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IAF recommends gallantry medals for personnel killed in Kashmir chopper crash

Six personnel on board a Mi-17 chopper were killed in friendly fire in the aftermath of the IAF strikes in Balakote in February.

IAF’s 26 Squadron celebrates 50th anniversary — it could well be the last

The 26 Squadron is likely to be number plated latest by March when the IAF phases out non-upgraded Bis and Type 96 versions of the MiG-21 fighter jets.

IAF gets Rafale, but French fighter jet won’t be able to solve India’s air power conundrum

On 8 October 2019, the first Rafale for the Indian Air Force was handed over to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh. This delivery is the...

Segregation during IAF’s At Home function leaves a bad taste

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Air Chief Bhadauria’s focus on homegrown AMCA shows IAF learnt nothing from Tejas failure

The only reason Indian pilots still use the "flying coffin" MiG 21 is because of the delay in acquiring Tejas, about two decades on.

After Balakot success, IAF to integrate Spice 2000 bombs with Su30 MKI fighters

This will be the second non-Russian and non-indigenous weapon to be integrated on the Su30 MKI — after ASRAAM.

India gets modern Rafale, but is only major air force to fly these 6 outdated aircraft

From Soviet-era MiGs to British Avro transporters and French-origin Chetak/Cheetah helicopters, these 6 IAF aircraft need to be phased out soon.

Balakot showed major shift in govt approach to terrorists, says new IAF chief Bhadauria

In his Air Force Day message, IAF chief RKS Bhadauria said that the strikes reflected the Air Force's capability and the Centre's commitment against terror.

In pictures: With Sukhoi, Tejas, Chinook on display, IAF marks 87th Air Force Day

Air Chief Marshal AKS Bhauduria presided over his first Air Force Day as IAF chief, which had other service chiefs in attendance. Sachin Tendulkar, an honourary group captain, was also present.

There’s no room for semantics on lynching. RSS should condemn it unequivocally

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Henry George’s Single Tax offers a democratic alternative to communist remedies: DM Kulkarni

The immediate benefit of Single Tax would be to reduce the sale prices of land to nominal ones. Landowners would no longer find it profitable to keep idle lands, wrote DM Kulkarni in 1960.

China is taking India to WTO over subsidies, again. Here’s what it’s arguing before trade body

Dispute will now move to consultative process, which allows the two sides to come to an amicable agreement within 60 days.

Israel has ‘realised who its real friend is’, eyes defence expansion in India amid arms curbs by others

It is argued that India-Israel ties are moving from buyer–seller dynamic to one focused on joint development & manufacturing partnership, a shift 'more durable' than traditional arms sales.

Dhurandhar shows hard cinema is soft power and Pakistan is unapologetically the target

If Pathaan gave both conservatives and liberals room to hide, Dhurandhar extends no such courtesy. Aditya Dhar ripped open that tent of hypocrisy and turned the knife.