Shree Gupta

What has happened? On May 11, India witnessed its first ever Captagon seizure in India wherein 227.7 kg worth 182 crore rupees was discovered as part of its Operation Ragepill, planned by the Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB), wherein they seized shipments of Captagon bound for West Asia. A Syrian national, Alabras Ahmad, has been arrested in connection with the case. The contraband itself was found in the man’s Delhi hideout, within a commercial chapati-cutting machine. What is Captagon?...

WHAT HAS HAPPENED? On the Philippines' Day of Valor, Manila made a pointed statement in one of Asia's most contested waters. The country has officially, on April 9, 2026, opened a permanent coast guard command centre on Thitu Island, a small but strategically significant outpost in the Spratly Islands, deep within the territory of the disputed South China Sea. The new Philippine Coast Guard district is slated to oversee roughly 68,000 sq km of contested ocean, commanded by a senior officer...

WHAT HAS HAPPENED? At 10 a.m. on 13th April 2026, US moved in to block the Iranian ports, a critical maritime chokepoint, after failed talks with Iran to open the trade route for the US. The blockade went into effect on 15th April 2026. The blockade is applicable to all ships, without any distinction, that engage with Iranian ports and terminals, including the Gulf of Oman. As of 19th April, the entirety of the Iranian coastline remains blocked. The move to reassert control occurred only...