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Armed Forces Tribunal stays action in matter related to Mi-17 friendly fire incident till Sept 30
The military court has stayed action against the officers till the matter comes up for hearing again on September 30, said counsels Ankur Chhibber and Karn Deo Baghel who are representing the petitioners at the AFT.
Updated on Sep 14, 2020 10:55 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
To China, a military and diplomatic message
Now, the army will respond to the action and the diplomatic establishment will convey our position to our adversaries and others through dialogue. But unfortunately, Chinese president Xi Jinping seem to have failed to grasp the implications of this strategy.
Published on Sep 06, 2020 07:05 PM IST
Shashi Shekhar
ISI pushed Jaish for intel on IAF bases after Balakot
The audacious February 14 strike by the Jaish in southern Kashmir’s Pulwama killed 40 Indian security personnel, triggered the IAF action against the terror camp deep inside Pakistan 12 days later, resulted in a dogfight between fighter jets of the two nations on February 27, and brought them on the brink of a war.
Updated on Aug 26, 2020 08:40 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Neeraj Chauhan
Rafale is a reminder | HT Editorial
Focus on procurement and defence challenges
Updated on Jul 29, 2020 06:17 AM IST
Hindustan Times | HT Correspondent
JeM operative held in Pulwama attack case
JeM released the video after the attack to claim responsibility for it. The attack prompted India to carry out an airstrike on a JeM camp in Pakistan’s Balakot.
Updated on Jul 08, 2020 12:59 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Amid border dispute with China, defence forces get powers to buy critical weapons, ammunition
The requirement of granting this power again to the forces was felt by the government after the Chinese aggression in Eastern Ladakh and the way they have deployed their troops in large numbers there along the Line of Actual Control (LAC).
Published on Jun 21, 2020 06:41 PM IST
New Delhi | Asian News International
Local explosives used to trigger Pulwama attack
The Pulwana attack led to India retaliating with an aerial attack on a terror camp in Balakot and a subsequent dogfight between the air forces of the two countries.
Updated on May 26, 2020 09:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Neeraj Chauhan, New Delhi
Pak Army publication focuses on Kashmir; Bajwa writes on Art 370, Balakot
The Green Book 2020, a biennial publication of the Pakistan Army with essays by both serving and retired officers that reflect the military’s overall strategy and objectives, also has a message by Bajwa that describes Kashmir as a “nuclear flashpoint”.
Updated on Apr 27, 2020 04:47 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rezaul H Laskar
Tejas Mark II to have ability to conduct Balakot-like operations
The Mark II, fitted with heavier GE 414 engine, will roll out in 2022, take to the skies in 2023 and join IAF by 2026.
Updated on Mar 19, 2020 10:03 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Shishir Gupta, New Delhi
‘Escalation may not always lead to war,’ says Army chief Naravane
Army chief, General Manoj Mukund Naravane, on Wednesday said India’s unprecedented air strikes against a terror base in Balakot, Pakistan, on February 26 last year dispelled the long-held belief that the use of air power across the border could trigger a full-blown war between the two nuclear-armed neighbours
Updated on Mar 05, 2020 04:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rahul Singh
‘Escalation doesn’t always lead to war’: Army chief on Balakot strikes
He also said that rise of non-state actors like terrorists demands that victory in war is formulated in a nuanced manner.
Updated on Mar 04, 2020 11:31 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Pulwama strike was pushed back a week, JeM man tells NIA
All the preparations were made, explosives were procured and armed, but weather conditions forced a suspension of the convoy movements, and JeM terrorists had to wait.
Updated on Mar 04, 2020 07:28 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Neeraj Chauhan
India now at par with US, Israel after surgical strike and Balakot ops: Amit Shah
Amit Shah said India has joined the list of countries along with the United States and Israel who can strike in enemy territory and avenge the death of its soldiers.
Updated on Mar 01, 2020 04:02 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Kolkata | HT Correspondent
IAF chief to visit MiG base in Jammu and Kashmir to mark 1 year of Balakot strike
Bhadauria will visit the air force’s Srinagar-based No 51 squadron, which is also known as “Sword Arms”, and interact with personnel who were involved in the February 27, 2019, air action against the neighbouring air force over the LoC.
Updated on Feb 26, 2020 05:45 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rahul Singh
The Balakot strike was a turning point for India| Opinion
In 12 months, no major Pakistan-sponsored attack has occurred. This underscores its game-changing potential
Updated on Feb 25, 2020 10:12 PM IST
Brahma Chellaney
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Updated on Feb 15, 2020 09:35 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
Intel points to enhanced activity in Balakot, expansion of JeM camp
The Balakot facility was bombed by the Indian Air Force in February last year, soon after an explosive-laden car rammed into a CRPF convoy in Pulwama, killing 40 troopers.
Updated on Feb 15, 2020 01:43 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Harinder Baweja, New Delhi
Balakot highlighted lowering of India’s threshold on terror
In many ways, the Balakot strike shares features with the 1965 India-Pakistan war. Many in the international community saw our response as a dangerous escalation of a localised conflict over Kashmir to the full spectrum of an India-Pakistan war.
Updated on Feb 14, 2020 05:08 AM IST
TCA Raghavan
How IAF chose targets, planned Balakot mission and executed the pre-dawn raid
As India marks the first anniversary of the Pulwama attack, the unprecedented air action against the Jaish-e-Mohammed’s facility at Balakot has turned the spotlight back on how the IAF chose the targets, planned the mission and executed the pre-dawn raid on February 26.
Updated on Feb 14, 2020 09:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Rahul Singh
After Pulwama, India effected a doctrinal shift
With the emphasis on pre-emptive action, India has signalled that it will no longer accept loss of lives
Published on Feb 13, 2020 07:37 PM IST
Vivek Katju
‘Proof of Balakot success conclusive,’ says former IAF chief BS Dhanoa
The former IAF chief, under whose leadership the force carried out the attack and who monitored the pre-dawn raid from his house, said military victory is measured by whether you have achieved the stated political objective, which was successfully done in the Balakot operation.
Updated on Feb 11, 2020 10:21 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Shishir Gupta
Pakistan’s version on F-16 a facade, says former IAF chief BS Dhanoa
Close to one year after the Balakot air strike, Dhanoa talks about the details of the operation, what it took to plan and execute, what it means for India’s future military equation with Pakistan, and the capabilities of the Rafale jets.
Updated on Feb 11, 2020 03:11 PM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Shishir Gupta
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Updated on Feb 07, 2020 08:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | HT Correspondent
27 terrorists now being trained at Balakot for attack on India, says Intel
According to the counterterror operatives, out of the 27, eight are from Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. They are being trained by two instructors from Punjab, Pakistan and three from Afghanistan.
Updated on Feb 07, 2020 08:20 AM IST
Hindustan Times, New Delhi | Shishir Gupta
Analysis| What the 2019 and 2020 skirmishes tell us about de-escalating conflicts
The Indo-Pak conflict after Balakot and the recent US-Iran clash show what ingredients help defuse tensions
Published on Jan 09, 2020 08:17 PM IST
Kunal Singh
‘Preemptive strikes’ is a problematic term in international law
If Balakot was ordered to stop Pakistan, the correct term for India to use was ‘anticipatory self defence’
Published on Jan 05, 2020 07:48 PM IST
Prabhash Ranjan
‘Won’t spare anyone messing with India’: Rajnath Singh
A total of 211 NDA cadets graduated from Jawaharlal Nehru University this year and Singh thanked the parents to have “given their sons” to the service of this nation.
Updated on Nov 30, 2019 11:30 AM IST
Hindustan Times, Pune | HT Correspondent
BJP lost 27-lakh votes in assembly polls vis-a-vis Lok Sabha elections
Jannayak Janta Party bags 14.79% vote share in its debut assembly poll
Published on Oct 31, 2019 10:58 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Chandigarh | Hitender Rao, Chandigarh
Maharashtra Assembly Elections 2019:Javadekar defends BJP’s use of nationalism in campaigns
Congress has accused the BJP of using nationalism to distract people from the issues of unemployment, economic slowdown and farm crises, which it says are more relevant to the October assembly elections.
Updated on Oct 16, 2019 07:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times, Mumbai | HT Correspondent
45-50 terrorists, including suicide bombers, training at Balakot camp: Report
Indian intelligence agencies are keeping a constant watch on the facility including technical surveillance to keep a track of the developments there.
Updated on Oct 15, 2019 06:31 AM IST
New Delhi | Asian News International