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Sunday, April 5, 2026
TopicBorder protection

Topic: Border protection

Ladakh to Mizoram—India’s border regions are unstable. We need a new internal security policy

China and Pakistan are fishing in troubled waters, Bangladesh is reopening old wounds—like Macbeth’s witches, stirring the cauldron of conflict and disorder.

6 borders, 1 LoC, 4 forces—Challenges of guarding India in face of suicides, fratricides

BSF, ITBP, SSB, and Assam Rifles have been given the mandate of guarding Indian borders. These forces lose more jawans every year than the Indian army does during peacetime.

Not against foreigners, want immigrants with merit who can help US, says Donald Trump

He called for a system where 'thousands of judges didn't have to sit at a border' to handle cases of illegal arrivals.

On Camera

US pilot rescue in Iran must be seen more than war cost. Nation protects its warriors

A live American pilot paraded on Iranian state television would have been an intelligence windfall and a propaganda coup of historic proportions.

What to expect from China’s new 5-year plan—trade innovation, tensions with partners

ASEAN is struggling against a flood of 'underpriced Chinese goods', while Brazil has imposed anti-dumping duties on Chinese steel.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.