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Democratic Dilemma: How elections compromise border security
Illustration for representation. (© India Sentinels 2025–26)Every election season in India brings with it a peculiar national security paradox: the very forces meant to guard our borders are pulled away to guard ballot boxes. This isn&rsqu...
Sir Creek dispute explained: Rajnath Singh says any misstep could redraw Pakistan’s map
Rajnath Singh performs Shastra Puja at Bhuj in Gujarat (Photo: Ministry of Defence) New Delhi: India will rewrite the history and redraw the geography of Pakistan if it dares to engage in any misadventure in the Sir Creek sector, the defenc...
My Identity Crisis: The CAPF soldier’s perennial dilemma
Illustration for representation. (© India Sentinels 2025–26)Am I a civilian employee, a police officer, or part of the armed forces of the Union? This question is both confusing and difficult to answer. I will attempt to untangle this comp...
Beyond Fencing: The complex reality of India’s most vulnerable border
Illustration for representation. (© India Sentinels 2025–26)The India-Bangladesh frontier stands as one of India’s most complex security challenges. Stretching across 4,996.7 kilometres through five states – West Bengal, Assam,...
Army chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi backs theatre commands despite Air Force’s reluctance
Army chief Gen Upendra Dwivedi at the launch of the book "Operation Sindoor: The Untold Story" (Photo: Indian Army)New Delhi: Amid dissonance on the formation of theater commands, the most ambitious reform in India's defence struct...
Operation Sindoor’s success cannot mask Pahalgam’s security failures
Illustration for representation. (© India Sentinels 2025–26)After days of parliamentary disruption, the nation finally witnessed a 16-hour marathon debate on Operation Sindoor. The discussion, marked by rare bipartisan unity, saw both oppo...
End Colonial Charade: Implement Supreme Court judgment on CAPF officers now
Illustration for representation. (© India Sentinels 2025–2026)Winston Churchill, ever the sceptic of Indian administrative capabilities, once declared: “To give India self-government now would mean the end of any prospect of India be...
Despite compulsive détente, China frontier paradox remains for India
The external affairs minister, S Jaishankar, has repeatedly emphasized that relations with China cannot normalize until peace and stability return to the borders. Yet despite countless rounds of talks following Chinese transgressions in eastern Ladak...
From Valour to Theatre: India’s military symbols under political siege
A political poster of Narendra Modi in an IAF flying overall.As a veteran military officer who has witnessed three consecutive generations of military tradition, I write with profound concern about two disturbing developments that threaten the instit...
Blood, Sweat, and Bureaucracy: Supreme Court’s CAPF ruling demands immediate implementation
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...Results
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