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The Hindu
14-06-2025
- General
- The Hindu
KITS Warangal's NSS unit wins Governor's Award for Highest Blood Donor Motivator
HANAMKONDA The Kakatiya Institute of Technology and Science (KITS) Warangal's National Service Scheme (NSS) unit has been honoured with the 'Governor's Award for Institutional Highest Blood Donor Motivator' for the academic year 2024-25. Governor Jishnu Dev Varma presented the award to the NSS team led by the institute's Program Officer Ch. Satish Chandra.
News18
09-05-2025
- Politics
- News18
'Army Lost Face, Nation Divided': Former Deputy NSA Explains Pakistan's Escalation After Op Sindoor
Last Updated: Former Deputy NSA Satish Chandra said Pakistan's escalation after Operation Sindoor reflected desperation, internal division, and a familiar pattern of lies In the aftermath of India's Operation Sindoor — a calculated retaliation to the Pahalgam terror attack — Satish Chandra, former Deputy National Security Adviser and India's former High Commissioner to Pakistan, told CNN-News18 that the Pakistani Army had 'lost face" because of India's precision strikes on terrorist launchpads in Pakistan and Pakistan-occupied Kashmir, including Muridke and Bahawalpur. He said the 'entire nation is divided," and that Islamabad's desperate response followed its 'standard playbook" of lies and provocation, while India had exercised deliberate military restraint. Speaking to Zakka Jacob, Chandra underlined that India's strike was precise and limited in scope, targeting only known terrorist launchpads and not military installations. 'Our kinetic action was extremely restrained," he said. 'We did not hit the Pakistan military — which many feel perhaps we should have — but we didn't, to avoid escalation. We only went for the proven terrorist hideouts." He called the Indian approach a departure from the past. 'India has always been restrained — to a fault — in terms of retaliatory steps. That has encouraged Pakistan to believe it can literally get away with murder." Citing previous attacks, he said that earlier Indian governments often avoided retaliation, but under the Modi administration, that changed. 'The Modi government brought about a shift — surgical strikes in 2016, Balakot in 2019, and now this has gone a notch higher," Chandra said. He confirmed that nine terror camps were struck in total — some in Pakistan-occupied Kashmir and others in Pakistan's Punjab province — including major sites in Muridke and Bahawalpur. Calling Pakistan's drone attack on multiple Indian cities a serious escalation, he added: 'This is the standard playbook of Pakistan — they will lie and escalate the issue." Chandra attributed the move to desperation within Pakistan's establishment. 'The army has lost face because of our strikes and is trying to prove a point. But they won't succeed," he said. 'The Pakistan Army is divided. In fact, the whole country is divided." #IndiaPakistanWar | The army has lost face in terms of what happened, and now they want to prove a point, so they are trying to somehow establish that they have won: Satish Chandra, Former Deputy NSA & Ex-envoy to Pakistan #India #Pakistan #OperationSindoor | @Zakka_Jacob — News18 (@CNNnews18) May 9, 2025 He also drew from personal experience during his tenure as High Commissioner to Islamabad in the 1990s. Recalling conversations with key insiders, he said, 'When I warned them that terror camps would ultimately hurt Pakistan too, the response I got was chilling: 'We don't care as long as it hurts India.' That's the mindset — and it hasn't changed." Chandra criticised sections of Indian public opinion that continue to advocate dialogue. 'Yes, we should talk — if Pakistan were a normal country. But we've failed to read them right." On the economic front, he noted that 'this is the 25th time Pakistan has gone to the IMF for a bailout." He stressed the need for international action: 'They're going around the world with a begging bowl. If that assistance is stopped, this Pakistani foolishness will also stop — at least temporarily. Because terror against India is their default option." He urged both the United States and Middle Eastern countries to take decisive action. 'The US must pressure Pakistan — or stop assistance altogether. Even the Middle East can play a similar role." Despite the escalation, Chandra was clear: 'Pakistan is not going to win this war at any cost." He added that the current situation could still be de-escalated — but only if the global community applies the right kind of pressure. 'This can be sorted out — if the international community appropriately pressurises Pakistan." First Published: May 09, 2025, 17:22 IST
