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India-Myanmar Border: Construct fence and strengthen free-movement regime
The India-Myanmar border is shown inside the red box. (Google Maps)“Border security is the most basic and necessary responsibility of a sovereign nation.” ~ Kirstjen Nielsen, former US secretary of homeland securityBorder security i...
In West Bengal, four children die in trench collapse, locals blame BSF
Photo for representation.Kolkata: Four children lost their lives in an accident that happened in a freshly dug trench near the India-Bangladesh Border in West Bengal’s North Dinajpur district. Although the exact date of the incident is not clea...
75th Republic Day: India celebrates event with grand military parade and cultural show
The BSF’s camel contingent during the Republic Day parade in New Delhi’s Kartavya Path, on January 26, 2024. New Delhi: India celebrated its 75th Republic Day with a grand parade and tableaux show at the national capital&...
Bringing Jammu & Kashmir out of the quagmire of militancy
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...
Tackling attrition in CAPFs: A call for in-depth analysis and proactive measures
Fresh BSF recruits celebrating after their passing-out parade in Srinagar. (File photo for representation.)Morale and motivation are the vital cornerstones of any efficient force, and the CAPFs are no exception. They are intertwined; neglecting one w...
BSF plans to raise marine battalion, drone squadron for Sundarbans operations
BSF women personnel during a patrol duty in the Sundarbans on floating border outpost Ganga. (BSF file photo)New Delhi: The Border Security Force is planning to raise a marine battalion, a drone squadron and procure all-terrain vehicles for patrollin...
Unveiling injustice: Have the armed forces been discriminated against? Hardly any doubt.
Defence minister Rajnath Singh (2R) with the Army chief, Gen Manoj Pande; Air Force chief, ACM Vikram Ram Chaudhari; and the Navy chief, Admiral Radhakrishnan Hari Kumar. (Photo: MoD)“Well fought Blue, Red is the Winner.” This situa...
Duality of command in border guarding detrimental to national security
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...
Arunachal Pradesh: Tawang Marathon successfully conducted, over 2,300 participated
Participants at Tawang Marathon 2023Tawang: There couldn’t have been any better inaugural edition of the Tawang Marathon, a mega sporting event jointly organized by the Indian Army and the Arunachal Pradesh State government at Tawang on Sunday....
India-Myanmar border guarding needs a fresh approach
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...Results
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