A screenshot taken from a video shows BLA fighters in a mountainous region in Pakistan’s Balochistan.New Delhi: The United States has elevated the Balochistan Liberation Army, which operates in Pakistan, to its Foreign Terrorist Organization (F...
Anas Jamal Mahmoud al-Sharif (December 3, 1996 – August 11, 2025).New Delhi: An Israeli airstrike just before midnight on Sunday destroyed a clearly marked press tent near al-Shifa Hospital’s main entrance in Gaza City, killing six journa...
Fresh BSF officers at their passing-out parade at the BSF Academy, Tekanpur (Gwalior), in December 2024. (Photo: BSF)In my previous analysis of India’s central armed police forces (CAPFs), particularly the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), B...
Gen Anil Chauhan during his address at the College of Defence Management, Secunderabad.Secunderabad: The chief of defence staff, General Anil Chauhan, described Operation Sindoor as exemplifying synergy between the country’s three armed service...
Map showing India’s east and northeast with neighbouring countries’ locations for perspective. (Map not to scale)In the annals of military strategy, there exists a fundamental principle that nations ignore at their peril: threats, like ti...
Udaygiri (L) and Himgiri during sea trials.New Delhi: The Indian Navy will commission two advanced stealth frigates simultaneously on August 26. This will mark an unprecedented milestone in the country’s naval expansion programme. INS Udaygiri ...
The HAL-built Cheetah helicopter (licensed French Aérospatiale SA 315B Lama) has been the Army and the Air Force’s workhorse in high altitudes since mid-1970s.New Delhi: The Ministry of Defence has launched a major procurement initiative...
Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh.Bengaluru: The Indian Air Force chief, Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, delivered extraordinary revelations about India’s May 2025 cross-border military action codenamed Operation Sindoor, disclosing for th...
New Delhi: The Indian Navy has taken a major step towards strengthening maritime security cooperation in the strategically crucial Indian Ocean region with the inauguration of enhanced infrastructure at its Information Fusion Centre – Indian Oc...
Donald Trump (L) and Narendra Modi.New Delhi: The United States president, Donald Trump, has imposed sweeping 50% tariffs on India. This marks the most severe deterioration in bilateral relations since the countries began their strategic partnership ...