Balakot

MARGINALIA A phrase post the Balakot air-strikes repeatedly used by prime minister Narendra Modi and his man Friday Amit Shah, "Hamne Dushman ko Ghar mein ghuss kar mara hai" (We have beaten up the Enemy by entering his house), is…

It’s the Rapid Fire Round of the political quiz show, and we’re glued to the idiot box. Faced with a fusillade of questions over the truth of the Balakot attack, the C-in-C has been battling it out with a mix of text-book tactics: fitting…

Arfa Khanum Sherwani, senior editor of The Wire, dissects why the BJP is dodging questions on the recent IAF airstrikes in Pakistan. https://youtu.be/F6mwojWz3FU source: The Wire

Arfa Khanum Sherwani, senior editor at The Wire, discusses what happened in the 24 hours after India's airstrikes on Pakistan. New Delhi: After India officially confirmed that one Indian pilot is “missing in action” after an aerial…

Prime Minister Imran Khan makes surprise announcement to a joint session of Parliament. Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan said on Thursday that Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, now in Pakistan’s custody,…

India struck Jaish-e-Mohammed’s (JeM) biggest camp in Pakistan early Tuesday in a major “non-military pre-emptive” action, killing a large number of terrorists and trainers of the Pakistan-based terror group which, a top official…

Party MPs briefed, told to stick to government line As news of the air strikes by India at the terror camps in Pakistan started trickling in, spokespersons of the BJP were asked to strictly adhere to the government’s line that they…