Internal Security Current Affairs

“China has never recognised the so-called ‘Union Territory of Ladakh’ unilaterally and illegally established by India,” Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning told a media briefing in Beijing

Home Minister Amit Shah, addressing the BIMSTEC meeting, said ‘India has always believed in sovereignty and peaceful resolutions to any dispute’

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CJP's Saurav Das alleged that the government had turned the state against its own citizens and said the authorities could have invited a delegation for talks instead of restricting protesters seeking to demonstrate at a designated site.

The feat has been described as India’s first free-space quantum-key distribution (QKD) link at a distance of 5.56 km

Centre said formally identifying the sites on the Survey of India map of the UT of Ladakh aims to facilitate accurate recognition and greater public awareness

The panel has sought religion-wise data for past 15 years on birth and vehicle registrations, school enrolment and property transactions, as well as district-wise details of religious structures and unusual increases in Aadhaar, voter ID and ration card registrations; data not maintained on religious lines, officials say

India’s nuclear doctrine faces new strategic, technological and geopolitical challenges

A three-judge Bench headed by Chief Justice of India Surya Kant said falsely imputing statements as part of oral submissions made by lawyers in court was also wrong

India has moved from defensive restraint to proactive counter-terrorism

Proposed constitutional provision would enable the Union Territory to have its own elected body; civil society members who attended meeting with Centre say they want to see a ‘draft proposal’

India and Japan are advancing a broader Indo-Pacific partnership beyond China-centric security concerns

Talks take place a few days before the BRICS Summit, which Xi Jinping is expected to attend, and amid reports of tension in the Taksing area of Arunachal Pradesh; the meeting indicates an expansion of the military dialogue mechanism

India's sovereign territory, including the Union Territories of Jammu and Kashmir and Ladakh, must be depicted in accordance with India's official map; any inaccurate or misleading depiction is unacceptable, said Randhir Jaiswal

States must move beyond a response-oriented approach and focus on preventive mitigation, risk reduction, and community-level readiness, says Home Secretary; stresses need for better early warning systems

India must broaden engagement with regional multilateral groups

India-China boundary talks suggest movement, but hard questions remain over strategic costs and concessions

The government said that the need for a common time reference has increased with the growing use of digital and technology-based systems

India is clarifying foreign direct investment rules for bordering nations. These clarifications will guide investors from countries sharing land borders. New Delhi updated procedures for processing investment applications from these geographies. Investors must provide extensive details on shareholding and ownership structures.

An eight-point outcome document released on Wednesday says the two sides ‘discussed ways to improve understanding of LAC in appropriate areas, for better border management’