IAF equipped 28 fighter squadrons & 4 training units with MiG-21. 16 have been numberplated. Between 2015 & 2022, IAF phased out a squadron each year in March, with exception of 2021.
No 28 Squadron inducted MiG-21s in 1963 & transitioned to MiG-29s in 1987. It played major role in attack on Governor's House in Dhaka that ultimately hastened liberation of Bangladesh.
Fear for a soldier is the onset of doubt that a mission won’t be accomplished. But fear is never the solution, India should know that as it fights coronavirus.
The 26 Squadron is likely to be number plated latest by March when the IAF phases out non-upgraded Bis and Type 96 versions of the MiG-21 fighter jets.
Foreign Policy magazine claimed Pakistan's F-16s were found to be intact after a count by US defence personnel, which goes against India's position that it downed one of the jets on 27 February.
If Padukone gets scrutinised for being ‘too much’, despite being one of the most bankable stars in the country, what message are we sending to the average working woman?
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In his new book, CDS emphasises that India secures itself through policy & structure, not a written NSS document. Israel never released a formal NSS, he mentions.
India is better positioned in the world than at any point post-Cold war. We have to decide if global opinion matters to us or not. If it does, we must engage with their media, think tanks, civil society.
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