Modernization and reforming our border-guarding forces

A BSF soldier somewhere near the LoC in J&K. (Representational image)The government of India has allocated ₹248.30 crore for the “Modernization Plan IV” for the central armed police forces (CAPFs) in the Budget for the financial...

Border guarding is much more than merely detecting tunnels

BSF troops patrol along the India-Pakistan border in Akhnoor, Jammu. (File photo)The recent detection of tunnel in Samba area of India-Pakistan border has generated a lot of brouhaha, and allegations of laxity and/or incompetence on part of Border Se...

Kavach Z will help in preventing infiltration bid along borders

In a bid to prevent infiltration from the Line of Control along Pakistan border and Line of Actual Control along China border, a Delhi-based defence tech startup Cron Systems has launched its upgraded version of Kavach X – a perimeter security pr...

In DGMO talks, India raises targeting of BSF personnel by Pakistan

Indian Army’s Director General of Military Operation (DGMO) Lt Gen Anil Chauhan has spoken to his Pakistani counterpart and lodged a stern protest against Ceasefire Violation (CFV) along the international border. As per sources in the army...