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TopicB.S. Dhanoa

Topic: B.S. Dhanoa

What would have happened if Abhinandan Varthaman was flying a Rafale, ex-IAF chief asks

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
Former IAF chief Air Marshal B.S. Dhanoa took a veiled dig at previous govts, saying they kept negotiating for 10 years to get the advanced multi-role jets.

New IAF chief to be named soon, big task for Dhanoa’s successor will be reform rollout

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The race for the new IAF chief post is mainly between Air Marshals B. Suresh and R. Nambiar, but there is a third candidate who can’t be discounted.

Come September, Wing Commander Abhinandan could fly with IAF chief in a MiG-21 Bison

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The plan is to make Abhinandan Varthaman fly during the Apache attack helicopters induction ceremony in Pathankot on 3 September. He’s medically cleared.

IAF probe confirms 27 February Budgam chopper crash was caused by friendly fire

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Court of Inquiry finds crash was result of system failure. Two officers — chief operations officer and senior air traffic control officer — found at fault.

Pakistani jets did not cross LoC day after Balakot strikes, says IAF chief Dhanoa

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
The Indian and Pakistan air forces engaged in a dogfight on 27 February, a day after Indian fighter jets attacked Jaish terror camps in Balakot.

Air Chief Dhanoa criticises HAL, backs Rafale purchase as ‘gamechanger’

Amrita Nayak Dutta -
Amid row over Reliance Defence as Dassault's offset partner for Rafale, Air Chief says neither govt nor IAF has anything to do with such selections.

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Opinion

A bride enjoying her wedding day is a radical act

Ratan Priya -
They say a happy bride is the best bride. To me, this once felt like a redundant statement. It’s her wedding, duh. Of course,...

India-EU FTA doesn’t mean cars will get cheaper. Read the fine print

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Economy

What’s behind Sitharaman’s choice of archaeological sites to be developed?

Krishan Murari -
Presenting the Budget FY2026-2027, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in her speech, named seven such sites, which will be developed for the public.

Defence

Big Budget boost for Census as govt hikes allocation 6-fold, 50% jump for CAPF infra funds

Mayank Kumar -
Ahead of the nationwide Census exercise, government allocates Rs 6,000 crore for it; Rs 5,394 crore allocated for modernising infrastructure of internal security apparatus.

National Interest

Swiss report should now close Op Sindoor debate. Knowing when to stop the fight is key too

Shekhar Gupta -
The key to fighting a war successfully, or even launching it, is a clear objective. That’s an entirely political call. It isn’t emotional or purely military.

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