Current Affair Category: Defence & Security

Operation Trashi-I/ White Knight Corps Operation Trashi-I: This specific mission was launched by the Army’s White Knight Corps (16 Corps) on January 19, 2026. Intelligence-Led: The search operation was triggered by specific intelligence regarding the presence of terrorists in the upper reaches of Kishtwar. The White Knight Corps (also known as the 16 Corps) is […]

Project Suncatcher is Google’s “moonshot” research project aimed at moving AI data centers off the planet and into Earth’s orbit. It was officially unveiled in late 2025 as a radical solution to the massive energy and environmental costs of AI on Earth. Why is it in the news now (2026)? The AI Energy Crisis: Terrestrial […]

What is the Polar Silk Road (PSR)? The Polar Silk Road (also called the Arctic Silk Road) is an infrastructural-connectivity project by China to integrate Arctic sea routes (especially the Northern Sea Route, along Russia’s Arctic coast) into its Belt and Road / maritime projection strategy.  In its 2018 “Arctic Policy,” China formally identified the Arctic […]

Why is I-PAC in the news? On January 8 and 9, 2026, the ED conducted raids at multiple locations in Kolkata and Delhi linked to I-PAC. The key points of the controversy include: The Coal Smuggling Link: The ED claims the raids are part of an investigation into a money laundering case involving illegal coal […]

Why in the News? On January 7, 2026, President Trump signed a memorandum to exit 31 UN bodies and 35 non-UN organizations. Climate Bedrock: The US is withdrawing from the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), the 1992 treaty that is the foundation for all global climate negotiations. Scientific Exit: The US is also leaving […]

According to current U.S. indictments and official statements as of January 2026, the primary drugs linked to Venezuela and Mexico are Cocaine and Fentanyl, respectively. The U.S. government distinguishes between the two countries based on the type of narcotic and the level of alleged state involvement. Venezuela: Cocaine and “Narco-Terrorism” The U.S. Department of Justice […]

Police in States step up social media monitoring Dedicated cells rise from 262 in 2020 to 365 in 2024; numbers high in Bihar (52), Maharashtra (50), Punjab (48), West Bengal (38) and Assam (37); officials cite evolving crime trends for rise in cells Over the past five years, police forces across States have dedicated significant […]

Why in News ? The Defence Acquisition Council (DAC), chaired by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, has recently  accorded Acceptance of Necessity (AoN) for capital acquisition proposals amounting to about Rs 79,000 crore from the Army, Navy, and Air Force. Indian Army: Loiter Munitions: Often called “suicide drones,” these stay in the air for a period […]

  Inner workings: Police guard the residence of Subhash Guttedar, former MLA of Aland, in Kalaburagi during a raid by SIT officials on October 17. Arun Kulkarni   The case of voter fraud in the Aland assembly constituency in Kalaburagi district in north Karnataka has emerged as one of the most well documented voter fraud cases, amidst […]

The 2025 National Security Strategy (NSS), signed by President Donald J. Trump in November 2025, outlines a significant departure from previous decades of American foreign policy. It replaces “globalism” with a pragmatic, transactional “America First” framework.  Rejection of the “Post-Cold War Elite Strategy”: The strategy critiques the “American foreign policy elites” of the last 30 […]