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Monday, October 13, 2025
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Topic: IAF

Risk of India-Pakistan war could hang on fate of captured IAF pilot

Neither country can afford a full-blown conflict, yet neither leader can afford to look weak – more so with their publics whipped into a nationalist frenzy.

Pakistan is barred from torturing Wg Cdr Abhinandan, has to return him at end of hostilities

According to the Geneva Convention, prisoners of war like IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman must be 'humanely treated'.

Why IAF picked MiG-21s to take on Pakistani F-16s on Wednesday

According to the IAF, patrolling aircraft are rotated based on various factors, and at the time when the Pakistani F-16s attacked, it was the MiG-21's turn.

Fighting under TV and social media glare, can India & Pakistan contain escalation?

Multiple unverified videos featuring the missing Indian pilot swirled on social media much before New Delhi confirmed he is "missing in action".

Claim vs fact — what’s true and what’s not in the India-Pakistan information war

After Pakistan’s retaliatory strikes, several unconfirmed stories are doing the rounds on social media. ThePrint tries to verify these claims.

Imran Khan has bloody nose and Narendra Modi aims for two birds with one stone

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Those who ‘commit, incite, support’ terror must be held accountable: India, China & Russia

In a joint statement after meeting in China, foreign ministers urge international community to strengthen UN-led global counter-terrorism cooperation.

IAF shoots down Pakistani F-16 jet that intruded into India

The incident took place in J&K's Nowshera sector. The pilot who was shot down ejected in Pakistani territory.

IAF jet crashes in J&K’s Budgam district, one dead but fate of pilots unknown

The IAF jet broke into two and caught fire in an open field near Garend Kalaan village in Budgam at 10.05 am. 

Pakistani jets enter Indian air space in J&K’s Nowshera, drop bombs

Officials reported that Pakistani fighter jets entered Indian air space and dropped bombs when they were pushed back by the IAF.

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Tejaswi Yadav’s govt job promise in Bihar tells us about the real problem in India—unemployment

India's playing catch up in AI & green tech. It would gain more by focusing on manufacturing to fix the job crisis.

Niti Aayog recommends fully decriminalising 12 offences under new I-T Act to ‘foster more trust’

Recommendations appear in Niti Aayog’s Tax Policy Working Paper Series–II. It says there is a need to shift away from fear-based enforcement to trust-based governance.

India, UK sign £350 mn deal for Martlet. What are these Lightweight Multirole Missiles

In service with the British military since 2019, it is also known as the Martlet missile. Ukrainians have also deployed these missiles against Russian troops.

CJI, IPS, IAS & Homebound: A wake-up call 75 years in the making

Education, reservations, govt jobs are meant to bring equality and dignity. That we are a long way from that is evident in the shoe thrown at the CJI and the suicide of Haryana IPS officer. The film Homebound has a lesson too.