Security personnel in a Kashmir village during a cordon-and-search operation. (File photo)Earlier, the ongoing 35-year-long militancy, insurgency, and terrorism in Jammu & Kashmir was predominantly a Kashmir-centric phenomenon with sporadic attac...
An Indian Army soldier practising with a SIG 716i assault rifle. (File photo)Recently, the Ministry of Defence concluded a deal with the United States-based SIG Sauer Inc to import 73,000 SIG 716i “patrol” rifles for ₹840 crores to ...
The Nepali foreign minister, Arzu Rana Deuba (R), with the Indian foreign minister, S Jaishankar, in New Delhi, on August 19, 2024. (Photo: X/@EONIndia)This month’s Maldives visit of the foreign minister, S Jaishankar, and the Nepal trip of the...
The national emblem on the top with the insignias of (L to R) Indian Army, Indian Navy, Indian Air Force, and the Headquarters of the Integrated Defence Staff. (Photo: Wikimedia Commons/Sanket Oswal)Not so long ago, India was perceived as a healthy d...
BSF troops patrolling near the India-Bangladesh border in West Bengal. (File photo)Sheikh Hasina, democracy’s child, is credited with ushering stability in economic and security ties with India after her inauguration as Bangladesh’s prime...
Screenshot of a video showing S Jaishankar while briefing Parliament on the Bangladesh situation.New Delhi: The foreign minister, S Jaishankar, briefed the Rajya Sabha on the political upheaval in Bangladesh, which led to the ouster of Sheikh Hasina ...
An Indian Army truck that was ambushed by militants in Jammu’s Kathua, in July 2024. (Photo via X)The security forces in the Union territory of Jammu & Kashmir have deployed complete paraphernalia of counterinsurgency capabilities to contai...
India's home-grown fighter jet project -- LCA Tejas In recent years, India has embarked on a journey to modernize its defence forces, aiming to bolster its capabilities in response to evolving geopolitical challenges. This endeavour is marke...
The defence secretary, Giridhar Aramane, while speaking at the second India-US defence acceleration ecosystem (INDUS-X) along with the US Indo-Pacific commander, Admiral John Aquilino, acknowledged intelligence support from the United States to count...
Maoist insurgents in a jungle camp somewhere in the so-called Red Corridor. (File photo for representation.)“He will win who knows when to fight and when not to fight.” ~ Sun TzuThe above quote by the ancient Chinese philosopher and ...