Homeland Security
Kidnap for Ransom and Linkages to Terrorism Finance in India
By: Dr V Balasubramaniyan | Issue: Courtesy: Aakrosh | Date: 23 Jun , 2015
India’s tryst with contemporary terrorism started with the birth of the Khalistani movement in Punjab, which was followed by insurgency in the Indian state of Jammu and Kashmir. On the other...
Indian Navy and Coast Guard Rescues: 20 Crew Members of MV Jindal Kamakshi
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 22 Jun , 2015
At about 11:00 PM on 21 June 15 an Indian flagged, container vessel “Jindal Kamakshi” sent out a distress alert. The vessel was on passage from Mundra to Kochi with 20 crew members onboard....
Return of Kashmiri Pandits
By: Pran Pandit | Issue: Courtesy: www.dailyexcelsior.com | Date: 20 Jun , 2015
More than two decades ago, frightened and shattered miniscule minority community members of the Kashmir Valley (Kashmiri Pandits - KPs) fled their homes; they came to be identified as...
Indian Naval ships enter Kuantan, Malaysia
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 17 Jun , 2015
As part of an operational deployment to South Indian Ocean and South China Sea, ships of the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet under the command of Rear Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, VSM, Flag...
Resettling Kashmiri Pandits: A National Responsibility
By: Lt Gen Harwant Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 16 Jun , 2015
The need to settle Kashmiri Pandits is unexceptionable. They were uprooted quarter of a century ago and little has been done to resettle them. Most of them still live as internally displaced...
Internal Security Scenario of North East India
By: Brig R Borthakur | Issue: Vol. 30.1 Jan-Mar 2015 | Date: 12 Jun , 2015
The main problem in the North East remains. In spite of the Central Government’s efforts, alienation of the people and perceived grievances still continue. These get multiplied many times as...
Army Statement on Operations in North East
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 10 Jun , 2015
Army statement on operations in North East read out by Major General Ranbir Singh, Additional Director General of Military Operations (A) on 09 Jun 15 is appended below :- “You are all aware...
Manipur Ambush was orchestrated by the ISI
By: RSN Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 08 Jun , 2015
The attack on Army convoy in Moltuk valley at Parolong in Chandel district of Manipur bordering Myanmar at 0830 hours on June 04, 2015 in which 18 personnel of 6 Dogra were martyred is being...
Understanding the Manipur Ambush That Killed 18 Indian Soldiers
By: Danvir Singh | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 05 Jun , 2015
An Indian Army convoy carrying 46 soldiers was ambushed in Moltuk valley at Parolong in Chandel district of Manipur bordering Mayanmar at 0830 hours on June 04, 2015. Eighteen soldiers of 6th...
Indian Naval Ships Enter Freemantle (Perth), Australia
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 04 Jun , 2015
In consonance with India’s ‘Look East’ and ‘Act East’ policy, two ships of the Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet (INS Satpura and INS Kamorta), under the Command of Rear Admiral Ajendra...
Indo Singapore Bilateral Exercise SIMBEX 15 Commences
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 23 May , 2015
The Indian Navy’s Eastern Fleet under the command of Rear Admiral Ajendra Bahadur Singh, VSM, Flag Officer Commanding Eastern Fleet, is on an operational deployment to South Indian Ocean and...
INS Saryu Participating in ASEAN Regional Forum Disaster Relief Exercise 2015
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 23 May , 2015
INS Saryu, an indigenously built NOPV based at the Andaman and Nicobar Command, shall be participating in a week long ASEAN Regional Forum (ARF) Disaster Relief Exercise (DiREx) 2015. The aim of...
Naval Base at Porbandar Commissioned as INS Sardar Patel
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 09 May , 2015
'Sardar Patel', the latest Naval establishment of Indian Navy, was commissioned at Porbandar, Gujarat by Smt. Anandiben Patel, the Hon'ble Chief Minister of Gujarat today 09 May 15. The...
Operation Maitri by Army (Update as at 5 PM on 04 May 2015)
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 04 May , 2015
The Indian Army continues to provide aid to affected population and areas in close coordination and cooperation with the Nepal Army. Following stores have been are being inducted by the Army :-...
Defence Minister, Manohar Parrikar reviews Operational Preparedness in North...
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 02 May , 2015
Manohar Parrikar, Defence Minister arrived at Tezpur on 01 May 15 on a two day visit to Assam and Arunachal Pradesh. He was received at Tezpur Air Force Station by Chief of the Army Staff, Gen...
Dealing with Naxals: No clear cut policy or direction
By: Brig Arun Bajpai | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 01 May , 2015
It is now almost 11 years since the two underground Maoist groups the Peoples War Group and Maoist Communist Centre decided to merge together to form the current Naxal organisation. They are...
VARUNA 2015: Indo – French Naval Exercise VARUNA Commences at Goa
By: IDR News Network | Issue: Courtesy: http://pib.nic.in/ | Date: 23 Apr , 2015
Fourteenth (14th) edition of Indo-French naval exercise (VARUNA) started with the arrival of four French naval ships at Goa today. Representing the French Navy is Aircraft Carrier Charles de...
Maoist attacks: Hunters become the Hunted
By: Maj Gen Dhruv C Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 20 Apr , 2015
In yet another ambush by the Maoists in Sukma District, seven policemen of Chhattisgarh’s Special Task Force (STF) were gunned down and 11 were injured at Pidmal village near Dornapal in Sukma...
Maoist Insurgency: In Cross Hair of Centre versus State
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 16 Apr , 2015
The recent Maoist attack in Sukma created some turbulence in the hierarchy once again. The media focused on delayed retrieval of dead bodies of the security personnel killed, because of bad...
Shoring Terror – the subterfuge
By: Lt Gen Prakash Katoch | Issue: Net Edition | Date: 11 Apr , 2015
Looking at the infinite number of bilateral and multilateral declarations and agreements on cooperation about counter-terrorism over the years, one may surmise that the terrorists must be having...