CURRENT AFFAIRS

The INS Dhruv has recently been deployed in the Arabian Sea amid heightened regional strategic activity, particularly in the context of missile testing by neighbouring countries.

The latest edition of Exercise Dustlik has been conducted, further strengthening defence cooperation and military interoperability between India and Uzbekistan.

The ALH MK-III Helicopter has been in news due to its increasing deployment in maritime and coast guard operations, highlighting its importance in surveillance and rescue missions.

The Indian Navy’s offshore patrol vessel INS Sunayna has reached Malé as part of its deployment under the Indian Ocean Ship (IOS) SAGAR initiative.

India has inducted its third nuclear-powered ballistic missile submarine, INS Aridaman, significantly enhancing its sea-based nuclear deterrence capabilities.

The Rajnath Singh laid the foundation stone of a Large Cavitation Tunnel (LCT) facility at the Naval Science & Technological Laboratory in Visakhapatnam.

The Indian Navy has inducted INS Malwan, an Anti-Submarine Warfare Shallow Water Craft (ASW-SWC), strengthening India’s coastal defence and underwater surveillance capabilities.

The Indian Army has begun inducting Shaurya Squadrons—dedicated drone sub-units within armoured regiments—to enhance real-time surveillance and precision strike capabilities in modern battlefield scenarios

The recent surrender of a senior leader of the Communist Party of India (Maoist) indicates a significant weakening of the Maoist leadership structure, suggesting that the insurgency is approaching a phase of strategic collapse.

The Ministry of Home Affairs is significantly expanding the use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) across internal security domains such as predictive policing, cybercrime detection, and financial fraud prevention, reflecting a strategic shift in governance.