Internal Security
Border security, cyber threats, defence policy and insurgency
After 465% spike in 2024, MHA data shows digital arrest scams are on a decline in India
Ministry of Home Affairs (MHA) data reveals that Indians lost Rs 1,918 crore to digital arrest scams in 2024, following a 465% spike in reported cases during...
Military AI and the urgency of guardrails
Global debate over the regulation of military artificial intelligence has intensified, with multiple international institutions and states pressing for bindi...
Afghanistan says it has released 3 Pakistani soldiers captured during October cross-border fighting
Afghanistan's Taliban government announced the release of three Pakistani soldiers who had been captured during fierce cross-border fighting along the Afghan...
Kremlin says neither China nor Russia have carried out secret nuclear tests
Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov denied that either Russia or China had conducted any secret nuclear tests, rejecting recent US accusations. The United Sta...
Police, CRPF raze 44 Maoist-built monuments in Gadchiroli
Security forces comprising approximately 800 personnel from 18 teams — including C-60 commandos, CRPF, and district police — demolished 44 Maoist-built monum...
Polish army bans Chinese vehicles from military premises
Poland's army has banned Chinese-made vehicles from entering all military facilities, citing fears that onboard sensors and connected systems can collect and...
Jamaat’s big wins along the Bangladesh border & what they mean for India
In the 2026 Bangladesh general election, the Jamaat-e-Islami (JeI) and its allies secured significant victories in constituencies along the India-Bangladesh ...
Biden era official cautions Washington—US can’t expect India to walk away from Russia unless…
A former Biden administration official has publicly cautioned Washington against expecting India to abandon its ties with Russia The statement reflects the B...
Congress MP Manish Tewari questions alleged 2020 China Nuclear Test amid COVID-19, Galwan tensions
Congress MP Manish Tewari raised questions in Parliament about a Washington Post report alleging that China conducted a low-yield nuclear explosive test on J...
Iran, Russia to conduct joint drills in the Sea of Oman
Iran and Russia announced and subsequently launched joint naval exercises in the Sea of Oman and the northern Indian Ocean, hosted by Iran's First Naval Regi...
PRESIDENT OF INDIA WITNESSES INTERNATIONAL FLEET REVIEW AT VISAKHAPATNAM
President Droupadi Murmu, in her capacity as Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, reviewed the International Fleet Review (IFR) 2026 off the coast of Visak...
Watch: Iran partially shuts Strait of Hormuz, State media broadcasts military drills
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) conducted live-fire military drills in the Strait of Hormuz on February 17, 2026, partially closing parts of ...
Pahalgam attack fallout: CRPF sets up 43 temporary bases in J&K
Following the April 22, 2025 terror attack at Baisaran meadow near Pahalgam — which killed 26 tourists — the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) has establis...
Exclusive: Tata, two consortia led by L&T, Bharat Forge shortlisted for making fighter jets
The Ministry of Defence shortlisted three private sector entities for the Advanced Medium Combat Aircraft (AMCA) programme: Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TA...
India gets its first private sector helicopter assembly line with inauguration of Tata-Airbus facility in Karnataka
Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) inaugurated India's first private-sector helicopter Final Assembly Line (FAL) in the Vemgal Industrial Area, Kolar distr...
‘World’s only helicopter to fly at Everest heights will be made in India’: Modi on India-France H125 project
PM Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron jointly inaugurated (virtually) the Airbus H125 helicopter Final Assembly Line at Vemagal Industrial Ar...
Indian Coast Guard seizes three Iran-linked U.S.-sanctioned tankers
The Indian Coast Guard intercepted three oil tankers approximately 100 nautical miles west of Mumbai on February 6-7, 2026, as part of an operation targeting...
India gets first private-sector helicopter final assembly line
On February 17, 2026, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and French President Emmanuel Macron virtually inaugurated India's first private-sector helicopter Final A...
Tata-Airbus helicopter unit showcases strong high-end manufacturing partnership: Rajnath Singh
Tata Advanced Systems Limited (TASL) inaugurated India's first private-sector helicopter Final Assembly Line (FAL) for the Airbus H125 at Vemagal, Karnataka,...
Iran's Revolutionary Guards begin military drills in Strait of Hormuz
Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) commenced military exercises in the Strait of Hormuz on 16 February 2026, a day before the second round of Ir...