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Monday, March 16, 2026
TopicDrone attacks

Topic: drone attacks

China is world leader in drones, Pakistan a peer. India must prioritise UAS to keep up

The procurement of high-technology legacy weapon systems must be reviewed. In the era of drones, what use does a $100 million Apache attack helicopter have?

Just protecting borders from drone attacks isn’t enough. Look at Ukraine & Russia

India must designate vulnerable areas as ‘no-fly zones’ and treat violations as serious offences under the National Security Act, not as minor civil infractions, with strict penalties enforced.

Drones, sleepless nights & silence in a fearless city bathed in moonlight—my journey through Jaisalmer

From jumping onto a moving train to spending sleepless nights, my journey through Jaisalmer revealed the quiet courage that holds India’s border together.

How upgraded L/70 guns, or ‘original Bofors’, became India’s frontline defence against Pakistan UAVs

Inducted by India in early 1960s, these systems were upgraded through a series of projects since 2010s. Upgraded 40-mm guns played key role in neutralising the drone attacks.

Pakistan used Turkish drones, with civil airliner as shield. India then hit its radar station

Pakistan's drone intrusion was an action to gauge Indian air defence systems & gather intelligence, Indian govt says.

Ukraine military reports waves of Russian drone attacks on Kyiv

There was no immediate comment from Moscow, which has launched multiple air attacks on Kyiv & Ukraine throughout September.

In Manipur’s Koutruk, 8-yr-old saw her mom get shot in the head. ‘She can still hear the bombs & bullets’

More than 50 bombs were dropped on the village on 1 September while bullets rained from hill area, local residents say, marking ‘significant escalation’ in ongoing violence in state.

Iran foreign minister downplays overnight drone attack, says link to Israel not proved so far

The attack appeared to target an Iranian Air Force base near the city of Isfahan, deep inside the country, but without striking any strategic sites or causing major damage

Navy, Coast Guard intensify search & boarding operations after armed drone attack on MV Chem Pluto

Four guided missile destroyers — INS Mormugao, INS Kochi, and INS Kolkata and INS Chennai — deployed as deterrence and for keeping track of suspected vessels in Arabian Sea.

Attacks on India-bound merchant vessels intentional, says Rajnath, hints at ‘jealous forces’

MV Chem Pluto was attacked in Arabian Sea and MV Sai Baba in Red Sea. Navy has deployed three guided-missile destroyers in various areas to maintain deterrent presence.

On Camera

Gulf conflict pushes Dubai diamond traders to eye Surat for rough stone auctions. But there are hurdles

Industry leaders say India’s complicated customs process and GST levies are deterrents for traders to come to Surat for auctions.

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.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.