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Krishna's greatest lesson for me is that, sometimes, it's more beneficial to be the charioteer than the warrior. Not all wars need force.

Highly unprofessional behaviour, @Marriott. I’ve been trying to book a room via the phone for four days and none of the staff have been able to revert.

@grok what are the Pantone codes for the colours of the Mechanised Infantry Regiment flag?

'Machines don’t Win Wars, Men do… Weapon Systems help…' Lt Gen AVS Rathee, GOC #KonarkCorps reviews the synergy in the two for #OperationalPreparedness of #BograBrigade in the #Barmer sector of #Rajasthan. #KonarkWarriors of #DesertCorps rehearsed dynamic operations-oriented training to tackle varied operational scenarios. The exercise exhibits the impetus of #IndianArmy for #TechInfusion. #SouthernCommand #DecadeOfTransformation @adgpi @IaSouthern @PRODefRjsthn

#ExBoldKurukshetra 🇮🇳🤝🇸🇬 Glimpses from the 14th India–Singapore bilateral exercise — a week of joint training, tactical discussions, equipment display & wargaming. Both contingents operated under #UN mandate, reflecting shared commitment, synergy, and readiness. #IndiaSingapore #StrongerTogether #JointExercise #MilitaryCooperation #IndiaSingaporeFriendship @MEAIndia @SpokespersonMoD @adgpi @KonarkCorps

OPERATION SINDOOR Indian Army Pulverizes Terrorist Launchpads As a response to Pakistan's misadventures of attempted drone strikes on the night of 08 and 09 May 2025 in multiple cities of Jammu & Kashmir and Punjab, the #Indian Army conducted a coordinated fire assault on terrorist launchpads, pulverizing & razing them to cinders. The terrorist launchpads, located close to the Line of Control, were a hub for planning and executing terror attacks against Indian civilians and security forces in the past. The Indian Army's swift and decisive action has dealt a significant blow to terrorist infrastructure and capabilities. #IndianArmy #PahalgamTerrorAttack #JusticeServed @DefenceMinIndia @SpokespersonMoD @HQ_IDS_India @NorthernComd_IA @Whiteknight_IA

“Bahawalpur.” I still have chills in my heart from when I first heard that town’s name in late January 2002. For the 23 years since, I have reported on how Pakistani intelligence and military leaders have used that city — Bahawalpur — in the southern province of Punjab as a base for its homegrown domestic terrorists. When I heard India bombed training camps in Pakistan this week in Operation Sindoor, in response to a Pakistani terrorist rampage in India’s Kashmir state, I had one city’s name on my lips: Bahawalpur. Did India bomb Bahawalpur? It did. I knew then India was striking actual hubs for Pakistan’s homegrown domestic terrorism. Why do I know? My friend, WSJ reporter Danny Pearl, went to Bahawalpur in December 2001 with a notebook and a pen. Gen. Pervez Musharraf had just promised he was shutting down Pakistan’s militant groups after a strike by Pakistan’s terrorists against the Parliament in India, and Danny reported on the militant offices in Bahawalpur. He literally knocked on their doors. Dear Dr. @yudapearl, this story is a window into Danny’s reporting enterprise. And because people will wonder: Danny was no cowboy. This was a calculated low-risk reporting trip because no journalist had been targeted for kidnapping in Pakistan. Around that time, Danny sent me an email: “I’m anxious to go to Afghanistan, but I’m not anxious to die.” What did Danny learn? The militant training camps were open for business in Bahawalpur. On Jan. 23, 2002, Danny left a home I had rented in Karachi, Pakistan, for an interview. I learned Danny’s fixer, Asif Farooqi, had arranged an interview for Danny through a man named “Arif.” Danny didn’t know it but Arif was the PR man for a militant group, Harkutul Mujahadeen. What was Arif’s hometown? Bahawalpur. The police launched a manhunt to find Arif in Bahawalpur. We learned Arif’s family faked a funeral for Arif. Police found him trying to board a bus in Muzaffarabad, across the country by Pakistan’s border with Kashmir. It is another town India said it bombed terrorist training facilities. Arif had handed Danny off to Omar Sheikh,a British-Pakistani dropout from the London School of Economics, radicalized in the 1990s in London mosques. He went to Pakistan to train in these militant training camps. Then he kidnapped tourists in India. He was caught and jailed but on Dec. 31, 1999, he was traded for hostages in the hijacking of Indian Airlines Flight 814. Omar Sheikh was freed with Pakistani terrorist leader Masood Azhar, whose family was allegedly killed this week by India’s air strike in Bahawalpur. Did Pakistan jail Omar Sheikh and Masood Azhar when they returned to Pakistan with a third terrorist, freed from India’s jails? No. Pakistan’s military and intelligence gave them safe passage. They used them as weapons against India. But in fact these domestic terrorists have waged war against innocents in Pakistan, like civil society activists, Benazir Bhutto, Punjab Governor Salman Taseer, schoolchildren and countless others. Their extremism has ruined Pakistan, and Pakistanis can’t blame America for creating the mujahideen to fight the Soviets in the 1980s. Pakistan has had a duty to dismantle those terrorist bases — for even the safety of its own people. What India is doing is a strategic attack on terrorist bases Pakistani military and intelligence should have eliminated but never did in their obsession to take over Kashmir. You will see parallels in the propaganda messages against India and Israel. Like Hamas, Pakistani terrorists crossed a border to kill. Now, Pakistani propagandists call themselves victims of their “fascist” “colonizer” neighbor. It’s the Reverse Uno strategy of moral inversion, just like @stoolpresidente got from the Temple student who won’t take responsibility for promoting the “HATE THE JEWS” sign. Don’t fall for it. Nations, communities and people must own up to their extremism, from Bahawalpur to beyond.

'Loaded & Lethal' Mechanised Forces of #BattleAxeDivision executed a #Training #exercise to validate battlefield drills in deserts of #Rajasthan. Rehearsals assisted in enhancing the combat efficiency of the formation to conduct sustained operations. @IaSouthern @adgpi

'Dominating The Dunes' Mechanised Forces of #BograBrigade executed a firepower #exercise & demonstrated their combat readiness for conduct of operations in deserts. #Training assisted in fine tuning battle procedures to enhance operational preparedness. @IaSouthern @adgpi

'Dominating Every Obstacle' Warriors of #BograBrigade executed a floatation #exercise with focus on crossing canals. It assisted in validation of mobility parameters, thereby enhancing battlefield readiness for conduct of operations across water obstacles. @IaSouthern @adgpi

#WeCare #BograBrigade organised a lecture by Dr Priyanka Arora, a wellness coach for young parents at #Jodhpur. They benefited by understanding developmental milestones of growing children, identifying early signs of learning difficulties & its subsequent handling. @IaSouthern

'Advancing With Assurance' Mechanised Forces of #BograBrigade validated their firing standards & demonstrated their battle-readiness in deserts at #Pokhran ranges. #Training assisted in fine tuning technical & tactical procedures to enhance operational efficiency. #DesertCorps

Tactical floatation carried out by #DesertCorps validating operational parameters under an all arms combat simulation, besides coordinating & refining numerous Battle Drills. It enhanced confidence amongst Commanders & troops to accomplish assigned mission in all situations

@pcdaopune sudden drop in efficiency including delayed acceptance of claims and action on Part II orders post moving out of @DrRajeevChavan1. Is Shri SK Singh, IDAS out there on Twitter??

@tadbitlooney Ye kahan milegi?

@nidhis_2 Been well! Long break that’s likely to extend, I think! How about you?

So proud of the great presentation by our @UICAHS #bhis #phd student, Devika Salunke, at the annual #Biomedical #Informatics #Data Jam taking place at @NorthwesternU this year. She presented on #patient & #clinician experiences w #trastuzumab #biosimilars

@nidhis_2 Same.

@raggedtag Teal

Ok boys, name that color. And no light bisleri is not a colour.

@MioraSarath The 90th TIGER of FIGHTING FIRST ... RIP sir... 🙏

TW-4 Col Arvind Sethi 1 MECH INF (1 MADRAS) We regret to inform you about the sad and untimely demise of *Col Arvind Sethi (Retd)* at 1645 hrs on 29 Jan 22 at Lucknow. Col Arvind Sethi was commissioned into 1 MECH INF (1 MADRAS) in Dec 81 and commanded the unit from