Balakot's message was 'ghar mein ghus kar marenge, wherever you are': Ex-Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa
4 years, 10 months ago

Balakot's message was 'ghar mein ghus kar marenge, wherever you are': Ex-Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa

Op India  

On Wednesday, February 26 – the first anniversary of the Balakot airstrike, former Air Force Chief BS Dhanoa said that the bombing of Jaish-e-Mohammad terror camp in Pakistan’s Balakot by Indian Air Force marks a paradigm shift in the way India conducts operations, reports ANI. Speaking to the media on the anniversary of Balakot strikes, the ex-Air Force Chief warned the Pakistan- Former Air Force Chief Birender Singh Dhanoa on one year of #BalakotAirstrike: The message that we wanted to give was, ‘ghus kar maarenge’ no matter where you are. pic.twitter.com/zGL32LnHCK — ANI February 26, 2020 Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa, who was the head of the Indian Air Force during the Balakot airstrikes, further added, “One year has gone past and we look back with satisfaction. Exactly a year back on February 26, 2019, the Indian Air Force carried out strikes on the training camps of terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed terror outfit in Pakistan’s Balakot to avenge the February 14 Pulwama attack, which claimed lives of 40 Central Reserve Police Force jawans.

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'Informed Pakistan before breaking to world’: PM Narendra Modi on Balakot airstrike
8 months, 1 week ago

'Informed Pakistan before breaking to world’: PM Narendra Modi on Balakot airstrike

Hindustan Times  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi said he had informed Pakistan about the Balakot airstrikes even before the news of the attack was broken to the media in India. Addressing a rally in Karnataka's Bagalkot on Monday, PM Narendra Modi said he doesn't believe in attacking from the back and fights openly face-to-face. Balakot airstrike: The airstrikes against the Jaish-e-Mohammed terror base …

PM Modi recalls Balakote air strikes during address in Churu
9 months ago

PM Modi recalls Balakote air strikes during address in Churu

Op India  

Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday, 5th April, addressed a rally in Rajasthan’s Churu. The Prime Minister recalled his visit to Churu on 26th February 2019, the same day when India conducted the Balakote air strikes. I had said here ‘Saugandh mujhe iss mitti ki, main desh nahin mitne dunga, main desh nahin rukne dunga, main desh nahin khukne dunga, …

From the India Today archives (2019) | The inside story of India's Balakot airstrikes
1 year, 11 months ago

From the India Today archives (2019) | The inside story of India's Balakot airstrikes

India Today  

Hours before the Balakot strike deep in the heart of Pakistan, Prime Minister Narendra Modi gave no indication to those who met him that he had taken such a momentous decision. In the following days, with Pakistan launching a counter strike, a thick fog of controversy surrounded the big questions: what was behind Modi’s decision to clear an air strike …

Gen Naravane's message to enemy: ‘If anyone tries to harm India…’
2 years ago

Gen Naravane's message to enemy: ‘If anyone tries to harm India…’

Hindustan Times  

Former Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane has said that the air strike by Indian Air Force targeting Jaish-e-Mohammed's advance training camp in Pakistan's Balakot in 2019 was a clear message that if anyone tries to harm India, then they will suffer more. Responding to another question that at the time of the Balakot attack, people's narrative was that …

Balakot airstrikes sent a message to Pakistan that they will suffer more: Former Army General Manoj Naravane
2 years ago

Balakot airstrikes sent a message to Pakistan that they will suffer more: Former Army General Manoj Naravane

Op India  

Former Indian Army Chief General Manoj Mukund Naravane has said that the air strike by Indian Air Force targeting Jaish-e-Mohammed’s advance training camp in Pakistan’s Balakot in 2019 was a clear message that if anyone tries to harm India, then they will suffer more. When asked about the situation when you are dealing with a country which is a rogue …

IAF carries precision strike against practice target to mark 2nd anniversary of Balakot airstrike | Watch
3 years, 10 months ago

IAF carries precision strike against practice target to mark 2nd anniversary of Balakot airstrike | Watch

India TV News  

The Indian Air Force carried out a long-range precision strike against a practice target to mark the second anniversary of the Balakot Operation on Saturday. On the first anniversary of Balakot air strike, Bhadauria flew a five aircraft mission from Srinagar air base along with air warriors who were part of the operation to pound a terrorist training camp deep …

IAF carries precision strike against practice target to mark 2nd anniversary of Balakot airstrike | Watch
3 years, 10 months ago

IAF carries precision strike against practice target to mark 2nd anniversary of Balakot airstrike | Watch

India TV News  

The Indian Air Force carried out a long-range precision strike against a practice target to mark the second anniversary of the Balakot Operation on Saturday. On the first anniversary of Balakot air strike, Bhadauria flew a five aircraft mission from Srinagar air base along with air warriors who were part of the operation to pound a terrorist training camp deep …

Two Years of Balakot Air Strike: A successful retaliation, know all about it
3 years, 10 months ago

Two Years of Balakot Air Strike: A successful retaliation, know all about it

India Today  

The applauded 'Balakot Air Strike', completed its 2 years today. Balakot Air Strike is the first aerial shoot down carried out after the Indo-Pak war by India in Pakistan. The Balakot Air Strike was piloted in response to the Pulwama attack that took the lives of 40 Central Reserve Police Force jawans. The Balakot air strike piloted an array of …

Our military posture very offensive, were ready to wipe out Pak’s forward brigades after Balakot: BS Dhanoa
4 years, 2 months ago

Our military posture very offensive, were ready to wipe out Pak’s forward brigades after Balakot: BS Dhanoa

Live Mint  

Former Air Force chief BS Dhanoa on Thursday said that India was ready to wipe out Pakistan's forward bridges had Islamabad's "military adventure" been successful in response to the Balakot aerial strikes and added that "our military posture was very offensive". His remarks came after Pakistan Muslim League-N leader Ayaz Sadiq said in the National Assembly that Foreign Minister Shah …

On Balakot airstrike, former US NSA John Bolton says India's reaction was appropriate
4 years, 6 months ago

On Balakot airstrike, former US NSA John Bolton says India's reaction was appropriate

India Today  

Former US National Security Advisor John Bolton has said the Balakot airstrike by IAF was a crisis well handled by the Indian side. Speaking to India Today in an exclusive interview, John Bolton, who has recently released his book 'The Room Where it Happened', said that during the India-Pakistan crisis in 2019, India showed restraint and acted in a balanced …

Balakot strike dispelled taboo on air power use: Air Chief
4 years, 10 months ago

Balakot strike dispelled taboo on air power use: Air Chief

The Hindu  

The use of the Air Force in the sub-conventional domain was considered a “taboo” in the past and the Balakot air strike was a “paradigm shift”, Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal R.K.S. And Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said the air strike “forced the rewriting of many a manual and rule book across the Line of Control ” …

Rajnath Singh says Balakot airstrikes sent out clear message on terrorism, infrastructure 'across the border' won't be safe haven for terrorists
4 years, 10 months ago

Rajnath Singh says Balakot airstrikes sent out clear message on terrorism, infrastructure 'across the border' won't be safe haven for terrorists

Firstpost  

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the Balakot airstrikes had sent out a clear message that infrastructure across the border could not be used as safe havens for terrorists. New Delhi: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said the Balakot air strikes had sent out the clear message that infrastructure across the border could not be used as safe …

One year after Balakot strike: When ’Bandar’ was code for success
4 years, 10 months ago

One year after Balakot strike: When ’Bandar’ was code for success

Live Mint  

It may mean monkey in Hindi and port in Persian, but 'Bandar' for now retired Air Force commander Hari Kumar was the code word for success that fateful morning one year ago when Indian jets crossed over to Pakistan to pound a terror camp in Balakot. And 'Bandar' it was at 3.55 am on February 26, 2019, when Kumar called …

'We would have eliminated terror camps in Balakot sitting in India if we had Rafale jets', claims Rajnath Singh in poll-bound Haryana
5 years, 2 months ago

'We would have eliminated terror camps in Balakot sitting in India if we had Rafale jets', claims Rajnath Singh in poll-bound Haryana

Firstpost  

Rajnath Singh took a thinly veiled jibe at Pakistan, claiming that if India had gotten the Rafale jets sooner, then India would not have gone to Pakistan for conducting the Balakot airstrike If India had the Rafale jets sooner, “we wouldn’t have to go to Pakistan for Balakot airstrike”, Defence minister Rajnath Singh claimed on Sunday. Addressing a rally in …

At Air Force Day celebrations, an unmistakable subtext of Balakot ops
5 years, 3 months ago

At Air Force Day celebrations, an unmistakable subtext of Balakot ops

Live Mint  

It was like cocking a snook at Pakistan—first the speech by the Indian Air Force chief RKS Bhadauria on Tuesday that referred to how the IAF had demonstrated its resolve and capability in punishing the perpetrators of terrorism at Balakot followed by the flypast that included Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who downed a Pakistani F-16 fighter jet in February while …

VIDEO: At IAF Day celebrations, Balakot hero Abhinandan Varthaman flies MiG-21 in Hindon
5 years, 3 months ago

VIDEO: At IAF Day celebrations, Balakot hero Abhinandan Varthaman flies MiG-21 in Hindon

India TV News  

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman on Tuesday led the formation of the Indian Air Force's MiG-21 Bison fighter jets during the Air Force Day celebrations at the Hindon Air Base in Uttar Pradesh's Ghaziabad. While Abhinandan led a group of three MiG-21s flying in avenger formation, Balakot heroes Group Captains Saumitra Tamaskar and Hemant Kumar flew a Jaguar and a Mirage …

Balakot air strikes show resolve of political leadership to fight terrorism: IAF Chief
5 years, 3 months ago

Balakot air strikes show resolve of political leadership to fight terrorism: IAF Chief

India Today  

The strategic relevance of Balakot air strikes is the resolve of the political leadership to punish the perpetrators of terrorism, Air Chief RKS Bhadauria said on Tuesday. In his Air Force Day message, the Air Chief said, "The strategic relevance of this is the resolve of the political leadership to punish the perpetrators of terrorism. Stressing that the present security …

IAF squadrons which downed Pak F-16, conducted Balakot strike to be awarded by Air Chief
5 years, 3 months ago

IAF squadrons which downed Pak F-16, conducted Balakot strike to be awarded by Air Chief

India Today  

Indian Air Force Chief Air Marshal RKS Bhadauria will award unit citation to Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman's 51 Squadron for thwarting the aerial attack by Pakistan and shooting down a Pakistani F-16 jet on February 27. During Pakistan's counter-attack on India in response to the Balakot air strike, Abhinandan Varthaman flew a MiG-21 Bison fighter jet into Pakistan-occupied Kashmir. The …

'Completely baseless': Pak rejects Indian Army's statement on reactivation of terror camp in Balakot
5 years, 3 months ago

'Completely baseless': Pak rejects Indian Army's statement on reactivation of terror camp in Balakot

India TV News  

A day after Indian Army Chief Bipin Rawat said that terror camp in Balakot, that was destroyed by the Indian armed forces through a surgical strike earlier this year, was reactivated, The Pakistan on Tuesday called his remarks “completely baseless." Army Chief General Bipin Rawat in Chennai on Monday said Pakistan has reactivated the Balakot terror camp very recently and …

Army chief General Bipin Rawat accuses Pakistan of 'reactivating' Balakot terror camp, blames Islamabad of ceasefire violations along LoC
5 years, 3 months ago

Army chief General Bipin Rawat accuses Pakistan of 'reactivating' Balakot terror camp, blames Islamabad of ceasefire violations along LoC

Firstpost  

Months after the terror camp in Pakistan’s Balakot was bombed by Indian Air Force, Pakistan very recently ‘reactivated’ it, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said on Monday Chennai: Months after the terror camp in Pakistan’s Balakot was bombed by Indian Air Force, Pakistan very recently “reactivated” it, Army Chief General Bipin Rawat said on Monday. “It highlights that some action …

After getting medical clearance, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman flies sortie in MiG 21 with air chief BS Dhanoa
5 years, 4 months ago

After getting medical clearance, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman flies sortie in MiG 21 with air chief BS Dhanoa

Firstpost  

Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa and Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman on Monday flew a sortie in a MiG-21 fighter aircraft from the Pathankot Airbase Pathankot: Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, the IAF pilot who became the face of a tense military confrontation between India and Pakistan in February, on Monday flew a sortie with Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa on a …

“We had the bull’s eye. All over in 90 seconds”, Balakot airstrike pilots confirm that they had hit the terror camps
5 years, 6 months ago

“We had the bull’s eye. All over in 90 seconds”, Balakot airstrike pilots confirm that they had hit the terror camps

Op India  

The “pre-emptive”, “non-military” airstrike carried out by the Indian Air Force on Jaish-e-Mohammed biggest terror camp in Pakistan’s Balakot in the wee hours of February 26, 2019, was precisely “over in 90 seconds”, and they hit the targets precisely, Hindustan Times quoted two pilots part of the operation as saying. Twelve Mirage 2000 fighters which had taken off in the …

They couldn’t strike our military bases as they couldn’t even cross LOC: Air Chief Marshal on Pakistan’s reaction after Balakot
5 years, 6 months ago

They couldn’t strike our military bases as they couldn’t even cross LOC: Air Chief Marshal on Pakistan’s reaction after Balakot

Op India  

Today while speaking to the press during the commemoration of 20 years of the Kargil War, the Indian Air Chief Marshall, BS Dhanoa, speaking about the Balakot airstrikes against Pakistan said that none of the Pakistan fighter jets was able to cross the Line of Control. #WATCH BS Dhanoa, Indian Air Chief Marshal says,”On Balakot let me tell you, Pakistan …

Post Balakot airstrikes, India TV's ground report from forward line airbase
5 years, 7 months ago

Post Balakot airstrikes, India TV's ground report from forward line airbase

India TV News  

It is no secret that Pakistan dreads India's military prowess, more so after the successful airstrikes targeting terror camps in Balakot. India TV's ground report from Bhisiana Air Force station In the same backdrop, India TV's Defence Correspondent Manish Prasad has come out with an exclusive ground report from Bhisiana Air Force station on the great strength and capability of …

Nirmala Sitharaman on Balakot: Pakistan mocking itself by taking journalists to madrassas India didn't even target
5 years, 8 months ago

Nirmala Sitharaman on Balakot: Pakistan mocking itself by taking journalists to madrassas India didn't even target

Firstpost  

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that onus to prove whether a terrorist camp was hit during the Balakot air strikes was on Pakistan. New Delhi: Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman said that onus to prove whether a terrorist camp was hit during the Balakot air strikes was on Pakistan. pic.twitter.com/xblwCUUtrO — ANI April 17, 2019 When questioned about the Indian government …

Balakot airstrikes and aftermath: Strange to see Pakistan's obfuscations given more credence than IAF evidence
5 years, 9 months ago

Balakot airstrikes and aftermath: Strange to see Pakistan's obfuscations given more credence than IAF evidence

Firstpost  

The Balakot airstrikes and the aftermath occurred at a sensitive time when India was getting ready to hold its general elections for the Lok Sabha where Prime minister Narendra Modi is seeking a return mandate It may very well lend itself to a racy fiction entitled The Mysterious Case Of The Missing F16. Assessing commercial satellite images, Australian analysts suggested …

Opinion | Aaj ki Baat March 15 episode: The inside story of how IAF launched its daring air strikes on Balakot
5 years, 9 months ago

Opinion | Aaj ki Baat March 15 episode: The inside story of how IAF launched its daring air strikes on Balakot

India TV News  

India TV on Friday night in its programme 'Aaj Ki Baat' telecast details about the meticulous planning that went into the daring IAF air strikes at the Jaish terror facility located in Balakot inside Pakistan. The idea of air strikes had originally come from Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal B. S. Dhanoa, who was himself a fighter pilot. …

Hype after Balakot: War politics' can backfire
5 years, 10 months ago

Hype after Balakot: War politics' can backfire

Deccan Chronicle  

The Balakot air attack by the Indian Air Force was an inflexion point in India-Pakistan relations and had three possible aims. Sushma Swaraj’s old chant returned to haunt the BJP when she in Opposition claimed, after the beheading of two Indian soldiers by Pakistani Army teams, that in power the BJP would bring back multiple Pakistani heads. Thus began the …

Balakot air strikes; Where are bodies of Pakistani militants IAF says it killed in air strikes, ask villagers: Reuters report
5 years, 10 months ago

Balakot air strikes; Where are bodies of Pakistani militants IAF says it killed in air strikes, ask villagers: Reuters report

Firstpost  

The only confirmed victim of India’s air strike against Pakistan is still unsure why he was shaken awake in the early hours of Tuesday by an explosion that rocked his mud brick house and left him with a cut above his right eye. What terrorists can you see here?” said 62-year-old Nooran Shah, a resident of Jaba village, near the …

Hit hard at Pak terror, but keep hype in check
5 years, 10 months ago

Hit hard at Pak terror, but keep hype in check

Deccan Chronicle  

The Indian Air Force strike on Balakot has not turned out to be as complete a success as one would have hoped. The Pakistani media fed by its military establishment reported that no terrorist infrastructure or camp at Balakot was hit by IAF Mirages that intruded deep into Pakistani territory. The international media also lapped up the Pakistani claim that …

Balakot airstrike 'not military action' as no damage to civilians: Nirmala Sitharaman
5 years, 10 months ago

Balakot airstrike 'not military action' as no damage to civilians: Nirmala Sitharaman

India TV News  

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Tuesday said the Balakot airstrike, where the Indian Air Force targeted and destroyed a JeM camp in Pakistan last week, was "not a military action" as there was no damage to civilians. Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale had not given any casualty figure in the airstrike and he had only given a statement, which was the …

IAF chief BS Dhanoa: If we dropped bombs in a jungle, why would Pakistan respond?
5 years, 10 months ago

IAF chief BS Dhanoa: If we dropped bombs in a jungle, why would Pakistan respond?

India Today  

Air Chief Marshal Birender Singh Dhanoa has dismissed accounts refuting India's version of its airstrikes in Pakistan, saying on Monday that Indian Air Force warplanes hit their intended target. BS Dhanoa said medical fitness would determine whether Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, the fighter pilot captured and later released by Pakistan last week, would fly again. Earlier, former Union Minister Kapil …

From Indian airstrike to Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman's release: A timeline of events
5 years, 10 months ago

From Indian airstrike to Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman's release: A timeline of events

India Today  

Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, captured by Pakistan two days ago after his MiG 21 Bison crashed inside Pakistan, returned to India on Friday. PAKISTAN BREACHES INDIAN AIRSPACE On Feb 27 at around 10:00 hours, the IAF radars detected a large package of Pakistan Air Force aircraft heading towards the Indian territory towards general area Jhangar. There …

Balakot strike resets the rules of engagement with Pakistan
5 years, 10 months ago

Balakot strike resets the rules of engagement with Pakistan

Live Mint  

The rules of engagement with Pakistan underwent a rude reset on Tuesday after the Indian Air Force struck a Jaish-e-Mohammed training centre located in that country, killing up to 300 terrorists, especially since Prime Minister Narendra Modi had begun his tenure in 2014 on a conciliatory note inviting then Pakistan PM Nawaz Sharif to be part of the swearing-in ceremony. …

This is not the first time IAF chief BS Dhanoa has to get a man back from Pakistan
5 years, 10 months ago

This is not the first time IAF chief BS Dhanoa has to get a man back from Pakistan

India Today  

Cross-border tension continues to brew over the capture of an Indian fighter pilot Abhinandan Varthaman. Pakistan has claimed Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman was captured on February 27 when Pakistani Air Force struck down two Indian jets. Wing Comd Abhi Nandan is being treated as per norms of military ethics," Pakistani military spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor said in the evening. …

India air strike on Pakistan: Kashmir tensions rise after Balakot bombing raid
5 years, 10 months ago

India air strike on Pakistan: Kashmir tensions rise after Balakot bombing raid

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Indian aircraft crossed into Pakistan-administered Kashmir and “released …

Pushing boundaries: on Balakot air strikes
5 years, 10 months ago

Pushing boundaries: on Balakot air strikes

The Hindu  

The Indian Air Force’s strike on a Jaish-e-Mohammad terror training camp in Pakistan’s Balakot delivers a robust but calibrated message. In effect, New Delhi’s line is that the operation was an intelligence-driven counter-terror strike rather than escalatory military aggression. It is still to be determined how far the JeM has been set back, but the strikes mark a new chapter …

Balakot air strikes: Diplomats laud choice of targets
5 years, 10 months ago

Balakot air strikes: Diplomats laud choice of targets

The Hindu  

Responding to India’s air strikes, veteran diplomats said Islamabad should appreciate the fact that Indian jets did not strike Pakistan military installations but only the camp of the terror outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed in Balakot. Mr. Sinha’s comments came after the Pakistan military spokesman said the Pakistan military would surprise India with its response. Kashmir issue Chinmaya Gharekhan, former Indian envoy to …

News Analysis | Parsing the Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale's statement on the Balakot strike
5 years, 10 months ago

News Analysis | Parsing the Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale's statement on the Balakot strike

The Hindu  

Both the format and the wording of Foreign Secretary Vijay Gokhale’s statement on Tuesday announcing the Indian Air Force's strikes on a terror training camp in Balakot, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in Pakistan, indicated a restrained determination from New Delhi aimed at avoiding a military escalation. However, like the DGMO, Mr. Gokhale began with a preamble on Pakistan’s refusal to take action …

Indian Air Force conducts three airstrikes at joint terror camps of Jaish, Lashkar and Hizbul Mujahideen at Balakot, Muzaffarabad, Chakoti
5 years, 10 months ago

Indian Air Force conducts three airstrikes at joint terror camps of Jaish, Lashkar and Hizbul Mujahideen at Balakot, Muzaffarabad, Chakoti

Op India  

According to new reports, the Indian Air Force has conducted air strikes on three locations of Balakot in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Chakoti and Muzafarrabad in Pakistan-occupied-Kashmir. Muzafarrabad 3:48 AM – 3:55 AM Chakoti 3:58 AM- 4:04 AM — Aditya Raj Kaul February 26, 2019 The Indian Air Force fighter planes dropped 1000 kg bombs on terror camps across the Line of …

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