SP's MAI Issue No. 7 | April 01-15, 2013 - Internal Security Updates
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Threats today are complex and interconnected: ChidambaramThe Finance Minister P. Chidambaram delivered the K. Subrahmanyam Memorial Lecture on “India’s National Security—Challenges and Priorities” at the Institute for Defence Studies and Analyses...
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INTERNAL SECURITY
US strategy for homelandThe US Department of Defence (DoD) has released the strategy for homeland defence and defence support for civil authorities. This policy establishes DoD’s priorities in the areas of homeland defence...
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Changes to the prohibited items list at US airportsFrom April 25, 2013, the US Transport Security Administration (TSA) of the United States has relaxed rules at the airports on prohibited items.
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Emma Watson tops McAfee list for 'security compromise'Harry Potter series female lead Emma Watson is this year’s most dangerous celebrity, according to digital security firm McAfee. When McAfee means she is the most dangerous celebrity...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Seven Navy SEALs reprimanded for lapseRecently, seven US Navy SEALs were reprimanded for giving classified information to a video game manufacturer to make the Navy SEALs tradecraft on video games lot more realistic. The seven were charged with the unauthorised showing of their official combat gear and dereliction of duty...
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INTERNAL SECURITY / BREACHES
Fake bomb gets through Newark Airport securityAt Newark Airport in the US, a federal agent with a fake bomb got through the screenings of the Transportation Security Administration (TSA)...
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Centre convenes meeting of Chief Ministers on internal securityThe Centre has convened a meeting of Chief Ministers on April 4 to discuss various internal security issues. The meeting will discuss issues concerning the country’s internal security, activities of various terrorist organisations...
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INTERNAL SECURITY
Internal security budget crosses Rs. 50,000-crore markThe central spending to counter internal security challenges is set to cross the Rs. 50,000 crore-mark over the next one year, twice of what was being spent in 2008 when terrorists struck Mumbai.
