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Topic: IAF

IAF’s Balakot strike was codenamed Operation Bandar, Army’s operation was named Zafran

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Operation Bandar involved about 5,000 personnel, and culminated in 12 Mirage-2000 aircraft crossing the Line of Control and striking Balakot.

Two IAF officers likely to face court martial for 27 February J&K chopper crash

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The IAF chopper was shot down in Budgam in ‘friendly fire’, killing six personnel. The Court of Inquiry report could be submitted by early July.

AN-32 has served IAF for 35 years. We can’t turn our back on ageing workhorse now

ACM S. Krishnaswamy (retd) -
IAF’s search and rescue teams are in urgent need of modernisation. A nationwide integrated civil/military system with a centralised structure is the way out.

Jagran says Kathua rape judgment lesson to all, Dinamani asks why no death penalty

Renu Agal -
A round up of the Hindi and Tamil newspapers opinion pages to reflect a North-South viewpoint on topical issues

IAF plans to stop flying AN-32 over mountains and seas after Arunachal crash

Rahul Singh, HT -
IAF plans to replace AN-32 with Airbus C295 medium transport aircraft and price negotiations for buying 56 of them have been wrapped up.

Sitaram Yechury on right-wing’s assault and Meenakshi Lekhi about AAP’s wrong priorities

Revathi Krishnan -
The most politically correct and incorrect tweets of the day from across the political spectrum.

Wiser after Balakot, India orders missiles worth $700 million from Russia

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Order includes close to 300 short-range air-to-air missiles, the R-73, and 400 medium-range air-to-air guided missiles, the RVV-AE.

How IAF shot down a Pakistani naval aircraft and killed 16 a month after Kargil in 1999

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Pakistan is set to reopen its airspace but while it was closed, India nearly shot down a Georgian aircraft flying in from across the border. A Pakistani aircraft wasn't so lucky 20 yrs ago.

Wreckage of missing IAF’s AN-32 aircraft spotted in Arunachal Pradesh

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The IAF aircraft went missing on 3 June with 13 personnel on board while on a routine flight from Assam to Arunachal Pradesh.

An IAF pilot, a love triangle & Raj Kapoor: Why Sangam is a Bollywood hit even after 50 yrs

Madhavi Pothukuchi -
The film, which was originally four-hours long with two intervals, was hailed as Raj Kapoor’s magnum opus and his finest performance.
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Opinion

AI is doing the brave work humans are still squeamish about—using they/them pronouns

Tina Das -
The hullaballoo over LinkedIn bot’s pronoun use comes on a day when CJI DY Chandrachud used the phrase ‘pregnant person’ in his judgment. It is a thing now. Get with the programme.

Karnataka, Maharashtra—Why Phase 3 could mean BJP falling short of the magic number 272

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Azad, Antony, Geetha—6 candidates to watch in 2024. Their win can reshape politics in states

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Economy

Air India reduces baggage allowance by 5-15 kg, bringing it in line with rest of industry

Yuthika Bhargava -
Air India’s new policy, effective from 2 May, introduces new weight limits for tickets in each of the different 'fare families' — Comfort, Comfort Plus, and Flex.

Defence

Indian Coast Guard seizes Iranian fishing vessel, rescues six Indian crew members

ThePrint Team -
The ICG said in a statement that the boat was seized and brought to Kochi for further investigation on May 6.

National Interest

Frontrunner is letting the challenger define this poll campaign. Modi still hasn’t found a big theme

Shekhar Gupta -
A theme has not yet emerged for BJP & people see lack of a contest, which makes it unexciting. For all these reasons, 2024 is turning out to be an unexpectedly theme-less election.

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