Manipur needs immediate central intervention to restore order
Screenshot taken from a video shows a CRPF man handling an anti-drone gun in Manipur. (Via X)The state of Manipur has been in the throes of violence since May 2023, causing human misery…
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Robust HUMINT network is the key to defeat militancy in Jammu & Kashmir
Security personnel in a Kashmir village during a cordon-and-search operation. (File photo)Earlier, the ongoing 35-year-long militancy, insurgency, and terrorism in Jammu & Kashmir was p…
Army’s induction of assault rifle remains a never-ending nightmare
An Indian Army soldier practising with a SIG 716i assault rifle. (File photo)Recently, the Ministry of Defence concluded a deal with the United States-based SIG Sauer Inc to import 73,0…
India making diplomatic amends with neighbours is a welcome sign
The Nepali foreign minister, Arzu Rana Deuba (R), with the Indian foreign minister, S Jaishankar, in New Delhi, on August 19, 2024. (Photo: X/@EONIndia)This month’s Maldives visit of th…
Erosion of India’s armed forces is a cause for national concern
The national emblem on the top with the insignias of (L to R) Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force, and the Headquarters of the Integrated Defence Staff. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons…
Bangladesh crisis: India’s security challenges, strategy to tackle them
BSF troops patrolling near the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal. (File photo)Sheikh Hasina, democracy’s child, is credited with ushering stability in economic and security ties wi…
Spike in J&K militant attacks: Time to reanalyse and restrategize
An Indian Army truck that was ambushed by militants in Jammu’s Kathua, in July 2024. (Photo via X)The security forces in the Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir have deployed complete pa…
India’s strengthening security in a changing world
India's home-grown fighter jet project -- LCA Tejas In recent years, India has embarked on a journey to modernize its defence forces, aiming to bolster its capabilities in response to e…
National security and India-US convergence
The defence secretary, Giridhar Aramane, while speaking at the second India-US defence acceleration ecosystem (INDUS-X) along with the US Indo-Pacific commander, Admiral John Aquilino, …
Restrategizing anti-Naxalite ops is key to end Maoist insurgency
Maoist insurgents in a jungle camp somewhere in the so-called Red Corridor. (File photo for representation.)“He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.” ~ Sun TzuThe abo…
Need ethics code and cooling-off period for veterans joining politics
RKS Bhadauria (C), who was the IAF chief, joined the BJP within 2.5 years of his retirement from service.It is said that democracy survives and thrives on four pillars – executive, legi…
Will to Fight: The 1962 India-China war operation at Hot Springs
A portrait of Major Ajit Singh, MVC – the hero of 1962 Hot Springs operation. (Photo for India Sentinels collected by Jai Samota via special arrangement) “Let Chinese blood flow at the …