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Saturday, March 14, 2026
TopicSPICE-2000

Topic: SPICE-2000

For quick deployment of Rafale, IAF opts for HAMMER weapon system, not Israeli Spice 2000

Snehesh Alex Philip -
French HAMMER system was kept out of India’s 2016 contract for 36 Rafales due to its cost, but amid tensions with China, it can be equipped faster.

This is what IAF will do to ensure Balakot-style op isn’t questioned again

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The IAF has rewritten firing protocols for air-to-surface Israeli missile Crystal Maze, which gives live feed of hitting the target.

After Balakot success, IAF to integrate Spice 2000 bombs with Su30 MKI fighters

Snehesh Alex Philip -
This will be the second non-Russian and non-indigenous weapon to be integrated on the Su30 MKI — after ASRAAM.

Mirage 2000 couldn’t fire a single Crystal Maze during Balakot. Firing rules set to change now

Snehesh Alex Philip -
The IAF was about to launch Crystal Maze missiles on Balakot, which would have provided a live video feed. But it couldn’t fire them due to protocol.

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Opinion

What India can learn from the US-Israel war on Iran

R Jagannathan -
Without any air force or navy worth the name, both Iran and Ukraine have held two superpowers at bay.

Communism is based on self-deluding assumptions, it can’t be realised in practice: GN Lawande

Indian govt is scrambling to manage LPG shortage while denying it exists

Economy

US strike on Iran’s key oil export island Kharg raises fears of wider supply disruption

Katharine Gemmell -
President Trump said the US had bombed military targets on Kharg Island in the Persian Gulf, but spared oil infrastructure.

Defence

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

Vaibhav Pant -
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.

National Interest

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

Shekhar Gupta -
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.

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