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Wednesday, July 23, 2025
TopicOperation Sindoor

Topic: Operation Sindoor

Sirens, shelling & a morning of eerie silence: My longest night in Poonch in wake of Op Sindoor

ThePrint journalist who travelled to Poonch huddled with others amid relentless shelling. As blasts roared, they chased updates, but as the hours passed, silence fell.

Tense, bruised, but unbeaten Jammu. Peace in Kashmir isn’t about ceasefires or ceremonies

From my home in Jammu, I could feel the aftershocks—not just of the political kind, but the literal reverberations of retaliatory shelling. The sky over the border isn’t quiet anymore.

US Republican leader Nikki Haley backs Op Sindoor, says ‘Pakistan does not get to play the victim’

Daughter of Indian Sikh immigrants & a former US envoy to UN, Haley's support for India comes after activist & close ally of Trump, Laura Loomer, declared on X that 'India is going to win'.

Shivraj Singh Chouhan reaffirms India-Israel ties, says ‘time has come for decisive war against terror’

Speaking at Israel Independence Day celebration at the Israeli Embassy, the BJP leader also expressed gratitude to Israel and other nations that support India’s efforts in counter-terrorism.

Pahalgam justice isn’t about deaths or strikes. It’s in 2 women, 2 uniforms, 2 identities

Operation Sindoor was a military response, but it was also something more. A reminder that the answer to hate isn’t just defence. Sometimes it’s dignity.

‘Will counter any attempts at escalation’, Jaishankar tells US Secretary of State Marco Rubio

On his part, Rubio emphasised the need for immediate de-escalation. Jaishankar also spoke to his EU counterpart Kaja Kallas.

Lance Naik Dinesh Kumar, killed at LoC, cremated in Palwal amid chants of ‘Bharat Mata Ki Jai’

Lance Naik Dinesh Kumar Sharma was cremated after a gun salute and ceremonial drill. He was killed Wednesday while patrolling the Line of Control.

Poonch madrasa teacher died in Pakistan shelling. Now, anger over his misidentification as ‘terrorist’

Qari Mohammad Iqbal, the teacher, was wrongly portrayed as ‘terrorist’ by several media outlets. Other victims of Pakistan shelling recall blasts; some of them escaped miraculously.

India, Pakistan climb escalatory ladder. Anatomy of kinetic response & off-ramp

Pahalgam was first step on escalatory ladder. Kinetic action implies use of military force to deliver message. India took that step up the ladder on intervening night of 6/7 May.

‘Blasts, streaks of light in the air.’ Panic grips Jammu amid Pakistan strike

City experiences a complete blackout as sirens blared in the background. Drones were seen swarming the skies over Jammu, says local resident.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.