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Sunday, May 5, 2024
TopicIndia-Pakistan border

Topic: India-Pakistan border

Welcome to Pakistan, a full-fledged national security state which suspects everyone, most of all its own.

Welcome to Pakistan, a full-fledged national security state which suspects everyone, most of all its own.

54 years since formation, BSF’s role has gone far beyond protecting India’s borders

BSF was set up to man India’s border with West and East Pakistan after the 1965 war, but its 2.72 lakh personnel now perform a variety of other tasks.

Army says enough troops at border & LoC if Pakistan redeploys soldiers from Afghan side

Additional Army and CAPF personnel deployed for the Amarnath Yatra will remain in place to combat the threat of a possible redeployment of Pakistani troops.

Pakistan cleared terrorists from LoC ahead of Imran Khan-Trump meet. Now they are back

An Army official said fresh intelligence reports indicate that 200 to 250 terrorists are back at launch pads along the LoC, waiting to infiltrate into India.

UN mission answer to India-Pakistan border firing? Experts say yes, Delhi disagrees

There have reportedly been 110 ceasefire violations by Pakistan since January, with the frequency increasing after India's 26 February air strike on JeM camps.

On Camera

Prajwal Revanna case shows why and how sexual crimes by men in politics can go unchecked for years

It would be a disservice to the women of Hassan to look at Prajwal Revanna’s alleged abuse of power as a ‘sex scandal’. Allegations against him show what ‘absolute power corrupts absolutely’ actually means.

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

China builds road through Shaksgam Valley, India registers protest

New Delhi has, in past, too, objected to Chinese construction activities in Shaksgam Valley. Work in this strategic region gathered pace after the 2017 Doklam stand-off.

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.