During the 2-day talks, Pakistan is likely to raise objections on design of the Indian hydropower projects on Chenab river whose water is largely assigned under Indus Waters Treaty.
The dialogue will take place on 23-24 March. The Indus Water Treaty warrants the two commissioners to meet at least once a year, alternately in India and Pakistan.
The narrations linked to ‘Ghazwa-e-Hind’ sit far outside authenticated Hadith literature, yet modern amplification has turned a weak report into a slogan with political afterlife.
Once acquired by IAF, the medium transport aircraft (MTA) will replace both AN-32s and IL-76s, it is learnt. The idea behind the revamp is to meet modern operational needs.
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.
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