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Tuesday, July 22, 2025
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Topic: ITBP

ITBP denies 1st gender change request & then forms policy. Reason: bad impact on force psychology

The Indo-Tibetan Border Police order has been forwarded to all commands, frontiers, zones & battalions. It came on plea for gender change by a female personnel.

108-kg gold seized in Ladakh was sourced from Europe, Asia & Middle East, new route used for smuggling

Consignment was being illegally brought through route in eastern Ladakh, which security forces suspect must have been in use for some time.

ITBP apprehends 2 local men for smuggling 108 kg gold near China border in Eastern Ladakh

The arrested men, identified as Norbu Dorjee (69) and Tenzin Targy (40), were apprehended by patrolling team of the 21st battalion of the force guarding international border with China.

Spotted vultures, scaled 400-ft cliff — how ITBP found, retrieved US paraglider’s body in Spiti Valley

Probe & rescue ops, conducted over days, involved traditional sleuthing, use of drones & climbing a sharp cliff face 'perpendicular to mountain base' to retrieve body of Trevor Bockstahler.

Amit Shah lauds ITBP’s heroic rescue op in Himachal

The American citizen had lost his life while paragliding in an accident. His body was recovered by the ITBP team and handed over to the local authorities for further investigation.

CAPFs spend less than 10% of 2022-23 ‘modernisation’ funds in 3 quarters. Figure zero for ITBP, NSG, SSB

Central Armed Police Forces — which have cited 'inadequate funds’ as impediment against tech upgrade — were allocated Rs 248.30 cr for 2022-23 under govt’s Modernisation Plan-IV.

MHA push for 7 new ITBP battalions is playing into China’s hands. India is wasting assets

India should know that after creating infrastructure & military wherewithal in Tibet, China is using the boundary dispute to force India to expend its resources.

Cutting troops in Kashmir shows Delhi will pay for holding force but not assault-capable Army

There is a very real thought that India does not have the stomach for a fight, for it is cutting back on the Army's foot soldier even as it expands the ITBP.

9,400 fresh troops for LAC a message to China—loud and clear

Beijing appears to be preparing to spring a surprise on India in the coming months even as it is eager to settle border dispute with Bhutan.

9,400 more personnel, new operational base for ITBP — how India plans to strengthen hold on LAC

Hirings will allow ITBP to raise 7 new border battalions. Move comes days after Leh superintendent of police reported India lost access to 26 of 65 patrolling points along LAC with China.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.