Internal Security
Border security, cyber threats, defence policy and insurgency
‘Global order maker’ & a ‘disruptor’: China-Russia combo ‘powerful threat to West’—Australian think tank
The Australian Strategic Policy Institute (ASPI) released a report characterising the China-Russia combination as a "powerful threat to the West," casting Ch...
India Backs Russian Weapons as Part of $25 Billion Purchase
India's Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, cleared procurement proposals worth ₹2.38 lakh crore (approximately $25...
Maoist campaign saw continuity across regimes, sharper push recently: Former MHA official
A former Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) official gave a detailed assessment of India's anti-Maoist campaign, noting that the overall strategy of combining se...
Govt ramps up measures to ensure fuel, LPG supplies amid Hormuz disruption
The Central Government announced a comprehensive set of measures to secure fuel and cooking gas supplies for India following the closure of the Strait of Hor...
IONS MARITIME EXERCISE (IMEX) TTX 2026 HELD AT SOUTHERN NAVAL COMMAND, KOCHI
The Indian Navy hosted the Indian Ocean Naval Symposium (IONS) Maritime Exercise (IMEX) Tabletop Exercise (TTX) 2026 at the Maritime Warfare Centre, Southern...
France to host ‘No Money for Terror’ conference later this year as part of its G7 presidency
France will host the fifth edition of the 'No Money for Terror' (NMFT) Ministerial Conference on Counter-Terrorism Financing on May 19, 2026, in Paris, as pa...
Rs 2.38 lakh cr-defence push: DAC clears 5 S-400 missile systems from Russia, transport aircraft
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC) on March 27, 2026 approved acquisition proposals worth Rs 2.38 lakh crore, one of the largest single-day clearances in ...
NIA gets 10-day custody of 7 foreign nationals held for suspected Myanmar links
A special NIA court remanded seven foreign nationals — six Ukrainian citizens and one American — to 10–11 days of NIA custody in a case involving alleged sup...
India signs ₹858-crore defence deals with Russian, U.S. firms
India's Ministry of Defence signed two contracts totalling Rs 858 crore at Kartavya Bhawan-2, New Delhi on March 27, 2026. The first contract, worth Rs 445 c...
Lok Sabha to discuss govt’s efforts to end Naxal problem on March 30
The Lok Sabha has listed a discussion on "efforts to free the country from Left Wing Extremism" under Rule 193 of the Rules of Procedure and Conduct of Busin...
Def council clears Rs 2.4L cr proposals for procurement of more S-400 units, transport aircraft, desi Bofors
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, cleared acquisition proposals worth approximately Rs 2.38 lakh crore on Mar...
Defence ministry inks Rs 445cr deal for Tunguska missile systems with Russia, signs Rs 413cr P8I jet maintenance contract with Boeing
India's Ministry of Defence signed two contracts worth a combined Rs 858 crore on March 27, 2026 at Kartavya Bhawan-2, New Delhi. The Rs 445 crore contract w...
What Iran’s drone blitz says about the future of warfare
Iran has deployed mass drone swarms — primarily variants of its Shahed-series loitering munitions — in its military campaign against US and Israeli targets i...
Defence Acquisition Council approves proposals worth ₹2.38 lakh crore
The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on March 27, 2026, granted Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for defence procur...
Government sanctions ₹31,000 crore to fence Myanmar border
The Union government has sanctioned ₹31,000 crore for fencing the entire 1,643-km India-Myanmar international border, with the Cabinet Committee on Security ...
India’s fourth S-400 system ready in Russia, undergoing final testing before delivery
India's fourth S-400 Triumf (Sudarshan) air defence squadron has completed assembly in Russia and is undergoing final factory acceptance testing before shipm...
India greenlights procurement of 5 more S-400 air defence systems from Russia
India's Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, on March 27, 2026, granted Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for five addit...
Middle East crisis: Rajnath Singh to head inter-ministerial group to monitor conflict-linked issues
The Union government has constituted an Inter-Ministerial Group (IMG) headed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to monitor issues arising from the escalating ...
Army’s Southern Command conducts fusion drill to boost military-civil coordination
The Indian Army's Southern Command conducted a series of Military-Civil Fusion exercises as part of a "Military Civil Fusion Abhiyan" spanning its area of re...
Implementation of Section 51A of UAPA, 1967: Updates to UNSC’s 1267/ 1989 ISIL (Da'esh) & Al-Qaida Sanctions List: Listing of 02 Entries
The Reserve Bank of India issued a circular to all Regulated Entities (banks, NBFCs, financial institutions) directing them to implement updates to the Unite...