Imphal, Manipur In a significant counter-insurgency operation, Assam Rifles and Manipur Police arrested four militants of the United National Liberation Front (UNLF) and recovered approximately 70 weapons following a brief exchange of fire in the Imphal area. The joint team also seized electronic jammers, drones, and a substantial quantity of Chinese-origin arms and ammunition, which…
Kochi: Cheers echoed across the naval jetty as INS Sunayna, operating as Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) SAGAR 26, sailed into its home base in Kochi on May 20, marking the successful conclusion of a pioneering multinational deployment that underscored India’s commitment to collaborative maritime security in the Indian Ocean Region (IOR). Families and loved ones,…
New Delhi Correspondent Indian Defence Minister Rajnath Singh concluded a productive round of high-level engagements in South Korea on May 20, 2026, reinforcing bilateral defence and strategic cooperation between the two nations amid evolving Indo-Pacific security dynamics. Following bilateral talks with his South Korean counterpart, Defence Minister Ahn Gyu-back, the two sides signed key agreements…
In an era defined by the pervasive threat of low-cost, first-person view (FPV) drones, armed forces worldwide are rapidly developing countermeasures that blend ingenuity with necessity. From the battlefields of Ukraine to flashpoints in West Asia, cheap unmanned aerial systems have inflicted disproportionate damage, prompting even resource-constrained militaries to innovate at the tactical edge. Vietnam…
The enlargement of BRICS from a small grouping of evolving economies into a bigger geopolitical coalition of the Global South marks a noteworthy transformation in international politics. What began as an economic concept identifying rapidly growing economies, has gradually evolved into a major political and strategic platform seeking to influence global governance, financial systems, trade…
DC New Delhi Correspondent In a remarkable display of composure and clinical expertise, two Indian Army medical officers turned a potential mid-air crisis into a success story of swift life-saving intervention. On Ethiopian Airlines Flight ET334, cruising at nearly 30,000 feet, a passenger suddenly developed seizure-like symptoms, triggering an on-board medical emergency. With the aircraft…
In the annals of military history, few actions capture the raw courage, regimental pride, and unyielding devotion to duty as vividly as the desperate resupply mission undertaken by a handful of Sikh and Punjabi soldiers on 17 May 1915. Amid the horrors of the Western Front during the Battle of Festubert, ten men from the…
The Captagon earned its grim nickname as the Jihadi Drug not through exaggeration, but through its documented role in the battlefields of the Middle East.[i] Originally developed in the 1960s as a pharmaceutical containing fenethylline (a synthetic stimulant that metabolises into amphetamine and theophylline), it was intended to treat conditions like narcolepsy and depression. By…
“We must make it work, and never mess it up”[i] In the spring of 2026, with West Asia still convulsed by conflict and global energy arteries under strain,[ii] U.S. President Donald J. Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping concluded a two-day summit in Beijing.[iii] Far from marking a fundamental transformation in international politics, the meeting…
Our New Delhi Correspondent Pakistan’s Army Rocket Force Command has successfully conducted a training launch of the indigenously developed Fatah-4 ground-launched cruise missile, marking another milestone in the country’s efforts to enhance its long-range precision strike capabilities. According to the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), the test validated the missile’s advanced avionics, state-of-the-art navigational systems, and…
