The Assam Rifles is a CAPF under the administrative control of the Union home ministry while its operational control is with the defence ministry. (Photo via special arrangement.)India shares land borders with Afghanistan, China, Bangladesh, Pakistan...
The Chinese president, Xi Jinping, skipped the G20 summit that was held in New Delhi recently. This is something he hasn’t done since taking over the presidency of China, in 2012. Even during the Covid-19 pandemic, he attended the summit virtua...
India’s endeavour to transform the Group of 20, or G20 as it is commonly called, into a more apt “Geo20 (“geo” from “earth”) with its theme “Vasudhaiva Kutumbakam” (the world is one family) gives a majo...
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...
A screenshot of an Isro animation showing the Chandrayaan-3 lander, Vikram, seconds before touching the lunar surface. Bangalore/New Delhi: The Indian Space Research Organization’s latest Moon mission, Chandrayaan-3, successfully soft-land...
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...
(Photo for representation.)New Delhi: The Indian Army has cautioned its retired servicemen from posting “false narratives” on social media and warned them that violators would face severe consequences, including their pension being stoppe...
Women in Imphal hold a candlelight vigil to end the ethnic violence that has gripped the state since early May. (Photo: Twitter)Manipur is a landlocked state that shares a 398-kilometre international border with Myanmar. The international border is h...
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...