National Security.

2 essays · The Pritiraj Review

Essays on how India resources, sanctions and staffs its security — defence acquisition, internal security manpower, and the institutional design behind both.

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01National SecurityTen Lakh Uniforms and Three Different Answers — India’s Internal Security Manpower ProblemParliament was told this year that the central armed police forces are short of 93,139 people, and also that they are short of 61,738. The same reply implies 69,246. A state that cannot state its own vacancy cannot plan its own recruitment.19 AUGUST 2026 02National SecurityThe Sanction Is Not the Squadron — India’s Defence Money Now Moves; Its Timelines Do NotIndia’s defence budget has crossed ₹7.84 lakh crore and, for the first time in years, the capital account was spent almost in full. The binding constraint has moved from money to time — and time is the one variable the system does not publish.16 AUGUST 2026