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Tuesday, January 27, 2026
TopicNational Security

Topic: National Security

Who grounded IndiGo flights? They are the culprits, not DGCA

The IndiGo crisis is nothing short of a threat to India’s stability. Could it be an experiment? Can this happen in any other crucial sector like power or railways?

For Trump, India matters only for Indo-Pacific security

Donald Trump’s security doctrine speaks of something that scholars used to discuss, but defence policy documents rarely did.

Delhi blast marks return of terror. A red line breached, blind spots exposed

India did teach JeM a lesson through Operation Sindoor in May this year, and there were threats of retaliation. Now it is revealing itself.

Red Fort bomb blast signals a return of terror. It has exposed how unprepared India still is

The Red Fort blast is neither an accident nor an isolated incident. It could be a dry run for a much greater and virulent terror operation.

Modi government revamps NSA Board, new members with unique skill sets added for fresh impetus

Centre appoints 6 new members to National Security Agency Board, a majority from defence and security establishments. Former R&AW chief Alok Joshi made chairman.

SubscriberWrites: India and its need for a National Strategic Security document

Lately, the political slugfest on national security has turned into a confused silence, as both government and opposition focus on other domestic issues, sidelining its impact.

Lebanon gadget attacks aren’t just a foreign problem—India is at risk too

The entire electromagnetic spectrum, including radio frequencies and the internet, poses potential security risks for India’s defence, scientific, and economic systems.

No Viksit Bharat 2047 without a national security strategy. PM Modi’s legacy on the line

It is time for the defence minister to take charge and formalise an all-encompassing national defence policy through the CDS, to transform the military with clearly defined timelines; just as China has done.

Prosecution ‘copy paste’ arguments in UAPA cases, ‘psychologically overawe judges’, notes J&K HC

Justice Atul Sreedharan made the remarks while granting bail to Khursheed Ahmad Lone, charged under the Act, questions lack of specific material against UAPA accused in bail hearings.

‘National security not a choice but obligation’ — Jaishankar’s message to Indian businesses

The external affairs minister says no Indian citizen can say the border situation with China isn't their concern because 'it’s our LAC, it is a challenge'.

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India is the world’s first successful poor democracy

Most poor countries that experimented with democracy failed to sustain it. While some collapsed into military rule, others slid into one-party states or ethnic autocracies.

RBI opens door to urban co-op bank licences after 2 decades. But high capital bar may shut most out

Proposal to restart licensing is welcome, but Rs 300-crore minimum capital requirement could mean only handful of credit societies qualify, say sector executives

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.