Snehesh Alex Philip
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Defence & Foreign Affairs @ThePrintIndia Earlier: Also, Pak Correspondent for PTI in Islamabad. IVLP fellow. Tweets are personal. [email protected]
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Joined July 2009
From non-delivery of fighters to constant delays & ‘black sheep’, IAF chief speaks out . He admits IAF was looking outward till it got a “rap on knuckles” but laments constant delays and broken promises . For the full details, link is below 👇🏼 .
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Air Chief Marshal A.P. Singh said IAF was mostly outward looking when it came to procurements but a 'rap on the knuckles' made it look inwards, adding that 'atmanirbharta' is key.
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RT @ThePrintIndia: Why bringing back Nimisha Priya, Kerala nurse on death row in Yemen, is a diplomatic rigmarole. Keshav Padmanabhan @Kesh….
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Priya's fate is ruled by complications—India doesn't have diplomatic ties with Houthis, internationally-recognised govt operates out Aden, and blood money negotiations have hit a roadblock.
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RT @ThePrintIndia: Interested in reporting on India’s toughest security stories?.Curious about how to cover sensitive issues like the Pahal….
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RT @ShekharGupta: Not just AK-203, India and Russia will jointly manufacture two more rifles…. @sneheshphilip reports from the Amethi plant….
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RT @ShekharGupta: Strategic partner one day, political nightmare the next: India is learning Trumplomacy the hard way…. #NationalInterest f….
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Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.
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RT @ThePrintIndia: Not just AK-203, India and Russia will jointly manufacture two more rifles. Watch report by @sneheshphilip from the Amet….
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RT @rajnathsingh: Congratulations to the Indian Navy and Hindustan Shipyard Limited for the commissioning of INS Nistar, the indigenously d….
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RT @ThePrintIndia: Not just AK-203, India and Russia will jointly manufacture two more rifles. Watch report by @sneheshphilip from the Amet….
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In setback to Pakistan, US designates LeT front as terror group for Pahalgam attack. US links Pahalgam to Pakistan by calling TRF the front of LET which operates from Pakistan . What is TRF and who heads .
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India has welcomed the move, calling it a 'timely & important step reflecting the deep cooperation between India and US on counter-terrorism'.
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Not just AK 203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK 19 and PPK 20 for domestic use and export . First fully indigenous AK 203 to be out by 31st December this year . A total of 48,000 delivered so far . Another 7K by 15 August.
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India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.
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Not repairing kya?.
Pakistan once again issues a NOTAM for Rahim Yar Khan, the runway struck by India in May 2025 now remains offline estimated till 05 August 2025
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In setback to Pakistan, US designates LeT front as terror group for Pahalgam attack. What is TRF and who heads it .
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India has welcomed the move, calling it a 'timely & important step reflecting the deep cooperation between India and US on counter-terrorism'.
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RT @TaraBull808: Astronomer CEO Andy Byron releases statement after Coldplay Concert where he was caught cheating with an HR associate. His….
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US has designated The Resistance Front (TRF) as a Foreign Terrorist Organization (FTO) and Specially Designated Global Terrorist (SDGT). US State Department says that “TRF, a Lashkar-e-Tayyiba (LeT) front and proxy, claimed responsibility for the April 22, 2025, Pahalgam
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RT @ChinarcorpsIA: Chinar Corps expresses heartfelt condolences on the demise of Assault Canine Dog ‘Bajaj’ on 15 July 2025 after a prolong….
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RT @IsraelinIndia: Who are the #Druze, and why is Israel protecting them in Syria?. Hear from our Deputy Chief of Mission, @FaresSaeb - a p….
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Due to incessant rains a situation emerged last night, a large number of Yatris were stuck between Bararimerg and Rayalpatri along the Northern Route of Yatra. Army deployment at Bararimerg came into action and provided shelter to held up Yatris while providing basic comforts.
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RT @ShekharGupta: ‘Don’t demolish, we’ll help’: India asks Bangladesh to ‘reconsider’ razing Satyajit Ray’s ancestral home. Debdutta Chakra….
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MEA’s statement comes in response to local reports that ancestral home of Upendrakishore Ray Chowdhury, Ray’s grandfather, is being demolished in Bangladesh after years of neglect.
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RT @ShekharGupta: Women are rising to the top in civil services…. Economic affairs, health, DoPT—1 in 5 secretaries leading central depts a….
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The change is palpable at lower levels, too. According to data from October 2024, approximately 64 out of the 236 joint secretaries—27 percent—serving in the government, were women.
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