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Tuesday, March 17, 2026
TopicPeople’s Liberation Army-Rocket Force

Topic: People’s Liberation Army-Rocket Force

After Op Sindoor setback, Pakistan to form China-inspired military rocket force targeted at India

The ARFC is meant to be a dedicated force for conventional missile & rocket systems, & will include cruise missiles, rockets, ballistic missiles & Pakistan’s planned hypersonic missiles.

CCP’s annual retreat is not a vacation. There’s a leadership crisis in China’s Rocket Force

Rocket Force, which manages China’s nuclear weapons arsenal, saw a leadership shake-up, confirming rumours about an investigation into its previous commanders.

China media reports a new missile brigade that can hit Mumbai. What’s really new about it?

Contrary to recent reports in Chinese media, the existence of an operational brigade of DF-26 IRBM was first reported at least four years ago.

On Camera

Real question isn’t why songs like Sarke Chunar are made. It’s why we keep playing them

The song was taken off YouTube a day after its release. But where was this energy when songs like Choli Ke Peeche & Fevicol Se came out? Those songs walked so this one could run.

Use LPG judiciously, consider alternatives wherever possible—Govt amid supply crunch & shipping delays 

With vessels stranded at Hormuz amid West Asia conflict, Centre ramps up production, cracks down on hoarding, and urges households to use alternative.

Supreme Leader Mojtaba, the man Iran must keep alive & the secret force ‘tasked with it’—all about NOPO

The Nirouyeh Vijeh Pasdaran Velayat, or NOPO, was the only force Ali Khamenei trusted.It was founded in 1991 and is more feared than the Revolutionary Guards.

Peaceful power transfers followed uprisings in India’s neighbourhood. It’s a sign of mature democracies

Rating democracies is a tricky business. I am only using the simple metric of who in the Indian subcontinent has had the most peaceful, stable, normal political transitions and continuity.