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Monday, January 26, 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

PM Modi has a shot at history-making with EU’s India visit

EU wants 'the mother of all deals'. India should give it. Not just because India needs it, or Europe wants it — but because of the effect it’ll have on Trump.

India wants Canada’s resources as nations build on truce, British Columbia’s Premier says

Premier David Eby, the leader of the minerals- and gas-rich province of British Columbia, spoke with executives at Tata Steel and Reliance Industries on a trade mission to India.

From action near Myanmar to hand-to-hand combat in Kishtwar, meet this year’s gallantry award winners

Overall, President Droupadi Murmu has approved Gallantry awards to 70 armed forces personnel, including six posthumous, on the eve of 77th Republic Day.

Non-alignment is coming back in a new avatar: Trump-peedit alliance

No nation other than China can negotiate one-on-one with Trump on an equal footing. That’s why the middle powers who so far formed the core of multilateral bodies now feel orphaned.