Defence News

India-Pakistan tension: World media counsel patience amid escalation worries

Coverage of developments in Kashmir between nuclear-armed adversaries gets prominence despite the Trump-Kim Summit and Cohen testimony.

Feb 28, 2019

Volatility spirals as border tensions hammer Karachi stock exchange

KSE100 plunged nearly 1,500 points after Indian strikes and Pakistani retaliation; benchmark recovers some ground though choppiness remains.

Feb 28, 2019

Wreckage of Pakistan's F-16 jet shot down by IAF found in PoK [Photos]

A photo released by news agency ANI shows the wreckage of the F-16 surrounded by Pakistan soldiers.

Feb 28, 2019

Watch: Then Flight lieutenant Abhinandan now the Wing Commander who is now in Pakistan's custody

Captured IAF pilot: Pakistani author Fatima Bhutto pleads for Wing Commander Abhinandan's release

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman had tried to destroy documents and maps when he realised that he was about to be captured by Pakistani armed forces on Wednesday.

Feb 28, 2019

Why Indian Air Force picked Soviet era MiG-21 against technically superior F-16?

MiG-21 is infamously called 'flying coffin' due to frequent crashes in the last decade. The aircraft was inducted into the IAF 56 years ago in 1963.

Feb 28, 2019

Captured IAF pilot: India demands immediate and safe return of Abhinandan Varthaman

India summoned the acting high commissioner of Pakistan, demanding safe return of Abhinandan Varthaman.

Feb 27, 2019

FAKE NEWS: Pakistan media's tweets about captured pilot is actually from Aero India show

India and Pakistan were involved in air combat on the morning of February 27, Wednesday, which involved an MiG-21 jet going down and one pilot missing.

Feb 27, 2019

IAF's MiG-21 fighter jet shot down by Pakistan and pilot 'missing in action', confirms MEA

Sources told ANI that IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan is missing since taking off in a MiG-21 Bison on Wednesday.

Feb 27, 2019

Fake News: Viral footage of IAF strike on Pakistan terror camps is from a video game

The video shared on Facebook and Twitter and forwarded on WhatsApp reportedly shows IAF striking terrorist camps in Pakistan.

Feb 27, 2019

Pakistan Air Force's F-16 jet shot down for violating Indian airspace in J&K

The incident comes in the wake of the aerial attack conducted by the Indian Air Force (IAF) in Balakot, Chakoti and Muzaffarabad in Pakistan.

Feb 27, 2019

Sushma Swaraj in China: Raises Pulwama attack, Pakistan's 'inaction'

Sushma Swaraj met her Chinese counterpart just 24 hours after the Indian Air Force fighter jets brought down major terror training camps in Pakistan's Balakot.

Feb 27, 2019

Surgical Strike 2.0: 'Military mismatch and diplomatic isolation will deter direct Pakistani attack on India'

The Indian strike has shorn of the element of surprise and Pakistani military will not be able to pull off retaliation with the same amount of success that India enjoyed.

Feb 26, 2019

Surgical strike 2.0 jolts world media even amid Trump-Kim meeting noise

Pakistani media stick to Islamabad's version while western media cite versions of both New Delhi and Islamabad.

Feb 26, 2019

Russian aerospace behemoth RAC MiG offers to localise MiG-35 production in India

IAF has received a series of options which include F/A-18E/F Super Hornet, Block III, Eurofighter Typhoon, MiG-35, Rafale, F-16 Block 70 and Gripen E.

Feb 26, 2019

Read Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhle's statement on IAF attack in Pakistan [Video]

A large number of JeM terrorists, trainers, senior commanders and groups of jihadis, who were being trained for fidayeen action, have been eliminated in this operation.

Feb 26, 2019

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