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Saikat Datta
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Did India shoot down a Pakistani F-16? An @asiatimesonline investigation from India (me) & Pakistan (@khuldune ) shows there's no proof of such claims. #thread
asiatimes.com/2019/03/articl…
The claim that the F-16 was flown by son of a Pakistani Air Marshal is false.

We spoke to the Air Marshal, who is retired, and both his sons are alive, in the UK and can't even fly planes, let alone an F-16

asiatimes.com/2019/03/articl…
There is no doubt that Pakistan used it's F-16s. And Wing Commander Abhinandan did take on an F-16 over Pakistani air space. But no evidence has been offered that can corroborate that he shot one down
asiatimes.com/2019/03/articl…
Follow up to our earlier F-16 story -- more evidence that no F-16 was shot down emerges:
asiatimes.com/2019/04/articl…
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Yesterday, V Adm Bimal Verma filed a petition challenging his super session by the Modi Government. Some background since I have some personal knowledge of this #thread
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So journalists doing stories after printing views of every side in the #Aadhaar debate is labelled as "activism". As if "activism" is a bad thing. But, here are a few questions for @Product_Nation and it's volunteers #Thread
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After in posted this #thread on #surveillance in India, a common push back is:

"What do we have to fear, if we have nothing to hide?"

Let me answer that.
Yes, you should be very afraid if you don't have anything to hide.

Because the very act of #surveillance over you, makes you a suspect in the eyes of the watcher.

It's like you are taking a bath and someone is constantly peeping in on you.
When you become a suspect in the eyes of the watcher, you also end up messing up to two basic docrrines of the Indian Constitution.

1. Your fundamental rights are immediately taken away.

2. The balance of power is taken away from the individual and given to the state
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#Thread Bashing this aunties lies about Rig Veda.

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Cow is 'Mata' for RSS/BJP & other Hindutva affiliates - we ask for votes in its name, lynch people & even demand a "Rashtra Mata" status for it. But for the sake of elections, we may forget our Mata.

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