IAF STRIKES @ 0328 hours: A Clear picture of air strike
Vinay Kumar New Delhi: More than a year has passed since Indian Air Force (IAF) carried out Balakot air strikes across the border in Pak occupied Kashmir (PoK) on February 26, the first such strike across the border in nearly 50 years. Air strikes to dismantle terrorist camps in Balakot evoked a keen interest not only among the people but also showcased India’s air power and the capability of IAF. Reports in print and electronic media in the country came up with their accounts of the air strike on the basis of whatever was put out by the government at that time. Two senior defence journalists Mukesh Kaushik and Sanjay Singh have put together graphic and authentic account of Balakot air strike of February 26, 2019 which were taken up in the wake of Pulwama terror attack by Pak-supported terror outfits on CRPF convoy in which 40 para-military personnel lost their lives. The author duo came up with ``IAF Strikes @0328 hours’’ which has a foreword penned by Air Marshal (...