Today, India takes a defining step in its civil nuclear journey, advancing the second stage of its nuclear programme.
The indigenously designed and built Prototype Fast Breeder Reactor at Kalpakkam has attained criticality.
This advanced reactor, capable of producing more fuel than it consumes, reflects the depth of our scientific capability and the strength of our engineering enterprise. It is a decisive step towards harnessing our vast thorium reserves in the third stage of the programme.
A proud moment for India. Congratulations to our scientists and engineers.
Among the COAS Commendation Card awardees this Independence Day are employees of private drone manufacturing companies.
Many private entities stepped up during Op Sindoor and offered their services, equipment and personnel for use by the defence services.
If you truly care about the environment, don’t buy this EV BS. Get a decade old low polluting ICE car and maintain it for a decade more like a real man. And resist the urge to buy a new car, ICE or EV. Any man can buy a new car, it takes character to maintain an old one
Oh and people who say EVs are better cars are the same people who think a microwave is better than a grill because it heats up stuff in 30 seconds
If you truly care about the environment, don’t buy this EV BS. Get a decade old low polluting ICE car and maintain it for a decade more like a real man. And resist the urge to buy a new car, ICE or EV. Any man can buy a new car, it takes character to maintain an old one
Oh and people who say EVs are better cars are the same people who think a microwave is better than a grill because it heats up stuff in 30 seconds
🇵🇰 Claimed they hit Adampur runway
🇵🇰 Claimed they hit Adampur S-400
🇵🇰 Claimed drones hit Adampur radar
🇵🇰 Claimed missiles destroyed aircraft
🇵🇰 Claimed 60 killed at Adampur
🇵🇰 Used morphed 🛰️📸 of Adampur
🇵🇰 Said Adampur out of action for years
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All experts worldwide today will agree off camera that Akash Defence system worked better than Iron Dome.
So, let me pay a little tribute to the man behind it and some other patriotic Indians who made it possible.
Save the 🧵 for times when you are in doubt about duty.
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One thing needs to be said.
This could be a function of geography. But every single Pakistani, in every big city, in the last 3-4 days thought it was very much possible a bomb will drop on their roof. And their Armed forces won’t be able to save them. They might chest beat, but this fear will linger. Nobody in Mumbai tweeted something like this. Proving to the citizens that their govt is incapable in saving them is the biggest win of Operation Sindoor.
Operation Sindoor vs. Operation Bunyan Ul Marsoos
Some of the firsts
One :
Realizing the stalemated status or irrelevance of the UNSC, India didn’t seek to request sympathy from the five of the 1945. Operation Sindoor clearly demonstrated a strong sense of self-confidence and real strategic autonomy and sovereignty.
Two:
For the first time, India shredded the notion that terrorists are separate from terrorist backers and thus targeted both. The notion that certain powerful rogue officers of Pakistani State authorize terrorist attacks was also shredded. This is a new paradigm. Another type of deniability must be invented.
Third:
There was a battle going and a war being planned. In the midst of the battle, Pakistan negotiated for a loan from the IMF, which surprisingly approved it. It matters because most likely Pakistan isn’t fit enough to finance a war but has capabilities to engage in battles. A war can't be won with IMF loans anyway.
Fourth:
The strategic patience and cultural restraint have a limit. That limit was tested on April 22 by the Lashkar Teyba terrorists. Perhaps they wanted what followed. They didn’t benefit from their adventure though. Perhaps they wanted to humiliate India publicly. They seem to be mentally stuck in 2008.
Fifth:
Size matters. Every inch of Pakistan was under reach. I always thought the Nur Khan airbase was the best defended base of Pakistan. It isn’t. The grarrison town of Rawilpindi as the heart of Pakistan’s military and its best-known airbase was hit.
Sixth:
Pakistan lost the monopoly over Islamic Fatwa. The Indian ulema presented a fatwa of their own to their own government. Thus, the religious dimension always exploited by Pakistan to earn sympathy from the Muslim Ummah evaporated. Deoband is located in India by the way.
Seventh:
Keeping secrets in a democratic society is next to impossible, but very little leaked out of India, which shows enormous skills in adhering to principles of operational silence and public unity to assist in safeguarding of secrets.
Note: I have seen very little or no visuals from Operation Bunyan Ul Marsoos to comment on. Seemingly, it never took off the way it was propagated. The ceasefire saved Pakistan’s skin. Pakistan military leadership has made statements and claims over their own achievements, but the Indian skies remained open, flights weren’t cancelled, and I haven’t seen visuals of missiles landing in Delhi or Amritsar.
My Reading ⚠️
Trump/U.S. played no direct role in today’s India-Pak ceasefire. True that Trump & Co spoke to both sides, but it was 3 days of punitive 🇮🇳military action that forced Pak to pick up the phone and request ceasefire. Was 100% bilateral. At best, 🇺🇸 kept engaged.
How India-Pak Ceasefire Happened ⚠️
12 hours after Indian strikes on 8 Pak air bases, Pak DGMO called Indian DGMO at 3.35PM today, requesting an understanding to enter a full ceasefire from 5pm. India agreed after discussions. The two DGMOs will speak again on May 12 at 12pm.
Confirmation from the highest sources
• India has agreed to the ceasefire given that the final strikes were Indian ones on Pak airbases
• this followed a call from the Pak DGMO at 3.30pm today to his counterpart saying Pakistan would not undertake any more strikes and specifically requesting a ceasefire
• US duress of withholding IMF loans was specific - The 1 billion provisional release linked to immediate acceptance & balance subject to compliance
• the Indus water treaty suspension remains unaffected. No information will be shared with Pakistan and India will commence water projects on the 3 northern rivers
• US has accepted India’s change of war doctrine. Any further terror attack will be accepted as an act of war