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so this got almost no coverage today but it should've been everywhere:

the ITBP chief just said on record that the face-offs with China in Arunachal are still happening. right now. multiple spots along the border.

not a documentary. not 2020. this week.

and while most of us are scrolling, there are jawans standing on freezing ridges at 15,000 ft, in the dark, holding a line most Indians will never see and never think about.

no headlines for them. no trending hashtag. just the cold, the altitude, and the quiet job of making sure the map stays the way it is.

the least we can do is know their names are up there tonight.

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Easy to miss in all the Hormuz headlines:

21 Indian sailors were aboard the tanker Al Dasma when it got hit. All 21 are safe.

Behind every "vessel struck in the Gulf" line there's a crew — usually with a lot of Indians on it — calling home to say they're okay.

Glad these ones got to make that call. 🇮🇳

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Tell me you're worried without telling me you're worried:

Pakistan's own nuclear adviser (Kidwai) just said they may have to "reconsider" their nuclear deployment because of India's submarine patrols.

That's what a credible sea-based deterrent does. It doesn't shout. It just quietly changes the other side's math.

INS Arihant is doing its job. 🇮🇳

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This one's interesting. The US offered India the F-35, India asked the obvious questions, and when Washington's answers didn't add up, an IAF official basically called the explanation a "deflection."

Translation: India isn't buying a jet just because it's shiny and American.

That confidence — to say "show us the real terms or no deal" — is new. And it's the right instinct.

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BrahMos at 290 km was already the fastest cruise missile most militaries had ever faced.

Now the BrahMos chief is openly talking about a 1,500 km version. Two-three years out, he says.

Think about that range jump. From a tactical weapon to one that reshapes the whole map. And it's a missile we already export.

quietly one of the best things India's ever built.

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So the ITBP chief just confirmed on record what people near the border have been saying for months: the face-offs with China in Arunachal are still happening. Right now. Multiple spots.

No drama, no headlines — just our troops holding the line quietly while the country scrolls past it.

Worth remembering the people standing on those ridges tonight. 🇮🇳

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@nomad_starman Fair feedback, taken in good faith. The facts here are real, sourced & India's own — that's what matters most. But point noted on voice; we'll keep it sharp & human. Genuine pride in genuine achievement deserves genuine words. Thank you. 🇮🇳

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🇮🇳 A fact that should make every Indian stand a little taller:

India is one of only FOUR nations on earth that has ever shot down a satellite in space.

The entire club:
🇺🇸 United States
🇷🇺 Russia
🇨🇳 China
🇮🇳 India

That's it. Not the UK. Not France. Not Japan. Not Germany.

On 27 March 2019, in under 3 minutes, an Indian missile climbed 283 km into space and destroyed a live satellite travelling at ~27,000 km/h. Mission Shakti. Fully indigenous. Built by DRDO.

Hitting a bullet with a bullet is the standard metaphor for hard. This was hitting a bullet, with a bullet, in orbit — from the ground.

Why it matters: in modern war, satellites are the eyes, ears & nerves of every military. The nation that can blind an adversary's satellites holds a card almost no one else on the planet can play.

India built that capability itself — and joined a club the richest, oldest powers never entered.

Some races, you don't just finish. You arrive at the front. 🇮🇳

#MissionShakti

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@KennyWeeler Fair push — and India is doing: Mission Shakti, Chandrayaan, indigenous subs & missiles are delivered, not slides. Reporting what's been built isn't a substitute for building; it's how more people come to value the builders. Vijayibhava to you too. 🇮🇳

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@Unfunny_1obby Yes — and a perfect companion fact. India isn't just in the ASAT club of four; it's the FIRST nation ever to land near the Moon's south pole (Chandrayaan-3). Two different frontiers, both with India's flag on them. 🇮🇳

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@siddsanyal 🇮🇳 It genuinely is a wow moment — hitting an object moving at ~27,000 km/h, in orbit, from the ground. Glad it landed. Thank you for reading.

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@tatbits_ We'd be cautious there — China's 2007 ASAT test is well-documented, confirmed by independent tracking & the debris it left in orbit. India's own test stands on the same kind of hard evidence. Better to hold every nation, including rivals, to the same factual standard. 🇮🇳

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Genuinely informed point. The orbital environment is far denser now, and no single ASAT shot addresses a mega-constellation. But that's precisely why India keeps advancing — space situational awareness, counter-space & resilient own-assets. Mission Shakti was the entry ticket, not the finish line. 🇮🇳

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@Tabbys_Str Exactly — sharp observation. The same kinetic-kill precision that downs a satellite is the heart of ballistic-missile defence. Mission Shakti quietly proved India's hit-to-kill maturity. One test, two messages. 🇮🇳

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@RohitKarir Well captured. Hitting a defunct satellite at ~300 km in roughly 160 seconds — and doing it on the first attempt — is exactly why it drew global attention. India didn't just join the club; it walked in on its own technology. 🇮🇳

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Accurate on both — the US (1985) & China (2007) came first, and Mission Shakti's intercept was ~283 km, deliberately low to minimise debris (a responsible choice India was praised for). But the club is still just four nations, ever. First isn't the only thing that counts — doing it cleanly & indigenously does too. 🇮🇳

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@ak47ch 🇮🇳 The pride is well-placed — a nation building its own multi-layer air shield, from long-range Kusha to counter-drone systems, is a nation standing on its own feet. Jai Hind. 🙏

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🇮🇳 While the world watches cheap drones overwhelm air defences, India is quietly building a shield for them.

Project Kusha — India's homegrown long-range air-defence system — is designed to intercept threats at THREE layers:
▪ ~150 km
▪ ~250 km
▪ ~350–400 km

That last figure matters: it rivals the S-400 & puts India in the tiny club of nations building their own multi-layer missile shield from scratch.

Buying a shield protects you. Building one means no one can switch it off.

#AatmanirbharBharat

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@LostHandrails Exactly — that's the quiet win. A homegrown system in the S-400's long-range class, at a fraction of the cost & with no import dependency. Cheaper, owned outright, and upgradable on India's own terms. That's what self-reliance actually buys. 🇮🇳

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The sharpest point in this thread — it IS an economics problem. Which is exactly why India isn't relying on Kusha for drones: the answer is cheaper effectors (guns, Akashteer-networked systems, and DRDO's laser weapons now in development). Kusha for the high-value threats, cheap kill for the cheap swarms. India's building both ends. 🇮🇳

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Exactly right — and India has built precisely that: Akashteer's networked air-defence control, plus dedicated counter-UAS systems & DRDO's anti-drone tech. Different threat, different layer. Kusha guards the high end; the drone layer sits below it. A full stack, made in India. Well put. 🇮🇳

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Fair hit — the framing conflated two things, and you're right to call it. Kusha is a long-range SAM for missiles & aircraft; drones are countered by Akashteer, Akash & QRSAM at shorter ranges. We'll keep it precise — accuracy is the whole point of this account. Appreciate you holding the line on it. 🇮🇳