After start of Op Sindoor, Symon dissected wave of viral posts, allegedly showing Indian military losses. Most, he found, were not only false but in some cases, crudely manipulated.
As much as 80 per cent of the overall intelligence gathered by various agencies comes from open sources. It's no longer dependent on signals, field agents, and informants.
Public perception drives actions of democratic governments. And, this depends on credibility of information, which is being challenged by OSINT handles.
In tactical terms, the shirtless protest was worse than a self-goal. Suddenly, the fiascos of the AI Summit were forgotten, and the Youth Congress’s disruption became the issue.
IAF is fine with accepting the aircraft with 'must-haves', even if some other steps remain pending, which may take at least another year, it is learnt.
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