How India brought down the US’ supersonic man
January 17, 2012 Rakesh Krishnan Simha, specially for RIR
Chuck Yeager is an American icon and will go down in history as the first man to break the sound barrier. But during the 1971 War, when an Indian pilot shot his personal aircraft, the air ace lost his cool, and demanded retaliation against India.
1971 War: How Russia sank Nixon’s gunboat diplomacy
December 20, 2011 Rakesh Krishnan Simha, specially for RIR
Exactly 40 years ago, India won a famous victory over Pakistan due to its brilliant soldiers, an unwavering political leadership, and strong diplomatic support from Moscow. Less well known is Russia’s power play that prevented a joint British-America




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