New Delhi: Indian Air Force (IAF) has been put on the highest level of readiness since Operation Parakram in 2001.
The level of readiness has been raised to 'Passive Air Defence' (PAD). The high alert is in response to heightened perceptions of air attack on Indian positions.
All IAF aircraft have been armed with bombs and missiles and are ready to take off within minutes. Even the warships of the Western Naval Fleet are aggressively patrolling the Arabian Sea.
The alert has been sounded in view of intelligence reports of air strikes at Indian installations from across the border or an aerial attack by terrorists groups based in Pakistan.
However, the alert is still defensive in nature and intended to protect Indian targets.
Leave of all key personnel in the Western and South-Western Air Commands, which face Pakistan, has been cancelled.
Percentage of personnel allowed to go on leave, too, has been reduced from 30 per cent to 10 per cent.
However, there is still no mobilisation of troops on the border and Indian Army is not on the highest level of readiness.
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
Indian Air Force On High Alert, Cancels Leave Of Key Personnel
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Oh great.
Maybe then we will have a free hand in Waziristan and Swat while they are busy nuking each other.
Pakistan is a nation now completely screwed up by the Islamization of Zia ul Haq.
I don't think they're going to stand down this time like they did in 2002. Problem is who will come in on whose side. China, Russia & us. Russia and China have too much to gain or lose in Asia if either side gets nuclear serious about this.
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