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Thursday, May 21, 2026
TopicChief Marshal A.P. Singh

Topic: Chief Marshal A.P. Singh

IAF chief drops truth bombs, says his force in dire need of 35-40 aircraft/year, far behind in tech

Speaking at an event, Air Chief Marshal AP Singh also made a strong pitch for collaborative project between a foreign firm & Indian pvt player to produce fighter aircraft in India.

A day before Aero India inauguration, IAF chief flies LCA Tejas trainer version with Army chief in co-pilot seat

LCA Tejas is a homegrown fighter aircraft manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited. IAF has already inducted around 40 of these aircraft & plans to add 83 LCA Mark 1As in its arsenal.

IAF chief expresses frustration with sluggish pace of Tejas production. ‘Tech delayed is tech denied’

Speaking at 21st Subroto Mukerjee Seminar, Air Chief Marshal Singh also says increased militarisation by China, Pakistan on the borders is a security concern for India.

On Camera

Norway’s Modi cartoon was not satire. Just colonial laziness

Political satire is indispensable to democracy, racial caricature isn’t. If Europe’s liberal press still cannot tell difference, then decolonisation never happened in their imagination.

Recovery of unclaimed shares, dividends now takes days, not yrs. EAC-PM credits investor watchdog revamp

PM-EAC paper says overhaul of Investor Education and Protection Fund Authority system sharply improved processing speed and reduced paperwork for investors.

Dragon’s armour: How Xi reshaped China’s military with theatre commands a decade before India’s push

While India yet to set in motion theaterisation of armed forces, China's military reforms combined China’s Army, Navy, Air Force and Rocket Force aimed at regional dominance & tight political control.

Pakistan is tactically brilliant, strategically disastrous. It’s primed for repeated blunders

Pakistan has ended up losing every war against India but that hasn’t prevented it from claiming victory. We will go over the evidence to anticipate what to expect next.