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At IAF commanders' meet, Rajnath calls for sharper surveillance, 'element of surprise'

Headline via Hindustan Times · first report 12 Nov, 15:45 IST, latest 12 Nov, 16:46 IST

INS Vikrant and INS Vikramaditya on exercise
Representational image · INS Vikrant and INS Vikramaditya on exercise · Indian Navy / Wikimedia Commons, GODL-India

What we know

2 independent news organisations have reported this story. The first report we saw came from Hindustan Times at 12 Nov, 15:45 IST; the latest is from The Hindu at 12 Nov, 16:46 IST. Rational Times has not independently confirmed the details: read each report through the links below.

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Reported by2 news organisations
First report12 Nov, 15:45 IST
Latest report12 Nov, 16:46 IST
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What the reports sayEach newsroom’s own summary of its report, from its feed

The Minister called upon the Indian Air Force (IAF) to develop dedicated doctrines and architectures for emerging domains of warfare, including electronic, cyber and space

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