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CAPFs Act 2026: A law that undermines the very forces it claims to strengthen
Illustration for representation. (© India Sentinels 2026–27)On April 9, the Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Act, 2026 – notified as Act No. 9 of 2026 – was published in the Gazette of India (Extraordinary) ...
Dressed Up, Not Reformed: The truth behind the CAPF Act, 2026
Illustration for representation. (© India Sentinels 2026–27)The Central Armed Police Forces (General Administration) Bill, 2026, has been presented as a groundbreaking move by the government that was overdue for the purpose of making sure ...
Ran Samwad – 2026: CDS says theatre command plan ready for Cabinet, services chiefs call for domain fusion over mere jointness
The top brass of Indian military during Ran Samwad – 2026. (Photo: Headquarters Integrated Defence Staff)Bengaluru/New Delhi: The chief of defence staff, General Anil Chauhan, announced on the sidelines of India’s second triservice strate...
Exercise Brahmastra: Indian army fires Hellfire missiles from Apache helicopters for first time at Pokhran field drill
Apache helicopter fires Hellfire missile at Pokhran, Rajasthan (Photo: Indian Army)New Delhi: The Indian army has, for the first time, put its Boeing AH-64E Apache attack helicopters through live field firing during exercise Brahmastra at the Pokhran...
Debunking the myth of IPS superiority over CAPF cadres
CRPF personnel deployed in an anti-Naxalite operation in Chhattisgarh. (File photo) Let me say this plainly, and without apology: the claim that officers of the Indian Police Service are inherently superior to cadre officers of the central armed...
Stagnant Ranks, Broken Morale: The cost of CAPF’s skewed HR policies
CRPF commandos in an anti-Naxalite operations camp in Chhattisgarh. (Photo for representation)A slow-burning crisis is consuming India’s central armed police forces (CAPFs) from within. Not a crisis of courage – the jawans and officers of...
Chanakya’s Warning and India’s Shame: How the state fails its CAPFs
Two commandos of the CRPF’s elite CoBRA special operations unit during jungle-warfare training. (Photo for representation.)“The day the soldier has to demand his dues will be a sad day for Magadha, for then, on that day, you will have los...
SMPP wins additional order for 10,000 bullet-proof jackets for paramilitary forces
New Delhi: SMPP Limited, a Delhi-based manufacturer of ballistic protection equipment, has received an additional order for 10,000 bulletproof jackets for paramilitary forces including the Border Security Force (BSF), the Central Industrial Security ...
Rafale Source-Code Controversy: Inside the software standoff that could define India’s air power for a generation
An Indian Air Force Rafale fighter jet. (File photo)New Delhi: When France and India finalize what could become the largest arms deal in Indian history – the acquisition of 114 Rafale F4 jets under the MRFA (multi-role fighter aircraft) program...
Give CAPF officers what Supreme Court ordered – and what they earned
The Indian Army chief, Gen Upendra Dwivedi, pinning a medal on a BSF soldier for playing an exceptional role during Operation Sindoor, in May 2025. (File photo)The Border Security Force, the Indo-Tibetan Border Police, and the Sashastra Seema Bal gua...Results
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