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Topic: IAF

CBI’s ICICI Bank FIR could hurt lending & Indian economy

ThePrint Team -
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Even after Rafale and other inductions, IAF will have only half of 42-squadron target by 2042

Snehesh Alex Philip -
Indian Air Force hit by ageing fleet, low serviceability & slow pace of upgradation by HAL. IAF fears it could end up with just 19 squadrons by 2042.

Jatropha plant fuel from Chhattisgarh to power Indian military aircraft

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The indigenously produced bio-fuel, which has been approved for military use, will now power IAF's AN-32 aircraft during Republic Day flypast.

IAF fighter jets to get superior shelters to protect them from Chinese bombs

Sudhi Ranjan Sen -
The Modi government has allocated Rs 5,500 crore to build the Next Generation Hardened Aircraft Shelters (NGHAS) on India's northern borders. New Delhi: The air...

Despite Modi’s promise, one more year passes without IAF getting its fighter jets

Snehesh Alex Philip -
IAF will be down to just 29 squadrons by March, against sanctioned 42. Rafale controversy is being blamed for slowing down acquisition process.

ISRO to launch advanced GSAT-7A satellite for IAF and Army today

Sandhya Ramesh -
The GSAT-7A satellite can detect flying military aircraft and distinguish between friendly and hostile aircraft as well.

‘Romeo’ is just the first of hundreds of helicopters Indian military desperately needs

Sujan Dutta -
The Indian military’s current fleet of choppers is ageing and inadequate. It’s estimated that over the next 10 years, India needs more than 1,000 helicopters.

Crucial role IAF played in early days of 1947-48 Pakistan war

AVM Arjun Subramaniam (retd) -
Exploits of a few daring pilots of the IAF have largely gone unrecognised in the 1947-48 war.

To keep IAF flying, India will pull aircraft from French graveyard

Sujan Dutta -
India is the only air force in the world still flying the Jaguar aircraft, and will now ‘cannibalise’ retired aircraft for spare parts.

IAF’s potential is fast depleting, 36 Rafale jets offer only partial solution

Lt Gen P R Shankar -
A predatory China and toxic Pakistan are waiting for India to stumble.
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Opinion

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

+TFP Ashutosh Varshney -
Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

Radhika Yadav’s murder proves the khap panchayat never left—it just moved back into the family

Bihar ADG linking farmers to rising crime uncalled for. Data just doesn’t support such claims

Economy

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Keshav Padmanabhan -
Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Defence

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

Snehesh Alex Philip -
India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

National Interest

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Shekhar Gupta -
Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.

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