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Why did IAF jets go down? Poor Intel on latest Chinese systems

By David Devadas June 10, 2025 114 jets 6-7 May 9–10 May AI-generated video air power air superiority Anil Ambani Anil Chauhan Boron Chief of Defence Staff China Chinese air defence Chinese J-10 Chinese satellites Congress government defence circles defence experts defence procurement defence strategy Department of Energy donald trump Egypt electromagnetic export version F-35 fifth generation jet fighter aircraft French Rafale full-spectrum fusion gilgit baltistan hangars IAF Indian jets indian territory infrared intelligence failure iron brother J-10e J-35 JD Vance laser military cooperation Military-Industrial Complex mini-war missile lock missile silo nuclear war PAF Pahalgam bloodbath Pakistani air bases Pakistani pilots PL-15 missile pla PLAAF proxy war radiation leaks Rafale Rafale deal RAW reverse-engineered satellite integration Spectra suite spotting system stealth fighter stealth technology surveillance aircraft tactical mistake threat library Turkey US

Now that Chief of Defence Staff Anil Chauhan has highlighted the vital importance of the question, why did Indian jets go down on the night…

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Intel and wrong strategic framing hamstrung IAF on 7 May

By David Devadas June 4, 2025 6 May 7 May 8–9 night 9–10 May Accountability air defence air force air strikes air superiority Anil Ambani Anil Chauhan back-up plan BJP MLA catspaw CDS China Chinese involvement Chinese jets civilian restraint combat readiness corruption DEAD defence coordination defence failure Drone warfare export versions External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar flawed planning foreign media geopolitical conflict gilgit baltistan Global Media IAF Indian intelligence Indian pilots Information warfare integrated air defence integrated systems intelligence failure international response J-10 jets J-35 Jammu jointmanship Kashmir Conflict Kashmir Valley media narrative military escalation military planning military targets Mirage aircraft Mirage deal miscommunication misinformation misinformation warfare missile attack national defence National Security nuclear war official announcement operational freedom original Chinese jets PAF PAF involvement Pahalgam bloodbath Pakistan Pakistan Air Chief Pakistani pilots PL-15 missiles PLAAF political leadership press conference proxy involvement proxy war RAW retaliation retaliation strategy satellite surveillance satellite-based defence SEAD security czars sovereignty sovereignty violation Spectra suite stealth fighter strategic blunder strategic framing strategic parameters Subramaniam Swamy tactical mistake terror camps terrorist training hubs top brass Trump Turkey Turkish drones Turkish involvement Udhampur air base UK USA warfare strategy weapons systems Western chorus Western media Western powers

As bits of information, including videos, dribbled in on 7 May, one realised that some IAF planes seemed to have been hit. Amid the booms…

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Did India leap up the escalation ladder to force Pakistan down?

By David Devadas May 15, 2025 aggression air bases Air Chief Marshal AP Singh artillery missiles Azerbaijan ballistic missiles cave entrance Ceasefire China Chinese military consultants Colonel Sofiya Qureshi Drone War Drones enemy nuclear weapon storage escalation ladder Fire Foreign Secretary Vikram Misri france hangars IAF strikes IMF bail-out india India spokespersons Indian air defences Indian Air Force Jammu Karnah Kashmir Conflict Kirana Hills ladder of escalation landing strips Line of Control (LoC)media briefing military analysts military operations military warfare missile war missiles Mushaf air base nuclear arsenal off-ramp Pahalgam bloodbath Pakistan peace efforts poonch president trump rajouri retaliation Saturday morning Secretary of State Rubio Sialkot air base Smoke strikes terrorist training centres terrorist training hubs Tom Cooper Trade Deal Turkey Turkish drone operators UAVs UK uri US attitude US government Vice-president Vance war escalation Wing Commander Vyomkia Singh

If one looks at the war-like moves last week as a chess game, several bits of evidence suggest that India knocked a slew of Pakistani…

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What might lurk behind the caste census move? Nitish? Rahul? US?

By David Devadas May 1, 2025 Andhra Pradesh Assembly elections]backward castes BIHAR ELECTIONS BJP caste census caste enumeration Chandrababu Naidu Coalition politics Congress de-escalation electoral strategy extremism government survival Indo-Pak tensions international pressure ISRAEL jaishankar Leader of the Opposition Left lok sabha Madhubani Marco Rubio modi government Modi strategy nitish kumar Pahalgam Attack Pahalgam bloodbath Pakistan political alliance Political Speculation political stability Prime Minister Modi public anger rahul gandhi Rahul Gandhi campaign Rahul gandhi US visit Regional Politics RJD Samata Party subcontinental geopolitics support withdrawal Telugu Desam Party treasury benches US US state department

A range of BJP leaders have welcomed the announcement that the government has decided to include caste enumeration in the census, which is to take…

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Why did IAF jets go down? Poor Intel on latest Chinese systems

Intel and wrong strategic framing hamstrung IAF on 7 May

Did India leap up the escalation ladder to force Pakistan down?

What might lurk behind the caste census move? Nitish? Rahul? US?

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