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Group Captain Murli Menon (Retd)

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Why is Russian air force missing in action?
Rediff.com12 Mar 2022

Only 75 aircraft were deployed to support the invasion, observes Group Captain Murli...

Gunjan Saxena: IAF's negative portrayal is overstated
Rediff.com29 Aug 2020

'I did not find anything atrociously out of place about the depiction of the IAF's...

Will coronavirus topple Trump?
Rediff.com18 Mar 2020

'It is perplexing to see the leader of the First World with a first rate medical...

Shooting down Ukranian jet: Event waiting to happen
Rediff.com13 Jan 2020

In a war situation, the policy of 'what is not mine is enemy' tends to hold sway. It...

Soleimani Killing: Lessons for India to learn
Rediff.com8 Jan 2020

'Drone warfare has come to stay.' 'India should exploit the expected Reaper acquisition...

Drones over Punjab: Need for offensive action
Rediff.com15 Oct 2019

'If UAV technology is used by the adversary to target VIPs or strategic targets it...

Do clouds really affect air strikes as PM Modi said?
Rediff.com15 May 2019

'The impact of merely innocent clouding on radar waves is not expected to be...

F16s for IAF: Best way to neutralise PAF
Rediff.com2 Apr 2019

Group Captain Murli Menon (retd) reveals how India can neutralise the Pakistan air...

India must use airpower to eliminate terrorists
Rediff.com7 Mar 2019

'It is time India thought big not only about its global clout politically and...

IAF must reveal how many terrorists were killed
Rediff.com5 Mar 2019

'Having been an air warrior myself for three decades, I am sure the IAF has all the...

Why IAF needs planes like this for anti-terror ops
Rediff.com4 Mar 2019

'Employment of dedicated lightweight special forces aircraft may provide the answer for...

Lessons IAF must learn from this week's missions
Rediff.com2 Mar 2019

'It is my opinion that not releasing the Balakote Battle Damage Assessment immediately...

Pakistan must return Abhi unharmed, promptly
Rediff.com27 Feb 2019

'It is the bounden duty of the Indian government to leave no stone unturned to have the...

What will Pakistan's response be?
Rediff.com27 Feb 2019

'Having spent four years in that country and been able to assess the thought process of...

HAL: Non performance, nil accountability
Rediff.com4 Feb 2019

facilities at Bangalore one understands the financial year end frenzy at these...

Why the world's top airshow disappointed me
Rediff.com2 Aug 2018

'For a show that has been going on since 1948 one expected a certain standard of...

Arjan Singh was a beacon of military leadership
Rediff.com18 Sep 2017

He was awarded the distinguished Flying Cross in 1944. This honour is equivalent to...

Sitharaman must not let PMO run her ship
Rediff.com11 Sep 2017

Nirmala Sitharaman has a God given opportunity to orchestrate a transformation in...

The futility of massive bombs
Rediff.com28 Apr 2017

'Large-impact aerial weapons have no use against dictator regimes or terrorist...

Jadhav is unlikely to be executed
Rediff.com11 Apr 2017

Was the death sentence provoked by a retired Pakistani colonel going missing in Nepal,...