Narendra Modi addressing a public meeting at Manipur’s Churachandpur, on September 13, 2025.The Manipur crisis resembles a Pandora’s box that demands profound introspection, historical analysis, and an understanding of the deep-seated fea...
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...
The Supreme Court of India. (File photo)With over a million personnel in the Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF), Border Security Force (BSF), Central Industrial Security Force (CISF), Indo-Tibetan Border Police (ITBP), and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB),...
A digitally enhanced photo of Ulfa-I leader Paresh Baruah.New Delhi/Guwahati/Dimapur: Indian security forces allegedly conducted a massive cross-border drone operation against insurgent camps inside Myanmar on late Saturday and Sunday, targeting mult...
Two BSF troopers manning a mortar position near the international border in Jammu. (File photo)A recent scroll through X (formerly Twitter) left me profoundly troubled. Post after post revealed a disturbing ignorance about one of India’s most c...
A BSF soldier stands guard near an Indian post at the international border with Pakistan in Jammu. (File photo)The Border Security Force (BSF), designated as the nation’s “first line of defence”, stands sentinel along India’s ...