Topic: Line Of Control
What’s so ‘strategic’ about J&K’s Rajouri-Nowshera region that makes LoC hottest here
Districts of Poonch, Rajouri & Jammu face heavy shelling from Pakistan — these are areas where Hindu population increases as one goes southwards, from 3.04% in Baramulla to 84.27% in Jammu.
BSF officer, 5-year-old girl killed by Pakistani army shelling in J&K
Pakistani troops resorted to heavy shelling on forward areas along the LoC in Jammu and Kashmir's Poonch district, injuring soldiers and civilians.
With Dhanush howitzer, Artillery Corps lends a major combat arm to Indian Army at LoC
Dhanush howitzer makes outranged Pakistani artillery units more vulnerable to Indian counter-battery fire, something India has wanted since the Kargil War.
‘Home is home, why can’t govt find solution’ — Kashmiris driven to shelters by LoC firing
An estimated 300 villagers living along the LoC have been moved to evacuation camps amid ferocious firing from Pakistan.
Pakistan claims it shot down 2 Indian Air Force fighters, arrested 1 pilot
The Pakistan statement says one IAF jet fell inside PoK and the other fell inside Jammu & Kashmir.
Why India picked IAF over the Army and Navy to hit back at Pakistan
The PM Modi-led Cabinet Committee on Security deliberated a variety of options, but eventually chose the Indian Air Force to carry out the strike on Balakot.
Balakot is the first time one nuclear power has used air strikes on another’s territory
Only twice have two nuclear powers indulged in violent conflict — the Soviet Union against China in 1969, and the India-Pakistan Kargil War in 1999.
Indian TV news feels the ‘josh’ of airstrikes, Pak media takes forest cover
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In striking terror camps beyond PoK, Modi sends a message to Pakistan and the world
An IAF team went 80 km across the LoC — beyond PoK — early Tuesday morning to destroy Jaish-e-Mohammed terror camps.
Pakistan says IAF strike act of aggression, has right to respond
Pakistan foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Tuesday said Pakistan has the right to give a suitable response in self defence to India's "aggression".
Beg, borrow, repeat: Pakistan’s IMF addiction continues even as its finance minister leaves
Pakistan’s military-driven economic decision-making is based on ‘Jazba’ and 'Chanda'.
IAS poll observer: With Modi breaking rules, should EC give him special security treatment?
The Election Commission has suspended an IAS officer who had inspected PM Narendra Modi’s chopper in Odisha’s Sambalpur Tuesday.
Defence
China is now testing laser ASAT weapons from its naval ships
China has already tested missile & EMP anti-satellite weapons from the ground. Now it’s using icebreaker ships in the Yellow Sea/Bohai Sea area.
Imran Khan’s ‘support’ for Modi shows BJP has walked into its own Pakistan trap
Modi & the BJP hope to return to power by exploiting the fear of Pakistan. Imran Khan has turned the tables and become a factor dividing Indian public opinion.