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Balakot ops showed offensive power can be used under nuclear overhang: IAF chief

In the context of aerospace power in future conflicts, the IAF chief said one of its key elements would be the design, development and production of next-generation fighter aircraft

‘If Pakistan doesn’t mend its ways, we will...’: J&K guv Satya Pal Malik on artillery attack

3 terror camps destroyed in PoK, 6-10 Pak soldiers killed: Army chief Rawat

The Army chief said that terrorists have been advancing towards the camps in the forward areas. In last one month, he said, there have been repeated attempts.

Indian Army launches artillery attack on terror camps in PoK

This comes after an unprovoked ceasefire violation was started by the Pakistani side to push infiltrators into the Indian side, according to sources.

Imran Khan still forum hunting on Kashmir, Lashkar reactivates terror camps

Army Chief General Bipin Rawat had this week confirmed that Pakistan-based terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed had reactivated the Balakot training camp that had been bombed by the Indian Air Force fighter jets just seven months earlier.

73rd Independence Day 2019- Independence Day awards: Honouring India’s bravest

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman and the pilots who dropped bombs on a terror camp in Balakot, Pakistan, were picked for gallantry awards announced on Wednesday.

Act now, says India after Imran Khan’s admission on terror groups in Pakistan

Since Pakistan PM has acknowledged presence of training camps & of the fact that terrorists are being trained & sent to Kashmir to fight, it’s time for them to take credible action against the terror camps, said MEA.

India, Myanmar armies target terror camps along border: Report

The first phase of “Operation Sunrise” was conducted three months ago along the Indo-Myanmar border, during which a number of camps of north-east-based militant groups were busted.

India requests Pak to let PM Modi’s plane pass through its airspace: Report

Pakistan had fully closed its airspace on February 26 after an Indian Air Force (IAF) strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror camp in Balakot.

Balakot action will change Pak behaviour, says navy chief

The strike on the Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror camp was India’s response to the February 14 Pulwama suicide attack in which 40 Central Reserve Police Force (CRPF) troopers were killed. Military tensions between India and Pakistan escalated following the strikes.

Pak minister says airspace to remain closed till polls completed in India

Pakistan fully closed its airspace after an Indian Air Force strike on a terror camp in Balakot on February 26. However, Pakistan on March 27, opened its airspace for all flights except for New Delhi, Bangkok and Kuala Lumpur.

Pakistan partially opens airspace for Air India

Pakistan opened its airspace in phases in March after closing it following the Indian airstrike on a terror camp in Pakistan on February 26.

Balakot proof is ‘blowin in the wind’, Pakistan doesn’t want to see it, says IAF chief BS Dhanoa

Air Chief Marshal Dhanoa quoted lines from an iconic Bob Dylan track in response to a question on Pakistan downplaying the pre-dawn raid by the IAF’s Mirage 2000 fighters and also denying that any damage was caused by the precision bombing.

‘No terror camps at 22 locations shared by India’: Pakistan on Pulwama dossier

India’s dossier had contained extensive evidence on JeM’s involvement in the bombing. The dossier was shared after Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan promised to act if “actionable evidence” was provided.

Indian forces spot Pak UAV in Rajasthan, force it to retreat

Senior defence sources said that the UAV attempted an intrusion near Satrana and Jagdev border outpost of Sriganganagar sector on Friday evening.

‘People will not forgive Oppn’: PM after Sam Pitroda raises questions on Balakot strike

Pitroda, in an interview to news agency ANI, raised questions over the Balakot strike saying that international media did not agree with the claims made in India about the IAF action against terror camp in Pakistan.

Lok Sabha election: BJP invokes nationalism, national security at Phagwara rally

Highlighting Modi’s decisive action against the terror camps in Pakistan after the Pulwama attack, Shwait Malik took on the Congress, calling it an anti-national party, listing the party’s failures when it was in power.

BJP’s posers on patriotism for Priyanka

Singh said the BJP wanted to know from Priyanka whether calling terrorists with respect and asking for evidence of surgical strike on Pakistan an example of patriotism.

Terrorists fuelling tensions between India, Pakistan: CENTCOM chief

The US had supported India’s decision to take action against Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) terror camp on the Pakistani soil on Tuesday.

Lok Sabha elections 2019: ‘Who freed Masood Azhar’: Rahul Gandhi stings BJP amid Balakot strike row

Congress president Rahul Gandhi on Saturday took a dig at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) reminding it that it was during the previous NDA government that Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) chief Masood Azhar was freed from an Indian jail.

‘We kept quiet, but Pakistan began crying at 5 am’: PM Modi on Balakot strike

Narendra Modi said it was Pakistan which “cried” after the IAF carried out a strike at terror camps of Jaish-e-Mohammed deep across the Line of Control.

Team of reporters blocked from visiting terror camp that IAF bombed in Pak

It is the third time in the past nine days that Reuters reporters have visited the area – and each time the path up to what villagers say was a religious school run at one time by militant group JeM - was blocked.

Not ashamed of doing politics over jawans’ bodies? Mamata attacks PM Modi, BJP

The Trinamool Congress chief had recently sought evidence of the airstrike, saying that Opposition parties wanted to know the details of the Indian Air Force (IAF) operations on terror camps in Balakot.

India will use all its might to protect its sovereignty: President Ram Nath Kovind

Addressing a function in Coimbatore, the President said India’s growing stature in the comity of nations is consistent with the strength and capabilities of its armed forces.

Invoking IAF air strike in Pak, Amit Shah sharpens attack at opposition

Amit Shah hit out at opposition leaders including Rahul Gandhi and Mamata Banerjee alleging they raised doubts over IAF strike on terror camps in Pakistan.

Parliament’s panel lauds forces, asks for photos of attack

Some members wanted to know why the government is not providing photographic or other evidence of how Indian jets damaged terror infrastructure and wiped out terrorists during their strike inside Pakistan on Tuesday morning.

China tells India, Pakistan to resolve political issues to eradicate terror

China on Friday said the only way to “eradicate breeding grounds of terrorism and extremism” from the world is to politically resolve current hotspot issues and promoting development for all.

A ‘pilot’ project has just got over, says PM Modi

Modi’s remarks came as news broke about Wing Commander Varthaman Abhinandan’s release on Friday by Pakistan.

India, Pak claim to shoot down each other’s jets, IAF pilot in Pak custody

Pakistan responded on Wednesday to an Indian air strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammed (JeM) terror camp the previous day, even as the two sides claimed to have downed the other’s fighter planes, and Pakistan captured an Indian pilot, escalating tensions between the two countries.

HT View | Is it time for India-Pakistan diplomacy?

Yes, but only if Pakistan cracks down on terror