Security forces in Jammu & Kashmir during an encounter with militants. (File photo for representation.)In 1987, as a young Indian Army captain, I trudged every nook and corner of the Uri bowl without fear and scepticism, enjoyed the scenic beauty...
Rajnath Singh inaugurating the 35 infrastructure projects at the Dhak bridge in Uttarakhand, on January 19, 2024. (Photo: X/@rajnathsingh) New Delhi: The defence minister, Rajnath Singh, inaugurated 35 infrastructure projects worth ₹670 cr...
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 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...
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...
A house set on fire by mobs in Manipur’s East Imphal. (Photo via Twitter)New Delhi/Guwahati: As ethnic violence continues unabated in Manipur, officials in the state government have revealed that mobs comprising thousands of local people raided...
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 ...
Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru with troops at a forward position during the 1962 India-China war.Dissecting Claude Arpi’s 1962 India-China war claimsDuring my studies on the hitherto obscure aspects of the 1962 India-China war, particularly wi...
Imphal: The Indian Army along with the Assam Rifles are working round the clock to significantly restore peace amid the ongoing clashes in Manipur.The Army’s Sikh Regiment is currently carrying out rescue operations in Langol in Imphal West dis...