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Friday, March 13, 2026
TopicBorder security

Topic: Border security

China reduced troops in Ladakh by half in last one year, says The Economist

Satellite imagery reviewed by Indian officials shows a tenfold increase in permanent Chinese structures since 2020, The Economist reports.

Gujarat Dy CM Sanghavi, 30 IPS officers embark on two-day review of villages along Pakistan border

Sanghavi is expected to review a few key areas, including infrastructure, sanitation, healthcare, education, safety, and security during his visit to the bordering areas.

‘Real-time, all-climate’ explosives detector could enhance airport & border security—no dogs, no swabs

Bengaluru-based CeNS designs accurate, portable, and cheap sensor using surface-enhanced Raman spectroscopy. It could significantly reduce risks at vulnerable choke points. 

Defence has received poor budgets for years, no collective long-term thinking—J&K ex-governor Vohra

New Delhi: Former Jammu and Kashmir governor N. N. Vohra has warned that the prolonged “interface” between the Indian Army and civilian and political...

Budget 2025: Govt boosts border security funding amid crackdown on illegal immigration

The 49 percent increase in allocation for border infrastructure and management likely to speed up the strengthening of the security grid in border regions.

UK, Iraq join forces to tackle smuggling, boost border security

The two countries signed a historic agreement to combat organized immigration crime and narcotics trafficking.

Terrorists attempting to cross into Kashmir as deployment surges in Jammu amid attacks

Once terrorists have entered Rajouri, they can easily trek into Kashmir and reach Kulgam & then Kokernag. In the same manner, Shopian & Uri can be easily reached via Poonch.

Israel’s border defence collapse should make India think how it manages LOC in Kashmir

India is testing a smart fence in Kashmir, using sensors from Magal that developed the systems in Gaza and US. But what does Israel experience tell us about using fence to secure borders?

BSF is a boon for border populations. It can do much more than just protect them

Since 1965, the BSF has not only protected India's border areas with Pakistan and Bangladesh but also helped with internal security and development.

MHA order dilutes what BSF was raised for even more. It already guards Lutyens’ Delhi

With the shortage of workforce touching five-figure levels, enhancing BSF's operational roles in Punjab, West Bengal, and Assam is plainly illogical.

On Camera

Period pain is real. Blanket menstrual leave policy isn’t a fix

The Supreme Court is right to point out the 'mindset of employers', who, because of this policy, may deduce that 'women are inferior.'

A war in the Gulf, a crisis in Gujarat’s Morbi: India’s ceramics capital counts the cost

Morbi makes 80-90% of India’s ceramic exports. The West Asia conflict has cut its propane supply, shutting 200 factories and threatening 400 more—along with 9 lakh livelihoods.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Trump brings the Age of Humiliation for friends. Modi needs stoicism abroad, humility at home

Trump has ushered in the age of humiliation. His method is to push around America’s friends rudely and publicly. He knows none of them can afford to fight back.