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Wednesday, September 10, 2025
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Topic: Balakot

China cancels flights to and from Pakistan amid tensions between India and Pakistan

China's official media reported that flights from the Middle East that usually fly over Pakistan will be re-routed over India, Myanmar or central Asia to enter China.

Unlike Vajpayee & Manmohan, PM Modi thinks prudence in conflict is a self-imposed fetter

There is a continuing clamour for the Modi government to escalate further, if only to preserve the reputation of the ‘new India’.

Having achieved strategic goal with Balakot, Modi govt should now pivot to diplomacy

As Pakistan promises to release Wg Cdr Abhinandan Varthaman, India must de-escalate because prolonging crisis won’t get us anything new.

Escalating to de-escalate is India’s new strategy with an irrational Pakistan

Balakot air strikes may not prevent recurrent terrorist attacks, but India chose to change the narrative and demonstrate what air power brings to the table.

Itching for an India-Pak war, TV news channels decided a simulated one is as good as any

Desperate for any visuals other than that of Modi's, TV news channels went ballistic while animating what an India-Pakistan war will look like.

Terrorists used four routes from Balakot camp to enter Jammu and Kashmir

The Balakot camp, suspected to have been functioning under cover of 'Madrasa Ayesha Sadiq', is where JeM terrorists were trained in weapons and explosives.

Sushma Swaraj raises Pulwama attack in talks with foreign ministers of China & Russia

Swaraj said that the terror attack in Pulwama was a direct result of impunity and cover given to JeM by Pakistan.

International media does balancing act between India and Pakistan on airstrike

As tensions escalate between the two nuclear states, ThePrint takes a look at what the international media said of Tuesday’s air strike.

India must explicitly seek escalation to establish a deterrence regime

Indian leaders must prepare forces, equipment, intelligence and plans for further escalation, and leverage our conventional superiority over Pakistan.

Why air strikes on Pakistan may not help Narendra Modi win the election

People care about national security, but not more than the money in their pockets.

On Camera

Nepal’s unrest is a wake-up call for India’s trade

The current turmoil also points to a new dimension of trade vulnerability: digital disruption. Nepal’s MSMEs and exporters are cut off from essential communication and marketing tools.

What’s behind bond yields’ logic-defying spike? The market’s concern over the future

While bond yields tend to fall amid low inflation & interest rate cuts, market experts say they’ve been rising due to concerns over tax collections, fiscal deficit & potential impact of US tariffs.

Denmark tweaks its banned exports list, delivery of critical system for Tejas MK 1A starts 

HAL has produced 10 Tejas Mk 1A and is now awaiting further deliveries of engines from American firm GE—delayed by two and half years, so far.

Punjab is fast becoming the new Northeast. And there’s a message in it for Modi

In its toughest time in decades because of floods, Punjab would’ve expected PM Modi to visit. If he has the time for a Bihar tour, why not a short visit to next-door Punjab?