COAST GUARD: OPV Launched, FPV Commissioned
The seventh offshore patrol vessel (OPV) of the Indian Coast Guard (ICG), Vigraha was formally unveiled at Kattupalli, Chennai on 6 October. The vessel,...
COUNTER-TERRORISM: Spike in Encounters and Recruitment
There has been an unusual spike in ceasefire violations (CFVs) by the Pakistan army along the Line of Control (LoC) in 2020 to help...
INDIA-CHINA Clash: Tibetan Soldiers Employed in Ladakh
Special Frontier Force in the Limelight
On 31 August, a statement from the Army said that on the night of August 29-30, "PLA troops violated...
FUTURE TECHNOLOGIES : Accurate Lethal and Novel Non-Lethal Weapons
Aiming and successfully engaging a target thousand of meters away is indeed a breath taking manoeuvre. There are many external factors that can force...
Agnipath Scheme – Need to Reflect
Learn from Recent Lessons and Modern Conflicts
The Agnipath Scheme approved by the government and now under implementation has its serious flaws, which must be...
PANDEMIC: Armed Forces Salute Corona Warriors
The Indian Air Force (IAF), Navy and Coast Guard carried out fly pasts and helicopters showered petals on hospitals, while bands of the Indian...
MHA-MoD Turf War on Control of ITBP
The Ministry of Home Affairs is considering a move to make the Indo-Tibetan Border Police the primary force manning the Line of Actual Control...
In Defence of the Agnipath Scheme
The Agnipath Scheme has drawn wide-spread criticism particularly from the veterans community, clouding some of the good aspects and the well-thought out intentions that...
MHA Gets Rs 1.96 lakh crore for Police and Paramilitary
Indicating the government's priority to internal security, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, in the Budget for 2023-24, has allocated Rs 1.96 lakh crore to the...
The Agnipath Scheme
A Historic, Revenue-Saving Recruitment Policy
The Union Cabinet took a historic decision approving an attractive recruitment scheme for Indian youth to serve in the Armed...















