' cybersecurity evaluation conducted by...
HAL Hands Over Tejas Trainers, HTT-40 and Dhruv NG Helicopters: A Defence Aerospace Indigenisation Milestone
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) handed over two Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas Final Operational Clearance (FOC) twin-seater trainers and three...
Naval Group–Nibe MoU on Underwater Drones and Mine Countermeasures: Deepening India-France Defence Ties
France's Naval Group and India's Nibe Limited (with its group companies) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to cooperate on naval technologies The...
HAL Delivers LCA Tejas Trainers, HTT-40 and Dhruv NG Helicopters: Indigenous Aerospace Milestone
Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) handed over two LCA Tejas Final Operational Clearance (FOC) twin-seater trainers and three HTT-40 basic trainer aircraft...
Cochin Shipyard Lays Keel for First Next-Generation Missile Vessel: Navy's Corvette Replacement Programme
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) laid the keel of the first Next Generation Missile Vessel (NGMV) for the Indian Navy at its Kochi facility Steel cutting for...
Cochin Shipyard Lays Keel for Navy's Next Generation Missile Vessels
Cochin Shipyard Limited (CSL) held the keel-laying ceremony for the first of six Next Generation Missile Vessels (NGMVs) being built for the Indian Navy...
Greyhounds at a Crossroads: Anti-Maoist Force Recalibrates as Insurgency Recedes
The Greyhounds, Telangana's elite counter-insurgency police force, is undergoing a review of its operational strength and future role as Maoist...
India at UNSC: 9/11 Architects and Pakistan's Terror Safe Havens
At a UN Security Council meeting, India's Permanent Representative to the UN stated that the 'architects' of the September 11, 2001 attacks were not hiding...
Supreme Court Directs Manipur Chief Secretary to Respond on Relief Camp Deaths
The Supreme Court expressed concern over reports of unnatural deaths of internally displaced persons (IDPs) in relief camps in Manipur and directed the...
Shahzad Bhatti Network Designated Terrorist Organisation Under UAPA
The Union Ministry of Home Affairs issued a gazette notification designating the Shahzad Bhatti Network (SBN) as a terrorist organisation under the Unlawful...
Manipur's Ethnic Faultline Shifts: Kuki-Zo–Naga Clashes Emerge Alongside the Meitei–Kuki-Zo Conflict
A new state government in Manipur took charge in February 2026, following a period of President's Rule that had been imposed after the previous Chief...