Topic: IAF Strikes
Pakistani airspace closure continues to affect world’s flights, Air India worst-hit
Pakistan closed its airspace to commercial flights on 27 Feb, so west-bound flights originating in India and South-East Asia have to take a circuitous route.
Image shows possible accident near Pakistani nuclear weapons facility after Balakot
Exclusive satellite image accessed by ThePrint shows burn marks on the earth, indicating a missile may have fallen off & the explosive burnt up.
China humiliated India because of these 5 fatal follies of Modi Doctrine
India looks less equal to China than 5 years ago, US alliance is hobbled by trade, and Pakistan looks anything but chastened by Balakot. What’s gone wrong?
If India continues to politicise military, we may not look very different from Pakistan
The Indian armed forces are as accountable to the people as any other institution in a democratic country.
After Balakot, future Indian PMs will have to follow the Modi standard on terror response
The BJP enjoys uncontested ownership of the national security issue, and it’s not healthy for India.
Pakistan foreign minister Qureshi briefs US on steps taken to ease tensions with India
Qureshi and US National Security Advisor John Bolton had a telephonic conversation in which they discussed regional security.
India’s strike on JeM camp in Pakistan achieved its desired objective, says Modi govt
The external affairs ministry said it was unfortunate that Pakistan still continues to deny JeM's own claim of carrying out the Pulwama attack.
How Pakistan created doubt before India woke up to its information war
Besides claiming to have 2 Indian pilots and even an Israeli pilot in custody, Pakistan also placed a dead crow in Balakot as part of its propaganda war.
Pakistan lodges FIR against unidentified IAF pilots for bombing & destroying trees in Balakot
The FIR by Pakistan's forestry department details the damage suffered by 19 trees after unidentified Indian fighter jets 'hastily dropped their payload'.
People wanting proof must know that IAF pilots went on a mission & not to shower petals: Rajnath
Indian Air Force pilots have made Pakistan realise that it will have to pay a heavy price if terrorists operate from its land, he said.
BJP is denying ticket to vocal Dalit MPs like Udit Raj because they just won’t fall in line
Most sitting MPs whom BJP denied ticket to contest the 2019 elections were vocal about issues of caste and social justice in India.
3 months of Congress’ Priyanka Gandhi in active politics: Has she lived up to the hype?
Priyanka Gandhi Vadra was appointed Congress’ general secretary of Uttar Pradesh (East) on 23 January 2019.
Defence
Indian Coast Guard increases maritime surveillance following Sri Lanka blasts
More ships and aircraft have been deployed to ensure India faces no security threat after a series of blasts killed 290 in Colombo, a Coast Guard official said.
Modi & Shah have turned India into ‘Jingostan’ & are out to conquer the paranoid country
The Modi-Shah BJP has resurrected dangers & the enemy from the past, and built a scary jingoism. It’s a great diversionary tactic, but it never ends well.