American President Donald Trump’s speech in a roundtable at Yuma Border Patrol Station on 22 June in Arizona is important from the border security point of view. It must be noted that the Trump administration has been proactive for quite some time in pumping in vast resources in securing America’s southern border with Mexico. During […]
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Combined threat, different response
The nexus between Pakistan and China makes India’s border security challenges very complex; India’s response must address these complexities The unpardonable loss of 20 Indian soldiers has shocked the entire nation. Despite the Galwan setback, India should not lose sight of the strategic challenges that lie…
Time to move from West to East
Increasing threat on India-China border makes it imperative to shift India’s strategic attention from Pakistan to China The conflict between India and China took an unusually dangerous turn on June 15 when clashes in Ladakh left 20 Indian troops dead. The number of Chinese troops killed in the violent encounter remains unspecified, however intelligence inputs […]
Applying basic border security concepts
Time to address basic issues pertaining to border guarding forces on doctrine, deployment, and domination The highly condemnable and provocative Chinese incursions and subsequent killing of twenty brave hearts have exposed the chinks and weaknesses in border security not only in Galwan but also all along…
Avoid hysteria, act cautiously
The situation on the India-China border is very tense as the Galwan valley seems to have penetrated deep into India’s collective national consciousness. The clashes leading up to the Galwan tragedy have shattered the myth of ‘personal chemistry’ between the top leaders as the Chinese are rightly viewed…
Dangers of drone
Border guarding forces will have to counter the challenges from increased use of drone by adversariesThe recent event of shooting down of drone on Samba (Jammu) International Border (IB), which was carrying automatic rifle, ammunition and hand grenade has once again alarmed the security agencies about the growing…
