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Wednesday, December 10, 2025
TopicSoviet war

Topic: Soviet war

Scary tales from Afghanistan — lighting stove on a plane, 20-yr-old pilot & blind take-off

On the 40th anniversary of the Soviet invasion, recalling my adventures in an Afghanistan in the middle of a war — that has never ended.

This is the secret ‘Operation Topac’ on Kashmir that Ajit Doval referred to

NSA Ajit Doval Saturday spoke about how Pakistan launched ‘Operation Topac’ in 1988 to exploit the political space in Kashmir.

On Camera

From Binodini to Mitin—Bengali cinema scripting its comeback this Christmas

As Park Street now anticipates the Christmas lights, Bangla cinema eyes a harmony. Colliding heritage, devotion and some detective grit, the year-ender comes with a rediscovery.

Niti Aayog CEO has a message for power stakeholders. Buckle up for surge to feed EVs, data centres

Clean energy is “no longer the sideshow, it is the show”, BVR Subrahmanyam told the Odisha summit, warning India to lead the global shift or risk others’ tech dominance.

Dubai Tejas crash revives focus on advanced, fully automated safety systems

Dubai airshow crash & pilot death have rekindled concerns over pilot safety, and need for smarter automated systems that can step in when G-forces, temporary loss of consciousness hit the pilot.

Asim Munir & Pakistan’s Failed Marshal Doctrine

None of Pakistan’s PMs has lasted 5 years. That the current PM has given Asim Munir 5 years shows that of all military dictatorships history has seen, Pakistan’s is most creative.