Balakot airstrikes took place in Kashmir, not Pakistan, claims Sharad Pawar

The former Union minister accused the BJP of creating a rift among different communities for electoral gains.

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· Jun 10, 2019 · 11:09 am

Prakash Javadekar says Congress’ claim of six surgical strikes during UPA rule is false

Congress leader Rajiv Shukla had made the claim on Thursday, listing out the dates of the alleged strikes.

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· May 03, 2019 · 01:12 pm

Balakot strike: Pakistan uses erroneous translation of Sushma Swaraj’s remark to claim vindication

Swaraj said no ‘Pakistani nagrik or sainik’ was killed in the strike. Pakistan cited a report that had translated ‘nagrik’ as ‘citizen’, instead of ‘civilian’.

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· Apr 19, 2019 · 09:34 am

Balakot airstrike: Nirmala Sitharaman says Pakistan did not take journalists to the actual spot

The defence minister said the real Jaish camps are above the hill.

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· Apr 12, 2019 · 11:11 am

IAF air strike: Pakistan takes journalists to Balakot site, says Indian claims of Jaish camp false

A BBC correspondent who was part of the team taken to a madrassa said the nameplate outside read Yusuf Azhar, the name of Masood Azhar’s brother-in-law.

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· Apr 11, 2019 · 10:37 am

IAF refutes US magazine claim, says it shot down F-16 fighter jet in skirmish with Pakistan

Wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman had been captured during that dogfight a day after the Balakot air strike.

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· Apr 05, 2019 · 09:14 pm

Pakistan says it used JF-17 Thunder, not F16 fighter jets, against India

These aircraft were jointly developed by Pakistan and China.

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· Mar 25, 2019 · 10:54 pm

‘Congress unwilling to respond to terror’: PM Modi criticises Sam Pitroda for questioning air strike

Pitroda, chief of the Indian Overseas Congress, clarified he was speaking as a citizen and not on behalf of his party, adding he was ‘baffled’ at the response.

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· Mar 22, 2019 · 12:15 pm

India-Pakistan tension: Nobel Prize winner Kailash Satyarthi warns of ‘war-mongering’ by journalists

Satyarthi and 70 other Nobel Prize winners jointly called upon both countries to defuse tensions at the border.

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· Mar 12, 2019 · 11:54 am

New red lines: Christophe Jaffrelot lists seven key takeaways from the India-Pakistan conflict

The Balakot air strike allows Narendra Modi to face Indian voters with a greater chance of winning even if it is at the cost of increased polarisation.

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· Mar 12, 2019 · 08:00 am

Farooq Abdullah claims Centre ordered Balakot air strike to gain edge ahead of elections

The National Conference chairperson questioned the BJP’s claim that the February 26 air strikes had targeted 300 Jaish militants in Pakistan.

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· Mar 11, 2019 · 07:22 pm

‘India’s claims meant only to satisfy domestic audience,’ says Pakistan on air skirmishes

The Pakistani Foreign Office again refuted India’s claim that the Indian Air Force had shot down a Pakistani F-16 jet.

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· Mar 10, 2019 · 09:01 pm