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1 week ago | 
hindustantimes.com | Shishir Gupta
Twenty-six years ago, Israeli-built Searcher Mark I and II drones were introduced by the Indian Army in the Kargil war theatre for reconnaissance, while the US had tested the armed version of the MQ-1 Predator drone in the erstwhile Yugoslavia in 1995. India will be acquiring the first of 31 Predator MQ-9B drones from the US in 2028, even as its principal adversary, China, has already developed the Wing Loong II armed drone and supplied it to its tributary state, Pakistan.
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1 week ago | 
flipboard.com | Shishir Gupta
NowIndia and Pakistan have shifted from armed confrontation to a diplomatic offensive, seeking to shape global opinion. Islamabad, Pakistan – Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif visited Azerbaijan in February, and Turkiye only a month ago, in April. Yet, this week, he was back in both countries, as …
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1 week ago | 
htsyndication.com | Shishir Gupta
Posted On: 2025-05-29 Posted By: Shishir Gupta National Technology Hindustan Times India, May 29 -- Twenty-six years ago, Israeli-built Searcher Mark I and II drones were introduced by the Indian Army in the Kargil war theatre for reconnaissance, while the US had tested the armed version of the MQ-1 Predator drone in the erstwhile Yugoslavia in 1995.
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2 weeks ago | 
htsyndication.com | Shishir Gupta
New Delhi, May 24 -- Pakistan's Operation Bunyan al-Marsoos retaliation to Indian Operation Sindoor on May 10 lasted just eight hours with Islamabad desperately calling the US to intervene on its behalf for a ceasefire, after four major air strikes by IAF pulverized the air-bases, air assets and air defenses of the enemy on the intervening night of May 10, according to people familiar with the matter.
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2 weeks ago | 
hindustantimes.com | Shishir Gupta
Pakistan’s Operation Bunyan al-Marsoos retaliation to Indian Operation Sindoor on May 10 lasted just eight hours with Islamabad desperately calling the US to intervene on its behalf for a ceasefire, after four major air strikes by IAF pulverized the air-bases, air assets and air defenses of the enemy on the intervening night of May 10, according to people familiar with the matter.
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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Shishir Gupta
3 hours ago Dual Fault Lines In China’s Military: Weapons Fail, Generals Jailed – Analysis On 9 March 2022, a BrahMos missile —launched accidentally due to a technical malfunction near Ambala—crashed in Mian Channu, Khanewal district, … 4 hours ago China Jets Used in India-Pakistan Clash Spur Defense Stock Surge As the recent military clash between India and Pakistan stunned the world with its intensity, investors were fixated on another aspect of the … 4 hours ago The Future Of The India–US...
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2 weeks ago | 
hindustantimes.com | Shishir Gupta
One of the interesting sidelights of Operation Sindoor was the interplay between the military and the government; unlike in Pakistan, in India, the military comes under the civilian government. Prime Minister Narendra Modi held eight meetings with armed forces chiefs during Operation Sindoor to ensure that there was no time or communication lag or leakage between the government’s direction and military implementation.
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2 weeks ago | 
hindustantimes.com | Shishir Gupta
Despite the Western media’s attempt to equate India and Pakistan in terms of military capability, Islamabad quite literally begged for US intervention after New Delhi struck the Nur Khan air base in the heart of Pakistan with missiles on the morning of May 10, alongside an imminent Indian Navy attack on the Karachi naval port. That the Modi government chose not to escalate further after the Rawalpindi strike was simply because Pakistan is no match for India.
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2 weeks ago | 
flipboard.com | Shishir Gupta
9 hours agoChinese officials are balancing nationalistic fervor and diplomatic restraint amid Pakistani claims that Chinese jets downed five Indian warplanes. And Washington is watching. When Pakistani officials last week told Beijing’s diplomats that its Chinese-made jets and missiles had downed several …
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2 weeks ago | 
htsyndication.com | Shishir Gupta
India, May 18 -- Despite the Western media's attempt to equate India and Pakistan in terms of military capability, Islamabad quite literally begged for US intervention after New Delhi struck the Nur Khan air base in the heart of Pakistan with missiles on the morning of May 10, alongside an imminent Indian Navy attack on the Karachi naval port. That the Modi government chose not to escalate further after the Rawalpindi strike was simply because Pakistan is no match for India.
