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@CestMoiz
Sep 2, 2022 • 31 tweets • 14 min read • Read on X
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INS Vikrant in the days of the yore!
#Nostalgia
#INSVikrant
Barrier Engagement on INS Vikrant by Cdr PA Debrass, 26 March 1966
#INSVikrant
INS Vikrant with her entire complement of flying machines!
A busy little floating airfield she was!
#INSVikrant
INS Vikrant strutting her stuff in Malta, some time in the 1960s
#INSVikrant
18 May 1961 - First Indian deck landing on INS Vikrant!
#INSVikrant
A deck-full of deadly flying machines!

#INSVikrant
Favourable winds and a reliable catapult were a must!
Of course the Mother Ship too sailed into the wind with all her might in order to give her birds just that much more advantage!!

#INSVikrant
A Sea Hawk ready to be pushed into the blue skies!
Behind the little wall of steam, sails the erstwhile INS Mysore!

Photo: Bharat Rakshak

#INSVikrant
विक्रांत!

#INSVikrant
A Legacy Unmatched!

#INSVikrant
Three fighter types sailing the seas together - Sea Harriers, Sea Hawks and Alizes!

#INSVikrant
04 March 1961 - The Vikrant is Commissioned in the service of Mother India!

#INSVikrant
The beginning of yet another new era for the Grand Old Mothership!

#INSVikrant
The Harrier's first rendezvous with the Mother Ship!

#INSVikrant
10 May 1987 - The last catapult launch from an Indian Aircraft Carrier till date.
Hereafter the Vikrant went on to be retrofitted with a ski jump!

#INSVikrant
The VTOL era was yet another 'interesting' one!

#INSVikrant
The Viraat and Vikrant prowled the seas together for almost six years before the latter was decommissioned!

#INSVikrant
Yet another wonderful image from a glorious past!

#INSVikrant
The Awesome men and machines that together formed a formidable, winning combination!

#INSVikrant
A visit by the Prime Minister!

#INSVikrant
This Chetak would've made even Maharana Pratap proud!!
Sea Hawks lined up onboard the Vikrant!

#INSVikrant
An Alize thrown up into the skies by the faithful catapult of the Mother Ship!

#INSVikrant
A Sea King looks for submerged challengers by the Mother Ship!

#INSVikrant
Harriers and the Vikrant - Made for Each Other!

#INSVikrant
A sad ending indeed ..

#INSVikrant
Yet She lives on!

#INSVikrant
A poignant, yet optimistic parting message from two and a half decades ago

#INSVikrant
.. And a wish fulfilled as the Vikrant commes alive again!
Cheers to the beginning of a new era!

#INSVikrant
BRAVO ZULU!!

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May 21
:Thread:
This day in 1999, a young Captain by the name of Manoj Kumar Pandey was going gung ho, clearing Paakis in Khalubar.
Little would he have have known that he had just about 43 days more in this world, before he attained martyrdom, and with it, immortal fame .. Image
He led the most difficult tasks assigned to 1/11 Gorkha Rifles in the war, with full confidence in his fellow Gorkhas to deliver. Image
Here is a letter he wrote from the battlefield to a friend.
Download, Zoom & Read.
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May 11
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Folks, sharing some thoughts on the ceasefire with Pakistan announced last night. Let's see how it goes ..

At the outset, I will say what we have done to Pakistan is simply unimaginable. To that I will also add, Picture Abhi Baaki Hai!

Let me try and explain how ..
Very aptly named Operation Sindoor, it avenged #PahalgamTerrorAttack with brute force.
However, let me go back in time and start from the situation post-Kargil

1999 : IC 814 Hijack. We released three terrorists.
2001 : Parliament Attack. We mobilized, but didn't attack.
2002 : Kaluchak Attack. They killed 2-month old babies at point blank range. We didn't retaliate. Op Parakram continued.
2005 : Delhi Bombings. 60+ dead. No retaliation.
2006 : Mumbai Train Bombings. 200+ dead. No retaliation.
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May 10
:Thread:

So this wannabe Khalifa of the 21st Century makes clear his preference!
In light of this, sharing a short thread on Pakistan-Turkey relationship at the very basic, people to people, level!
But let me begin with an addendum to what I wrote about Shri @RTErdogan Ji in the tweet above. While he aspires to be a modern day Khalifa, what he actually is, is a Pimp for the daughters and mothers of Turkey due to his support of Pakistan.
Let me elaborate, starting by this 👇 Image
@RTErdogan Yes, #PakistaniPerverts was not just trending on Turkish Social Media just three years ago, it was also a widespread sentiment in the real world in Turkey, thanks to their Pakistani 'brothers' doing what they do best - Going after the womenfolk in Turkey! Image
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May 6
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Folks, sharing some thoughts on implications of the GOI decision to hold Indus Water Treaty in Abeyance in the aftermath of the Pakistan Sponsored #PahalgamTerrorAttack.
The immediate trigger for the thread is this notification by the IRSA of Bhikharistan 👇
Here goes .. Image
Firstly, let me start by saying that the intent to do so by the GOI was always there, since the last decade itself.
This is a thread from almost exactly six years ago, based on the very clear and unambiguous statement by a senior minister of the GOI.
I would find it very insulting to my Motherland when people would proudly say the the Indus Water Treaty continued to be respected by India even during the wars with Pakistan.
This is purely and simply, a lack of शत्रुबोध on our side.
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May 4
:Thread:
Folks, sharing some data points on the traditional names of various places / rivers in the Kashmir Valley .. names that are slowly but surely being erased from our collective memories.
That, and a bit about the Kashmir Valley in the Vedic Era.
Here goes .. Image
During the Rig Vedic Period, Kashmir was under the SatiSar lake, created by Lord Shiv for Sati Mata. Within it resided the demon 'Jalodgar' who had a boon from Lord Brahma that he couldn't be killed while he lived in the Satisar Lake
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Varah Mool is present day Baramula.
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Apr 24
:Thread:
Folks sharing some thoughts on the #PahalgamTerrorAttack. Here goes ..

To begin with, I think this visual of a newlywed couple on their honeymoon shall remain forever etched in my mind whenever this incident in particular and the name of Pakistan in general comes up. Image
By now we all know what happened.
Tourists were asked their religion & those who were adherents of the 'wrong' faith were killed without second thoughts by those who follow the 'correct' deen.
The first thought that came to my mind upon hearing this was the speech by Asim Munir.
Of course, with the benefit of hindsight, this was not just hot air and bluster from the Brown Panted Chief, but a 'Call to Action' to stir up the terror pot in India.
But then, I find it amusing that many of our own people were aghast upon hearing this.
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