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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicInternal security

Topic: Internal security

To deal with a 2.5-front war, India must tackle the half-front inside

+TFP R Jagannathan -
As Gen Bipin Rawat once pointed out, India has to be ready for a two-and-a-half front war, with the half referring to unnamed internal enemies.

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

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

Treatment of the BSF shows border security is not a priority. This must change

Sanjiv Krishan Sood -
Large number of troops are withdrawn from their primary task of border guarding for other tasks such as elections. Their utilisation for such duties needs rationalisation and should be restricted.

Jammu drone attack shows the difficulty of separating Kashmir issue from geopolitics

Shyam Saran -
Drone attack on Jammu Air Force station shows the limits of tactical moves such as the LoC ceasefire and relaxation of political tensions in J&K.

Indian Army should be relieved from internal security in J&K. It goes against secular ethos

Lt Gen Zameer Uddin Shah -
Indian Army must be kept insulated from prolonged exposure to internal disorder so that it doesn’t become communalised like the police forces.

For 5 years, Modi put national security reforms on hold. Now, he must act fast

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) -
India is way behind China and no longer enjoys a decisive edge over Pakistan.

Insecurity within

Shekhar Gupta -
NDA's internal security balance sheet is now poorer than ‘spineless’ UPAs. It could break PM Modi’s momentum despite skilled messaging.

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Opinion

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

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

9.2% jump in arms transfer shows this is era of war—SIPRI reveals the temper we live in

Trump either ends Iran conflict quickly, or sky-high energy costs will force him to do so

Economy

Red carpet for industry honchos as AAP kicks off Punjab investors summit. Rs 10,000 cr pledged on Day 1

Chitleen K Sethi -
At 2nd such summit in Punjab for top investors organised by AAP since it came to power in Punjab, Lakshmi Mittal announced his Bathinda refinery has increased production of LPG by 3,000 tonnes/day.

Defence

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

Vaibhav Pant -
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.

National Interest

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

Shekhar Gupta -
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.

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