Pakistan : Pakistan to Continue on FATF’s Grey List
At the plenary of the an inter-governmental body established in 1989 to combat money laundering – Financial Action Task Force (FATF) – in Paris,...
North-East : Mass Surrender of Militants in Assam
In one of the largest surrender of militants in Assam, a total of 644 cadres of eight insurgent groups formally laid down arms on...
Homeland Security : How VIPs Are Protected
Parliament passed the Special Protection Group (Amendment) Bill, 2019 on 3 December. The bill was earlier passed by Lok Sabha on November 27, 2019.
Union...
Internal Security : States Are Bound to Implement the Law
Some opposition-ruled states like Punjab, West Bengal, Kerala, Madhya Pradesh and Chhattisgarh declared, on 13 December, that they would not implement the amended Citizenship...
Internal Security : Controversy Over Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019
The Citizenship Act has been amended five times before (1986, 1992, 2003, 2005 and 2015) – three times under the Congress-led governments and twice...