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Army Chief Signals Readiness for “Operation Sindoor 2.0,” Asserts Confidence in Success

By Khushboo Kumari October 4, 2025 air engagements Army Chief BJP Border Chief of Defence Staff Clarification combat readiness Congress party cross border terrorism cross-border activity decisive response defence analysts deterrence strategy diplomatic exchanges diplomatic maneuvering escalation evolving military posture foreign policy officials forward military bases frontline positions General Upendra Dwivedi global scrutiny High Altitude IAF India today Indian Air Force Indian Army Infrastructure international pressure Jaisalmer Jammu & Kashmir logistics national interest Operation Sindoor 1.0 Operation Sindoor 2.0 operational preparedness Pahalgam Terror Attack Pakistan Pakistani F-16 jets Political Reactions positive results RAJASTHAN retaliation terror camps The Economic Times The Indian Eye troop movements troops world map warning Yaser Jilani

The Indian Army is fully prepared for any eventuality, including a potential Operation Sindoor 2.0, according to Army Chief General Dwivedi. He warned Pakistan to stop supporting terrorism, indicating a decisive response if cross-border activity continues. This follows heightened tensions and the original Operation Sindoor in 2025.

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Israel Kills Top IRGC Officers, Nuclear Experts in Tehran

By Emaad Makhdoomi June 16, 2025 Abd al-Hamid Minoushehr Ahmad Reza Zolfaghari Daryani Akbar Motalebi Zade Ali Bahuei Katirimi Amir Hassan Fakhahi Bat Yam Benjamin Netanyahu chemical engineering civilian casualties cross-border attacks Fereydoun Abbasi fox news Hassan Mohaghegh Iran state media Iranian commanders Iranian missiles IRGC ISRAEL Israeli aerial campaign Israeli Defence Forces Israeli military Israeli strike Israeli territory Mansour Asgari martyrdom materials science mechanical engineering missile attacks missile capability Mohammad Kazemi Mohammad Mehdi Tehranchi Mohsen Bagheri nuclear development nuclear engineering nuclear infrastructure nuclear scientists Operation Rising Lion public alerts reactor physics retaliation Revolutionary Guard Said Barji sensitive zones state television tehran

NEW DELHI: In a dramatic escalation of hostilities, two senior commanders of Iran’s elite Revolutionary Guard Major General Mohammad Kazemi, the head of its intelligence…

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Germany Considers Nuclear Options Amid Warnings of Russian Threat to NATO

By Khushboo Kumari June 11, 2025 2029–2030 aggressive sanctuarization Article 5 attack submarines aukus autonomous defense strategy Baltic states Belaya Berlin BND bombers Boris Pistorius Bundeswehr Cold War bunkers defense infrastructure defense posture defense spending deterrence diplomatic complexity drone strike eastern flank escalation risk European nuclear deterrent france Friedrich Merz GDP Germany Infrastructure interoperability Kyiv Mark Rutte missile defense NATO NATO benchmark NATO membership NATO offensive neutrality Norway nuclear assets nuclear capabilities nuclear sharing nuclear umbrella nuclear warheads Nuclear weapons Olenya open-source analysts Operation Spiderweb Outer Space Treaty peace efforts Poland Poland defense spending potential conflict president putin president trump rapid deployment readiness retaliation Russian aggressiveness Russian air bases Russian incursion satellite imagery Security space-based assets territorial concessions troop levels Tu-22M3 Tu-95 U.S. commitments U.S. protection UK Ukraine war

NEW DELHI: Germany is reportedly reassessing its defense posture, including discussions around nuclear capabilities, as German defense officials alert NATO allies about a potential Russian…

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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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India Will Not Tolerate Any Nuclear Blackmail: PM Modi

By Atul Krishan May 13, 2025 Adampur Adampur Air Base air defence air force air strike Armed forces assertive defence Bharat Mata Ki Jai.cross border terrorism drone Hum Ghar Mein Ghus Kar Maarenge india India’s terms Indian Air Force Indian Army Laxman Rekha Leadership military prowess missiles narendra modi national pride navy nuclear blackmail nuclear intimidation nuclear threats Operation Sindoor Pakistan Pakistan-backed terror pm modi Prime Minister retaliation strategic doctrine surgical strike terror attacks terror masterminds terror supporters terrorism Terrorist attack Terrorists UAV zero tolerance policy

Adampur: Prime Minister Narendra Modi delivered a strong message from the Adampur Air Base today, asserting India’s zero-tolerance policy towards terrorism and nuclear threats. In…

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India Exposes Pakistan’s 400-Drone Attack, Targets Religious Sites

By Khushboo Kumari May 9, 2025 AD radar aerial incursions aggression air defense sites Airbus A320 Akhnoor artillery shelling Assist models Bhatinda Christian convent civil airspace Colonel Sophia Kureshi diplomatic outreach drone attacks drone debris FlyNAS Aviation Foreign Secretary Vikram Mishri Gurdwara high-alert period indian armed forces Indian Army JAMMU AND KASHMIR Karachi Lahore Leh LINE OF CONTROL loc missile attacks New Delhi Norway Pakistan Pakistani UAV poonch rajouri retaliation S jaishankar Sikh community Sir Creek sovereignty Tangdhar Turkish-origin drones udhampur united kingdom United States uri western border Wing Commander Vomika Singh

New Delhi: In a high-level press briefing held in New Delhi, Foreign Secretary Vikram Mishri, along with Colonel Sophia Kureshi and Wing Commander Vomika Singh,…

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India Eliminates Abdul Rauf Azhar; Daniel Pearl’s Murder, IC-814 Hijacking

By Khushboo Kumari May 8, 2025 1999 hijacking 2002 26 civilian lives Abdul Rauf Azhar Ahmed Omar Saeed Sheikh American journalist attacks Bahawalpur blow to terrorism combating terrorism commitment Daniel Pearl high alert high-profile terrorist activities IC-814 india Indian airlines Indian airstrikes Indian Government international community Jaish e Mohammed JAMMU AND KASHMIR JeM JeM infrastructure justice kidnapping Masood Azhar military operation murder New Delhi operational head Pahalgam Pakistan retaliation sindoor Tensions terror attack Terrorists

NEW DELHI: In a decisive military operation, India has reportedly eliminated Abdul Rauf Azhar, the operational head of Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) and younger brother of the…

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Pakistan Shells LoC for 5th Night; India Hits Back Firmly

By Emaad Makhdoomi April 30, 2025 Akhnoor ambassador Attari border Baramulla border tensions Ceasefire Violation cross-border firing Cross-border Involvement Defence Minister diplomatic fallout Diplomatic Measures Fifth Night global security global terrorism india Indian Army Indus Waters Treaty international community international condemnation islamabad JAMMU AND KASHMIR Khawaja Asif kupwara loc Military Envoys Military Locations Nepali national New Delhi Pahalgam Attack Pahalgam massacre Pakistan Pakistan Admission retaliation Retaliatory Action Security Escalation Shelling Simla Accord Small Arms Fire Strategic Actions Terror Financing Terrorism Support Terrorist Networks terrorist strike United Nations Yojna Patel

SRINAGAR: For the fifth consecutive night, Pakistani forces breached the ceasefire norms along the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir, drawing a precise…

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Maharashtra CM Links Nagpur Violence to Film ‘Chhaava’, Appeals for Calm

By Atul Krishan March 18, 2025 additional security Arson Aurangzeb Aurangzeb’s tomb BAJRANG DAL BSP Chhaava film communal clashes communal strife community desecration devendra fadnavis Gandhibagh Ganeshpeth historical figures Investigations lathi charges law enforcement Mahal Maharashtra CM Mayawati Mughal emperor Nagpur Police Commissioner Nagpur Violence opposition criticism peace photograph burning police intervention public anger Ravinder Singal religious text retaliation shiv sena (ubt)sloganeering social media Stone pelting tear gas Tensions unrest well-planned violence

NAGPUR: Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis on Tuesday attributed recent communal clashes in Nagpur to public anger allegedly fueled by the film *Chhaava*, while asserting…

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Army Chief Signals Readiness for “Operation Sindoor 2.0,” Asserts Confidence in Success

Israel Kills Top IRGC Officers, Nuclear Experts in Tehran

Intel and wrong strategic framing hamstrung IAF on 7 May

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

India Will Not Tolerate Any Nuclear Blackmail: PM Modi

India Exposes Pakistan’s 400-Drone Attack, Targets Religious Sites

India Eliminates Abdul Rauf Azhar; Daniel Pearl’s Murder, IC-814 Hijacking

Pakistan Shells LoC for 5th Night; India Hits Back Firmly

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