26 years ago, IAF’s op 'Safed Sagar' employed India’s air power in unconventional roles for first time

IANS | May 26, 2025 12:37 PM

New Delhi, May 26 (IANS) May 26, 1999 marks a memorable day for the country as well as the Indian Air Force (IAF). It was on this day, twenty-six years ago that the IAF launched a major military operation titled ‘Safed Sagar’ to break the back of Pakistani intruders and its Army regulars who surreptitiously entered the Indian side of Line of Control (LoC) and occupied crucial positions in Kargil sector.

Tharoor, Surya take India’s anti-terror message to Guyana’s Vice President Bharrat Jagdeo

IANS | May 26, 2025 12:23 PM

Bengaluru, May 26 (IANS) Senior Congress leader Shashi Tharoor and Bengaluru South MP Tejasvi Surya, along with members of an Indian All-Party Parliamentary delegation currently touring the Americas, met with H.E. Bharrat Jagdeo, Vice President of the Cooperative Republic of Guyana, to discuss a range of issues -- including India’s firm stand against Pakistan-sponsored terrorism.