Topic: IAF Strikes
Inside story of attack on Balakot — from IAF officer who planned and executed it
A total of 16 aircraft, six each armed with Spice 2000 and Crystal Maze missiles, flew into PoK and struck Balakot terror camp while 4 remained in Indian territory as back-up.
IAF chief admits Mi17 crash was a ‘big mistake’, two officers face court martial
An Mi-17 aircraft in Kashmir's Budgam was shot down in friendly fire on the morning of 27 February when Indian and Pakistani air forces were engaged in a dogfight in Balakot.
IAF’s Balakot strike was codenamed Operation Bandar, Army’s operation was named Zafran
Operation Bandar involved about 5,000 personnel, and culminated in 12 Mirage-2000 aircraft crossing the Line of Control and striking Balakot.
Indian Air Force removes post-Balakot airspace restrictions, signals Pakistan to follow
Pakistan had opened its airspace for all flights except for New Delhi, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur on March 27.
IAF’s Balakot strikes killed 130-170 Jaish terrorists, claims Italian journalist
Journalist & author Francesca Marino has claimed that a Pakistan Army unit arrived at the camp 2.5 hours after the strike to take the injured for treatment.
This Pakistani rap is promoting peace with India, the kitchen talk way
Humsaye Ma Jaye uses everyday language to question the high-octane war rhetoric. Viral in Pakistan, the video is gaining traction in India.
India planning to attack Pakistan again between April 16 & 20, says Shah Mahmood Qureshi
Pakistan's foreign minister addressed a press conference in Multan where he said that Islamabad had reliable intelligence that India is devising a new plan.
In PAF lies & subterfuge, an F-16 tail number & a PAF pilot — both hidden to serve a myth
ISPR is leading Pakistan’s hybrid war of denial since the day PAF lost its most advanced platform to a gritty IAF counterattack. But the evidence is right in front of us to sift, writes former IAF Mirage pilot and air warfare writer Sameer Joshi.
Guess what Assam’s voters believe should not be an election issue? Balakot air strikes
As ThePrint travelled from Tezpur to Golaghat and Jorhat, it found national security is not an overt poll issue but voters were not indifferent to it.
Modi wave on the rise since Balakot air strikes, says Lokniti survey
According to the survey, 3 decisions of Modi govt might just change course of an election.
How France-Turkey’s probable but unlikely conflict has been shaped by Erdogan’s politics
In episode 604 of #CutTheClutter, Shekhar Gupta explains the recent France-Turkey conflict and the deeper implications of this row.
Tax revenues decline 22% in April-September, at one-fourth of full year target
Tax revenues declined 22 per cent from the year-ago period to Rs 4.58 lakh crore and were at 28 per cent of the full year target of Rs 16.36 lakh crore in the April-September period.
Defence
Army develops WhatsApp-like app for personnel to dodge risk of communication leaks
The Secure Application for Internet supports secure voice, text and video-calling services for Android platforms over the internet. It is end-to-end encrypted.
Trump or Biden? Doesn’t matter to India-US ties as they’re in a full, strategic embrace
Pompeo & Esper’s visit to India for the 2+2 talks is proof that old hypocrisies are history, and supreme national interest has again driven a strategic choice.