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Saturday, August 15, 2026
TopicSecurity threat

Topic: security threat

‘Wars not just on borders’: Modi announces large civil defence force to counter new-age security threats

PM Modi said India’s civil defence systems were outdated and announced a modern network to prepare citizens for threats ranging from warfare to attacks on data centres and banking systems.

SubscriberWrites: India at the ‘integrated’ strategic risk

Globalised security threats of fundamentalist terrorism, khalistani secessionism and organised criminals looming larger.

China, Iran & Russia engaging in ‘espionage and interference’: New Zealand intelligence report

The New Zealand Security Intelligence Service report discusses factors impacting its national security, including violent extremism, declining social trust & tech innovation, among others.

US wants India to ‘get off the fence’ over China. But forgets Cuban crisis lesson

Indian Army’s confrontation with Chinese PLA in Ladakh can hardly be called ‘sitting on the fence’. But that’s not good enough for US officials.

Chinese mining & power projects in Pakistan’s Rann of Kutch likely security threat for India

Tharparkar coal mining and power projects are barely 10 km from Indian border, have potential to cause environmental damage.

‘India should show same compassion for Rohingyas as it did for Bangladeshis’

Citing international law, human rights advocate Irene Khan says governments can deport people back to their country only if they can return home safely.

On Camera

Andhra’s Rs 150 cr exploration MoU for lithium, gallium as Centre pushes critical mineral self-reliance

Andhra Pradesh has signed an MoU for a Rs 150 crore exploration project to study lithium and gallium deposits in Kadapa Basin, part of the Centre’s drive to reduce critical mineral imports.

I-Day: Modi wants India to be defence supplier to world; says focus on drones, anti-drones, hypersonics

During his Independence Day speech, PM Modi stressed that expanding domestic production is critical to boosting India’s strategic strength.

Gen Vaidya won 2 MahaVir Chakras, fell to assassins’ bullets 40 yrs ago. India forgot a great soldier

Forty years ago this week, ‘Khalistan Commando Force’ assassins were closing in on Gen Vaidya. So callous was the security of the just-retired Army chief that he was given a solitary police gunman