Punjab is increasingly being viewed as one of India’s most strategically significant states in shaping the country’s future national security framework. Positioned along the sensitive international border with Pakistan, the state has once again become the focal point of multiple security challenges ranging from cross-border terrorism and narcotics trafficking to espionage networks and drone-based smuggling...
The Maharashtra Anti-Terrorism Squad (ATS) has launched a major statewide operation targeting an alleged radicalisation network suspected of having links with Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI). The action was carried out across multiple locations as part of an ongoing investigation into activities believed to pose a threat to national security. The intelligence-led operation involved coordinated searches...
Security forces conducting intensive search and area domination operations in Manipur’s Kangpokpi district have recovered a significant cache of arms, ammunition, and military-related equipment while dismantling multiple fortified bunkers believed to have been used by armed groups operating in the region. The operation forms part of ongoing efforts by law enforcement and security agencies to...
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has expressed confidence that the Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act, commonly known as AFSPA, will be removed from most parts of Northeast India by 2027, highlighting what he described as significant improvements in the region’s security situation and a sustained decline in insurgency-related violence. Speaking about the government’s efforts to...
Union Home Minister Amit Shah has reiterated the Centre’s commitment to eliminating Maoist influence from the Bastar region, asserting that the government is moving decisively toward making the area free from Left Wing Extremism. His remarks come amid intensified anti-Naxal operations in Chhattisgarh and a broader national strategy aimed at dismantling insurgent networks operating across...
Bijapur, Chhattisgarh: In a significant breakthrough in the ongoing anti-Maoist operations in southern Chhattisgarh, security forces have recovered a substantial cache of arms, ammunition, and explosives from a concealed Maoist bunker in Bijapur district. The recovery underscores the continued presence of insurgent networks in the region despite sustained counter-insurgency efforts. According to officials, the operation...
The Uttar Pradesh government has placed the entire state on high alert amid escalating unrest and protests in neighboring Nepal. Authorities have sealed all border districts and ordered round-the-clock patrolling and surveillance to prevent any law-and-order issues from spilling over into Indian territory. Director General of Police (DGP) Rajeev Krishna has instructed all border district...
Retired 1988‑batch Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Anish Dayal Singh has been appointed as the Deputy National Security Adviser (Deputy NSA) to Prime Minister Narendra Modi, effective Sunday, August 24, 2025. In his new capacity, Singh—aged approximately 60—will report directly to National Security Adviser Ajit Doval and play a pivotal role in shaping India’s internal...