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The Indian Air Force has accelerated efforts to develop indigenous loitering munitions tailored for Destruction of Enemy Air Defences (DEAD) missions, following their proven effectiveness in the brief May 2025 conflict with Pakistan, known as Operation Sindoor.This push comes after the successful deployment of Israeli-made HAROP systems, which neutralised key Pakistani air defence assets of
India performed creditably in the May 2025 India-Pakistan war, according to Christopher Clary, a Fellow at the Stimson Centre’s South Asia program. The report confirms that India struck deep into Pakistan with missiles and drones while mounting a robust defence against similar Pakistani assaults.Pakistani air defences disrupted or intercepted certain Indian strikes, yet Pakistan revealed
Pakistan’s public endorsement of China’s claim of a mediating role in the May 2025 India–Pakistan conflict marks a subtle but significant shift in the diplomatic narrative around that four‑day crisis. Until now, Islamabad had largely highlighted US President Donald Trump’s role in facilitating the pause in hostilities that followed Operation Sindoor.By explicitly validating Beijing’s
Pakistan’s Air Force claims to have flight tested Taimoor air-launched cruise missile, on 3 January 2026.This could be a Pakistani counteraction following DRDO’s recent missile flight tests—most notably the K-4 SLBM on 25 December 2025.It serves as a non-nuclear, variant based on the Ra’ad-II ALCM, with a 600 km range for conventional strikes against land and sea targets. Ra’ad series benefited
Asim Munir, Pakistan’s newly appointed Chief of Defence Forces, delivered a strongly worded address to tri-service officers, warning India against any future aggression. He said that ‘Severe and intense’ response should be expected by India.Munir declared that India should harbour no delusions, as Pakistan’s response to provocation would prove even more swift, severe, and intense. This rhetoric
India has granted environmental clearance for the 260-MW Dulhasti Stage-II hydropower project on the Chenab River in Kishtwar district, Jammu and Kashmir.This development forms part of a strategic push to expedite long-delayed infrastructure in the Indus basin amid the Indus Waters Treaty (IWT) remaining in unilateral abeyance since April 2025. Pakistan has condemned the move as a violation,
Mirwaiz Umar Farooq, a Kashmiri separatist leader and chief cleric of the region, has issued a stark warning about an impending crisis in Kashmir through a social media statement.Reflecting on the tumultuous events of 2025, he described the year as one overshadowed by tragedy and profound uncertainty, encapsulating the persistent struggles faced by Kashmiris.The statement spotlighted the horrific
Dr Bilal Naseer Malla, a key accused in the devastating Red Fort blast case, appeared before a Delhi court on Saturday.The Patiala House Court remanded him to judicial custody until 16 January, marking a significant phase in the National Investigation Agency’s (NIA) ongoing probe. This decision came at the expiry of his eight-day NIA custody, granted on 26 December.Tight security enveloped the
A suspected improvised explosive device (IED) blast near Nalagarh police station in Himachal Pradesh’s Solan district on New Year’s Day has sparked grave concerns over a possible Pakistan-backed terror plot.The incident, occurring around 9:40 am, sent shockwaves through the local community, shattering windows and rattling structures up to 500 metres away.No casualties were reported, yet the
Two terrorist organisations, Babbar Khalsa International (BKI) and the Punjab Sovereignty Alliance (PSA), have claimed responsibility for a powerful blast in Nalagarh, Himachal Pradesh.The incident occurred on Thursday morning near the local police station, where an improvised explosive device (IED) was detonated, leaving a two-and-a-half-foot-deep crater at the site.In a social media post dated