Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the meaning of Abhinandan has changed with the pilot's return, and added India has the power to change dictionary meanings.
Pakistani military spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor claimed that two IAF pilots were taken into custody, of which one was shifted to a hospital.
If defence purchase processes are found to be faulty, they should be addressed at that level without questioning the equipment under procurement and adequately amended.
For an industry globally classified as hazardous, protections such as health insurance and a provident fund for workers are necessities. In Sivakasi, they remain elusive.
The industry forecasts exports are set to grow 16% in 2025-26, boosted by surplus domestic production and a drive to push into 26 underserved global markets with strong potential.
Indigenisation level will progressively increase up to 60 percent with key sub-assemblies, electronics and mechanical parts being manufactured locally.
It is a brilliant, reasonably priced, and mostly homemade aircraft with a stellar safety record; only two crashes in 24 years since its first flight. But its crash is a moment of introspection.
Mistake/s have been committed by a highly trained operationally ready system which includes men and material.Respectability cannot be justified to undo the accountability for the unprofessional conduct under the wrap of nation or war.
The larger ambit of accountability includes however who are responsible to certify battle preparedness which is clearly found wanting.
The truth shall never come out for one reason or another.Actually in such culpable situations Doval thrives for his pound of flesh on a rainy day.In a round about unsaid way ACM Dhanoa therefore will have to pay if he hasn’t already to save his and the Air Force arse.
Why was this finding delayed for almost three months ? The painstaking enquiry to establish the precise sequence of events, both from the point of fixing responsibility / culpability and to improve SOPs to avoid recurrence, could take some time. However, the fact that an IAF helicopter was shot down by our own people would have been established beyond a shadow of doubt within a matter of hours. Not acknowledging this fact publicly can lead to only one inference.
Mistake/s have been committed by a highly trained operationally ready system which includes men and material.Respectability cannot be justified to undo the accountability for the unprofessional conduct under the wrap of nation or war.
The larger ambit of accountability includes however who are responsible to certify battle preparedness which is clearly found wanting.
The truth shall never come out for one reason or another.Actually in such culpable situations Doval thrives for his pound of flesh on a rainy day.In a round about unsaid way ACM Dhanoa therefore will have to pay if he hasn’t already to save his and the Air Force arse.
Why was this finding delayed for almost three months ? The painstaking enquiry to establish the precise sequence of events, both from the point of fixing responsibility / culpability and to improve SOPs to avoid recurrence, could take some time. However, the fact that an IAF helicopter was shot down by our own people would have been established beyond a shadow of doubt within a matter of hours. Not acknowledging this fact publicly can lead to only one inference.