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War Is Theatre, Gender the Weapon
- The Indian Air Force commissioned 254 new Flying Officers, including men and women, at the Combined Graduation Parade held on June 14, 2025, at the Air Force Academy in Dundigal.
- This event followed the successful completion of pre-commissioning training amid growing warfare complexity and the IAF's fast evolution into an aerospace force.
- Air Chief Marshal A P Singh reviewed the parade, conferred the President's Commission, and highlighted Operation Sindoor as a testament to the IAF's operational prowess and jointmanship.
- The President’s Plaque for the highest achievement in the ground duty officers’ course was awarded to Nishtha Vaid, while a total of 36 women officers were commissioned into both flying and ground branches.
- The parade concluded featuring a traditional slow march accompanied by Rabindranath Tagore's Anandaloke, followed by an impressive aerial demonstration that highlighted the IAF’s role as the nation's frontline responder to emerging challenges.
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War is theatre, gender the weapon
In the days following the recent Indo-Pak conflict, a freshly written short story — a tale of a theatre actress who grieves, resists, and ultimately reclaims her identity on her own terms — by veteran Hindi writer Mamata Kalia appeared on a social media outlet. "A Pinch of Sindoor" (Chutki Bhar Sindoor, titled after the red pigment that married Hindu women apply as a dot on the forehead or in the parting of the hair) is the story of Rita, a cele…
Operation Sindoor was carried out in retaliation to the Pahalgam terror attack, in which Rafale played a key role. These planes destroyed the terrorist hideouts by hitting the targets with precision, thereby breaking the back of the terrorist network. In a conversation with Aaj Tak, the pilot explained the strength of Rafale and the challenges in flying it. Watch Vande Mataram.
‘Operation Sindoor’ was a testament of IAF’s combat capability and operational synergy_ says IAF chief ...
The Chief of Air Staff reviewed the parade and conferred the President’s Commission on 254 flight cadets, including 36 women from the flying and ground duty branches of the IAF, formally inducting them into service. ...
Operation Sindoor showed operational capability of India's armed forces: Raha
Kolkata, Jun 14 (PTI) Former Chief of Air Staff, Air Chief Marshal (Retd) Arup Raha, on Saturday said the Operation Sindoor against terror bases in Pakistan after the Pahalgam attack showed the true operational capability of India’s armed forces. Operation Sindoor demonstrated the tremendous potential the country has gained over the years, he said at […]
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