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Topic: IAF

Can IAF strike end Pakistan’s ‘1000-cuts’ strategy to bleed India or does it risk a war?

The Indian Air Force targeted terrorist training camps at three locations inside Pakistan early Tuesday, less than a fortnight after the Pulwama attack.

Pakistan can’t bleed India with a thousand cuts anymore

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India’s dream of isolating Pakistan won’t be fulfilled, says foreign minister Qureshi

Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Monday reiterated PM Imran Khan’s offer to help probe the Pulwama attack and said the country won’t allow its soil to be used against any country.

Surya Kirans back in skies at Aero India, pay tribute to commander killed in crash

The IAF aerobatics team performs the ‘Incomplete Diamond Formation’ in tribute to Wing Commander Sahil Gandhi.

Fight’s on the ground at airshow as Boeing takes a jibe at Lockheed Martin over IAF contract

Looking to beat its rival to the new IAF contract for 114 fighter jets, Boeing takes to Twitter to highlight 'concerns' against Lockheed Martin's F-21.

CAG report shows IAF wanted only Rafale, competitive bidding was just a charade

Rafale failed on several parameters but the Air Force, impressed by Mirage aircraft in Kargil war, remained insistent on jets from Dassault.

India’s elusive $15 billion fighter jet deal frustrates everyone from Boeing to Lockheed

India wants to upgrade its rapidly aging fleet of fighter jets. But its red tape causes endless delays for both, global arms giants and the military.

Imran Khan’s Pulwama statement is unsurprising & meaningless

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Two IAF Surya Kiran jets collide at Aero India rehearsal, one pilot dead

IAF confirms 3 pilots were present in the aircraft, of which 2 ejected and were taken to hospital. Bengaluru Police say one civilian was also injured.

IAF deputy chief and other senior officers set to fly Rafale at Aero India

Even as political slug-fest continues over the deal, IAF is throwing its weight behind Rafale, the first of which is to be delivered in September 2019.

On Camera

No Mamata Banerjee, women’s safety isn’t a curfew issue

For Indian women, the smallest unit of control becomes the family; the largest, the State. Both speak the same language.

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.