Internal Security
Border security, cyber threats, defence policy and insurgency
India-EU ties in focus as Jaishankar starts 2-day visit to Brussels
External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar began a two-day visit to Brussels (March 15–16, 2026) at the invitation of EU High Representative and Vice-President ...
Three years on, justice eludes 2 Kuki-Zo women who were stripped, paraded, gang-raped in Manipur
Nearly three years after the Manipur ethnic violence began in May 2023, the two Kuki-Zo women who were stripped, paraded naked, and gang-raped on May 4, 2023...
Pakistan says hit military facilities in Afghanistan
Pakistan conducted fresh airstrikes on military facilities in southern Afghanistan, targeting what it described as "technical support infrastructure" and "te...
CBI arrests ‘recruiter’ linked to overseas cyber scam centres exploiting Indian nationals
The CBI arrested a recruiter accused of collecting approximately $300–400 per head from Indian job-seekers and facilitating their travel to Cambodia, where t...
UPSC’s new rule: Supreme Court nod must for delay in choosing State DGPs
The Supreme Court ruled that the UPSC must approach the Supreme Court for approval before condoning any inordinate delay by states in submitting proposals fo...
Assam inks settlement with Hmar, Kuki extremist groups
The Assam government signed memoranda of settlement with four armed groups on March 15, 2026 — three Kuki groups (United Kukigam Defence Army, Kuki Revolutio...
11 Maoists surrender with arms before Odisha Police in Kalahandi
Eleven Maoists, including a Divisional Committee Member (DCM) carrying a bounty of Rs 22 lakh, surrendered before the Odisha Police at a special function in ...
Iran, Israel and the pitfalls of the global nuclear regime
The ongoing US-Israeli military campaign against Iran has reignited global debate about the inherent double standards within the international nuclear non-pr...
CBI arrests Kanpur man for sending Indians to ‘cyber-slavery’ compounds abroad
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) arrested Krishna Kumar Lakhwani, a Kanpur resident, for allegedly operating as a recruitment agent supplying Indian...
North Korea’s Kim Jong Un, daughter watch test of nuclear-capable multiple rocket launchers
North Korea's leader Kim Jong Un oversaw the testing of twelve 600mm-calibre ultra-precision multiple rocket launchers (MRLs) involving two artillery compani...
UP: 47 villages sharing borders with Nepal to be developed under Vibrant Village Programme II
47 villages in Lakhimpur Kheri district of Uttar Pradesh, sharing a border with Nepal, are to be developed as the first batch of border villages under the Vi...
How Mazagon dock seeks to make a mark in merchant shipbuilding
Mazagon Dock Shipbuilders Limited (MDL) is actively exploring expansion into large commercial/merchant shipbuilding, potentially in partnership with South Ko...
Navy warships keep watch on India-bound vessels in Hormuz
The Indian Navy deployed more than five frontline warships — including destroyers and frigates — east of the Strait of Hormuz as part of Operation Urja Surak...
Iran Guards say targeted U.S. forces at Saudi base with missiles
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) announced it had targeted US forces at Prince Sultan Air Base (Al-Kharj) in Saudi Arabia — which Iran describ...
Pakistan says thwarted Afghan Taliban 'drone attacks'
Pakistan reported thwarting drone attacks launched by the Afghan Taliban on March 13, 2026, with drones targeting locations across Abbottabad, Swabi, Nowsher...
Iran, Israel and the pitfalls of the global nuclear regime
The US-Israel–Iran conflict that began on February 28, 2026, has reignited global debate about the structural weaknesses of the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Tre...
Failure of atomic clock cripples ISRO’s NavIC system
The last functional atomic clock aboard IRNSS-1F satellite stopped functioning on 13 March 2026, after the satellite completed its 10-year design life (launc...
'Yet another act of aggression': India condemns Pakistan air strikes in Afghanistan
India issued a strong formal condemnation of Pakistan's air strikes inside Afghanistan on March 14, 2026, with MEA Spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal calling them ...
India slams Pakistan’s air strikes inside Afghanistan
India's Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) strongly condemned Pakistan's air strikes inside Afghanistan, calling them "yet another act of aggression by a Pak...
SHIPBUILDING FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE POLICY
The Government of India has extended and significantly enhanced the Shipbuilding Financial Assistance Policy (SBFAP) for Indian shipyards, as part of a broad...