Internal Security
Border security, cyber threats, defence policy and insurgency
Three men charged with conspiring to smuggle U.S. artificial intelligence to China
US federal prosecutors charged three men — including a senior vice president of Super Micro Computer Inc. (Supermicro) — with conspiring to smuggle $2.5 bill...
Drugs worth over Rs 23 crore seized in Mizoram’s Champhai
Security forces seized drugs worth over ₹23 crore in Mizoram's Champhai district, a recurring hotspot for narcotics trafficking from Myanmar. Assam Rifles — ...
UAE says it dismantled 'terrorist network' funded by Iran and Hezbollah
The UAE's State Security Apparatus (SSA) dismantled a terrorist network funded and directed by Iran and Hezbollah, arresting all its members. The network was...
Global Terrorism Index 2026 : Map in report shows Jammu as part of China
The Global Terrorism Index (GTI) 2026 report, published by the Australia-based Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP) on March 19, 2026, drew criticism from...
Indigenous drone production ecosystem needed for strategic autonomy: Rajnath
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, inaugurating the two-day National Defence Industries Conclave 2026 at Manekshaw Centre, New Delhi (organised by the Departmen...
U.S. approves over $16 billion in arms sales to Gulf states hit by Iran war
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio invoked an emergency waiver under the Arms Export Control Act (AECA), declaring that an "emergency exists that requires the...
Unfenced border in focus amid arrest of seven foreigners who crossed to Myanmar via porous border
Seven foreigners — six Ukrainians and one US citizen — were arrested in India on the night of March 13 for illegally crossing into Myanmar from the northeast...
Ashwini Vaishnaw announces rail push along India-Pak border to strengthen defence readiness
Railways Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw announced a major push to build railway infrastructure along the India-Pakistan border to enhance military mobility, logis...
Two decades on, Chhattisgarh puts number of tribals displaced by Maoist violence at 31,098
Two decades after the displacement of tribal communities from Bastar division due to Maoist violence, the Chhattisgarh government has officially quantified t...
Must work in mission mode to emerge as global hub of indigenous drone manufacturing: Rajnath
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh addressed the National Defence Industries Conclave 2026, calling for India to work in mission mode to become a global hub of i...
Rajnath Singh calls for mission-mode push to make India global drone manufacturing hub by 2030
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh called for a mission-mode push to make India a global hub of indigenous drone manufacturing by 2030, emphasising self-reliance...
‘Possibly orchestrated’: Kyiv expresses ‘serious concern’ over terror charges against 6 Ukrainians
Six Ukrainian nationals were arrested by the National Investigation Agency (NIA) on March 13, 2026, along with one American citizen, on charges of conspiracy...
Anti-establishment X accounts ‘withheld’ in India as takedowns spread
Multiple X (formerly Twitter) accounts with anti-establishment content — including parody handles, accounts criticising government policy, and posts satirisi...
‘Russia driving wedge’: Kyiv denies anti-India plot, seeks fair probe into detention of 6 Ukrainians
Ukraine's government officially rejected allegations that the Ukrainian state was involved in any conspiracy against India's internal security, following the...
Phones of 7 foreigners, ‘involved’ in conspiracy against India, sent for data analysis; Delhi court remands them to NIA custody
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested seven foreign nationals — six Ukrainians and one American — on charges of alleged conspiracy against India's...
Earlier too, foreign mercenaries went to Myanmar via Mizoram
India's National Investigation Agency (NIA) arrested seven foreign nationals on March 13, 2026 — including American citizen Matthew VanDyke and six Ukrainian...
India, Pakistan ties ‘remain a risk’ for nuclear conflict: U.S. Intelligence
The U.S. Intelligence Community's Annual Threat Assessment, presented to the U.S. Senate, warned that the risk of nuclear conflict between India and Pakistan...
Israel’s tolerance for persistent threats on its borders has eroded: US intel on Iran war
An analysis published in The Hindu argues that Israel's tolerance for persistent security threats on its borders has fundamentally changed following the Octo...
Attacks on hospitals are surging in war zones. What do the laws of war say about protecting them?
Attacks on medical facilities in active conflict zones are surging, with MSF (Médecins Sans Frontières) recording 1,348 attacks on health facilities globally...
India weighs joining European sixth-generation fighter jet programmes FCAS or GCAP
India is actively weighing the option of joining one of two European sixth-generation fighter jet programmes: France-Germany-Spain's Future Combat Air System...