The India-Myanmar border. (Map not to scale.)Kirstjen Nielsen, former secretary of the United States’ homeland security once said: “People think of border security in very different ways, but to me, it’s very simple: border security...
Security forces patrolling a road in Manipur’s Bishnupur district. (Photo via Facebook) For Manipur, peace has remained elusive since May 3, the day violent clashes between Meiteis and Kukis started. The cycle of violence continues despite...
Manipuri women in Chennai during a vigil calling for peace in their state. (Photo via Facebook)The Manipur ethnic violence, which started on May 3, has claimed over 150 lives and displaced more than fifty thousand people, if not more, so far. Althoug...
A BSF patrol near an international border fencing. (File photo for representation.)“Leadership is the process of influencing people by providing them with purpose, direction, and motivation while you are operating to accomplish a mission and im...
The Sir Creek area. The white line along the creek is the India-Pakistan international border. The red pin marks Rah-da-Pir. (Google Maps screenshot)New Delhi: Pakistan has been beefing up its infrastructure in the disputed Sir Creek region near the ...
An all-women contingent of Assam Rifles marching during a Republic Day parade in New Delhi. (File photo)New Delhi: The Centre has issued a notice that will see only women contingent taking part in the main Republic Day military parade next year in th...
An artillery gun in action during Exercise Buland Bharat. (Photo: Indian Army) New Delhi: The Indian Army and the Indian Air Force recently concluded a monthlong joint combat exercise in the northeast with the Indo-Tibetan Border Police and the ...
Border Security Force troops present guard of honour to Sujoy Lal Thaosen, an IPS officer, after he assumed the post of the director general of the force. (Photo: BSF)The need for a professional border-guarding force for the eastern and western borde...
Amritsar: Alert troops of the Border Security Force (BSF) gunned down a Pakistani drone along the Indo-Pakistan Boundary in the area of BOP Rajatal of Sector Amritsar on Monday night.The troops detected intrusion of a drone from Pakistani side at 8pm...
Amritpal Singh (C) with his supporters. (Photo: Twitter)Last week, national newspaper and channel headlines screamed “Radicals storm Punjab police station, force cops to release accused.” Such news signals turbulence in Punjab, jeopardizi...