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Tuesday, August 12, 2025
TopicIndian airspace

Topic: Indian airspace

India thwarts Pakistan’s attack on military installations, retaliates with own

India says Pakistan targeted Indian military installations along western, northern sectors, adds it has been reliably learnt that an air defence system at Lahore has been neutralised.

India shuts airspace to all Pakistani airlines, military flights amid tensions over Pahalgam attack

The move comes amid a rise in ceasefire violations by Pakistan along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir. Pakistan had announced closing its airspace for Indian flights six days ago.

Sheikh Hasina reached out to India for safe passage, now on her way to London

Sheikh Hasina, it is learnt, was offered military chopper by Bangladesh Army to ferry her from her official residence, which was stormed by protesters moments after she left Dhaka.

India’s ‘Air and Space Force’: Spaceplane to ‘desi GPS’, how IAF renaming will widen its ambit

Renaming imminent, it is learnt. IAF aims to boost intel, surveillance & reconnaissance capabilities via space assets, has started training officers to operate in space.

ISRO launches PSLV-C56 with 7 satellites from Sriharikota

DS-SAR, a radar imaging earth observation satellite, is the primary satellite for the mission. There are also 6 co-passenger customer satellites belonging to Singapore.

Pakistan says it’s waiting for India’s official word to open up its airspace

A govt official in Lahore said that Pakistan will follow suit once the Indian govt lifts the air restriction on Pakistan's flights.

Pakistan will decide on 15 May to reopen airspace for Indian flights

Pakistan's science and technology minister however sees no change in status-quo till elections are over in India.

Key Asia-Europe air route closed after Pakistan shuts its airspace till Friday

Pakistan airspace is the primary route for Southeast Asia and Europe, with about 220 services connecting the regions daily.

Pakistani chopper strays into Indian airspace, PoK ‘PM’ was reportedly on board

The helicopter came into Indian airspace just after noon Sunday. Army PRO in Jammu says air sentries ‘engaged’ it with small arms.

On Camera

Munir wants Pakistan military to be taken seriously. He was impressing Imran’s supporters

Operation Sindhoor came as a blessing for Asim Munir. He could claim to have “won a war” and get promoted to a field marshal’s post. But the narrative hasn’t held.

How mining, manufacturing & power sectors weighed on India’s industrial output since January 2024

India’s industrial output growth saw a 10-month low in June, with Index of Industrial Production (IIP) growing by mere 1.5% as against 1.9% in May 2025.

Can’t restrict ‘extent of induction’—why SC struck down gender quotas in Army’s JAG recruitment

New Delhi: The Supreme Court has ruled that the Indian Army cannot cap the number of women in its Judge Advocate General (JAG) branch...

Modi’s ready to risk it all for farmers. Farm reform can answer Trump with new Green Revolution

Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.