Pakistan: Former president Pervez Musharraf's funeral held in presence of serving and retired military officers
• 2 years agoMusharraf, the architect of the Kargil War in 1999 and Pakistan’s last military ruler, died on Sunday in Dubai after a prolonged illness
Off-centre | Death of a dictator: Why Pervez Musharraf should not be hailed as a proponent of peace
Makarandrparanjape • 2 years agoMusharraf should be remembered as he was — an enemy and aggressor, the champion of the Pakistan policy of bleeding India with a thousand cuts, and an unscrupulous dictator who undermined democracy and became hated in his own land
Pervez Musharraf: Architect of Kargil War, nearly led Indo-Pak War
• 2 years agoIn 2019, Musharraf was sentenced to death in absentia by a special court which found him guilty of high treason, for imposing a state of emergency on 3 November, 2007, by keeping Pakistan's Constitution in abeyance
Jaishankar is moving in the right direction: New India needs assertive diplomacy
Utpal Kumar • 2 years agoThe Modi government’s pro-active diplomacy is an attempt to search for India’s rightful place among the comity of nations. And this endeavour is not against any country. More so the democratic West, with which India shares common interests and destinies
Watch: Rajnath Singh flies in LCH, new 'Prachand' addition to IAF arsenal
Fp Staff • 2 years agoThe induction of the Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) manufactured by the Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) into the Indian Air Force (IAF) is expected to strengthen India's air and border security. The IAF and the Indian Army were waiting for the 'Prachand' for a long time
Prachand: New guardians for India's skies as LCH gets inducted into IAF
Fp Staff • 2 years agoThe LCH helicopters have been purchased from Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for 3387 crores. Of these, 10 helicopters are for the Indian Air Force (IAF) while 5 are for the Indian Army
Big boost for India's defence as Rajnath Singh inducts LCH into IAF
Fp Staff • 2 years agoThe indigenous Light Combat Helicopter (LCH) is manufactured by Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) for use in the Indian Air Force and the Indian Army
LCH: Why India needed Light Combat Helicopter after Kargil War?
Fp Staff • 2 years agoThe need for a helicopter like the LCH was felt by the IAF and Indian Army during the Kargil war in 1999. At that time the enemy was in a better position as the Pakistan Army was sitting at a superior height
A tale of two India-Pakistan matches and the grand failure of ‘cricket diplomacy’
Akshay Narang • 3 years agoThe two countries look at cricket matches differently. While India would be busy making a sincere attempt at improving bilateral ties, the Pakistani side would always be seen preparing for a religious war on and off the field
There is more to ‘permanent peace’ between India, Pakistan than Kashmir issue
Nsathiyamoorthy • 3 years agoPakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif recently observed that Pakistan wanted to ‘have permanent peace’ with India through dialogue, as war is not an option for either of the countries to resolve the Kashmir issue