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Tuesday, March 31, 2026
TopicVayu Sena Medal

Topic: Vayu Sena Medal

2 Navy officers conferred Vayu Sena, Nao Sena medals for bravery in anti-piracy Operation Sankalp

Wing Commander Akshay Saxena led daring aerial mission against Houthi rebels, while Lt Commander Sourabh Malik spearheaded high-risk boarding operation on a hijacked Iranian vessel.

Vayu Sena Medal for IAF officer for safe ‘flapless’ landing of ‘vintage’ MiG-21 bison amid failure

In May last yr, Squadron Leader PD Dongre's aircraft suffered critical failure soon after take-off, necessitating a flapless landing, a challenging configuration for MiG-21 Bison.

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How West Asia crisis can play out for PM Modi and BJP in Assembly polls

While the Russia-Ukraine war saw the BJP projecting PM Modi as a ‘vishwaguru’ who could end international conflicts, the party has made a nuanced shift in its electoral strategy vis-à-vis the West Asia war.

Foreign investors dump record $12 bn India stocks in March on war

Soaring energy costs have hurt oil-importing Asian peers, but the scale of outflows from India points to already bearish global sentiment.

India developing lethal autonomous weapon systems, database of citizens’ crime risk—House Panel report

Report on impact of AI emergence—drawing upon depositions from several ministries—confirms that the developments come in the absence of AI laws or considerations over them.

Gulf war exposed India’s fragilities. It’s time for navel-gazing, in the national interest

It’s easy to understand why the government can’t speak the hard truth. When this war ends, as all wars do, India’s interests will lie with both the winner and the loser.