Repealing The Armed Forces Special Powers Act (AFSPA)1958 In The NE: Is This The Right Time?

On September 11, 1958, a law (Armed Forces Special Powers Act) was enacted to deal with the ongoing disturbed situation in the Naga Hills, which were then part of Assam.…

By Lt Gen Shokin Chauhan (Retd)

Insurgents of Northeast – Between Devil and Deep Sea

India’s northeast is undergoing a colossal change!  The region is witnessing massive infrastructure development to improve connectivity as it is hard to reach swathes of forests. This is being done…

By Levina

Mali says Chad to send 1,000 additional troops as France backs off

BAMAKO (Reuters) -Mali's foreign affairs ministry said that Chad planned to deploy 1,000 additional soldiers to Mali to reinforce its troops battling insurgents there, as France scales back its military…

Over 1500 insurgents killed in last one week, says Afghanistan General

Kabul [Afghanistan] July 27(ANI): Over 1520 Taliban insurgents were killed and more than 800 injured in a total of 154 military operations conducted over the last one week, Afghanistan National…

Taliban wants Afghanistan to become haven for insurgents: Ghani

Kabul [Afghanistan], July 21 (ANI): Afghan President Ashraf Ghani on Wednesday said that the Taliban has deep ties with Al-Qaeda and Lashkar-e-Taiba and Jaish-e-Mohammed, adding that the terror group wants…