Jaisalmer: In a coordinated effort, the Border Security Force (BSF) and Rajasthan police seized 3 kilograms of heroin, valued at ₹15 crore, near the India-Pakistan border in Sriganganagar on Tuesday. The narcotics were smuggled using a drone and dropped in a field near the village of 44 PS. Anupgarh Superintendent of Police, Ramesh Maurya, stated […]
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Human Security Challenges at the India-Bangladesh Border: An In-Depth Analysis
INDIA-BANGLADESH BORDER: Human Security Challenges To this day, border regions across the globe continue to be characterized as criminally active hotspots that present especially critical challenges related to security in a human sense. Human security – as defined by the United Nations – consists of freedom from fear and want, with an emphasis on human […]
Challenges and Strategies in Migration Management: A 2024 Perspective
Even though human mobility has been the fact of life, in current times the phenomenon of migration has increased considerably. With the number of migrants reaching at unprecedented levels the discussion of migration has now become indispensible. The scale and complexity of movements has not left any nation untouched mainly due to the speed of […]
The Role of Transnational Crimes in Border Security
Network of Networks. That is our world today. Integrated. Interconnected. Networks are made using land routes, sea routes, pipelines, submarine channels, internet and the like. Together, it leaves us a network of such networks that bring people and places from far away, closer. It sounds like a dream come true but it is not, because […]
Balancing Border Security and Human Rights: A Case Study of the India-Myanmar Border
The Impact of Border Policies on Local Communities: Examine how various border policies affect the people living in border areas. Borders are not just lines but zones that situate the jurisdiction of more than one state. By creating the idea of the other, a nation develops the feeling of nationalism. Thus, the cartographic lines have […]
The Role of Transnational Crimes in Border Security: Investigate how transnational crimes impact border security and what can be done to combat them
The threat to national security and economic stability in India has been very acute due to transnational crimes, especially with the vast and diverse borders. With almost open borders on its borders with Bangladesh and Nepal, frontier crimes, such as drug and weapon smuggling and people trafficking, are somewhat easier to execute. The impact of […]
IRAN-IRAQ WAR: CONFLICT ANALYSIS
The two countries, despite sharing almost the same name, which only differs by one letter, have quite different histories and cultures. Over the centuries, relations between Iranians and Iraqis have deteriorated because of their territorial disputes. This finally culminated in the Iran-Iraq War of 1980, which resulted in one of the largest and longest conventional […]
The Art of Drawing line: Where Geopolitics meets brawls
Boundaries, which define the limits and restrict the jurisdictions between the countries, become significant challenges if they are drawn without considering the historical, socio-cultural, economic, resource allocation, developmental, and geographical perspectives. A boundary establishes the territory and legitimises the sovereign’s claim. However, overlying claims due to disagreements on the marked areas result in boundary disputes, […]
International Yoga Day Celebrated at Indo-Pak Border in Gujarat
A significant celebration of the 10th International Yoga Day took place on Friday at Zero Point on the Indo-Pak border near Nadabet in Banaskantha district, Gujarat. The event was graced by the presence of Chief Minister Bhupendra Patel, marking a unique and symbolic observance of the day dedicated to promoting yoga and wellness. The state-level […]
China Escalates Border Tensions with Civil-Military Fusion and Dual-Use Villages Along Disputed LAC
India’s China problem has been festering for some time now. The new Indian government will have a task cut out for it to arrest the downward spiral of ties with China as Beijing has already begun upgrading its “xiaokang” (villages) along the 3,500-kilometer-long border with India. Experts see it as a “gray zone” tool from […]
