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Tuesday, April 23, 2024
TopicIAF Air Strikes

Topic: IAF Air Strikes

When Indira Gandhi faced raging Mizo insurgency — IAF’s 1966 Aizawl air strike & birth of a state

While replying to no-confidence motion in Lok Sabha, Modi took a dig at Congress saying it had dealt with the Northeast 'unfairly' & made the air force 'attack civilians'.

Claim of ‘IAF air strikes on Nepal’ shows images from Libya in 2011 and Bengaluru in 2019

A Twitter user has falsely claimed the IAF crossed the border to ‘conduct airstrike on the Nepal territories’, and an Indian jet was shot down and two pilots killed in retaliation.

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

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.

‘Modi’s ouster on 23 May will be India’s fitting reply to the most foul-mouthed PM’

‘Modi needs to be warned that he’s guilty of anti-national activity in trying to ride on sacrifices of Army & CRPF martyrs in a dirty election campaign,’ writes Mani Shankar Aiyar.

A 2-star general ‘takes charge’ of Pakistan’s policies while PM Imran Khan goes to China

This week, Pakistan military spokesperson Asif Ghafoor laid out his army’s doctrine of illegal disappearances: All is fair in love and war — on its own people.

Swift & sustained retaliation — what Indian Army is discussing at commanders’ meet

In address to top commanders, Indian Army Chief General Bipin Rawat highlighted the changing threats India faces and his vision to counter them.

Australian researchers pick imaginary holes in IAF strikes on Balakot

ASPI’s analysis suggests that IAF missed its targets because it incorrectly programmed its bombs. But the analysis is based on illogical assumptions.

Modi poster boy for Pakistan: Rahul Gandhi throws back jibe, calls for Rafale probe

Congress president Rahul Gandhi responded to PM Narendra Modi’s poster jibe, and pressed forward the corruption charge by demanding a probe in the Rafale deal.

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Iran and Israel don’t have free will to start a war. It’s contingent on geopolitics

The reasons for both sides preventing any escalation lie in the political and military context of the strategic situation in West Asia within the larger global geopolitical framework.

Economists vs statisticians — the battle being fought over the soul of India’s GDP data

Economists say there are weaknesses in India’s GDP data. But statisticians claim the accusations are based on flawed understanding, saying while GDP has problems, the economists are looking in the wrong places.

‘No brides for Agniveers’: In Rajasthan’s ‘Shaheedon ki nagri’, few takers for defence coaching centres

Coaching centres for Army aspirants in Jhunjhunu are shutting down due to plummeting admissions in the face of a lack of job guarantees under Agnipath Scheme.

These 6 states are key for Modi’s ‘400 paar’ target. They’re also where Opposition can stop him

While this contest looks so predictable in large swathes of our political landscape, it is also more keenly contested than 2019 in some states.