ON June 10, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi hosted the delegations that had travelled around the world in the wake of the May 7-10 hostilities between India and Pakistan. Their brief was to expose Pakistan’s five-and-a-half-decade-old proxy war against India.
These multi-party and cross-disciplinary delegations that rose above the partisan political divide underscored a rare politico-strategic national consensus. It was a unique one-off moment in an otherwise bitterly contested political landscape. Their very composition underlined the spirit of the unanimous parliamentary resolutions of February 22, 1994, and March 15, 2013, that described Pakistan as a sponsor of terrorism.
These missions had carried a three-point message for their global interlocutors regarding Pakistan — terror and talks cannot go together; blood and water cannot flow together; and India will not make a distinction between terrorists and their state sponsors. This consensus echoed in the parliamentary debate during the Monsoon Session of 2025.
Eleven months later, a senior functionary of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), the ideological mentor of the BJP, gave a rather perplexing statement in an interview to a wire service. Dattatreya Hosabale said, “If Pakistan is like a pinprick trying to create incidents like Pulwama, we have to answer appropriately according to the situation because the security and self-respect of a country have to be protected, and the government of the day should take note of it and take care of it… But at the same time, we should not close the doors. We should always be ready to engage in dialogue. That is why diplomatic relations are maintained, trade and commerce continue, and visas are being given. So we should not stop these, because there should always be a window for dialogue… This is the one hope I think, because I believe strongly that ultimately the civil society relations [will work]. Because we have a cultural relation and we have been one nation.”
On the face of it, Hosabale’s averment was a reasonable and fair articulation, but why it is unworkable in the case of Pakistan needs to be both understood and explained.
It’s the military, not any democratic dispensation and least of all civil society, that calls the shots in Pakistan. That nation does not have a military; conversely, it is a military that has a nation. This has been the case from Field Marshal Ayub Khan to Field Marshal Asim Munir over the past seven decades. The Pakistani military has an institutional obsession with retribution against India for having created Bangladesh.
In the aftermath of Pakistan’s dismemberment, Zulfikar Ali Bhutto convened a conference in Multan on January 24, 1972. Two seminal decisions were taken. The first was to acquire nuclear weapons to safeguard what remained of the rump of a moth-eaten Pakistan, and the second to bleed India with a thousand cuts.
It was the second conclusion that led to 15 years of terrorism in Punjab from 1980 to 1995. This campaign of terror was upscaled to Jammu & Kashmir and the rest of India from 1989 onwards.
The Mumbai bombings (1993), the Kargil War and IC-814 hijacking (1999), J&K Assembly attack and an assault on the Indian Parliament (2001), 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks (2008), the strikes on the Uri Army camp and the Pathankot airbase (2016), Pulwama suicide bombing (2019) and the Pahalgam massacre (2025) are just some of the milestones of this bloody journey that commenced five-and-a-half decades ago.
Concurrently, India tried its best to engage with Pakistan over the years. In the phase beginning with the Gujral Doctrine conceptualised in 1996 and underpinned by its five principles to the Composite Dialogue (1997 to 2008), the Resumed Dialogue (2011-14) and the Comprehensive Bilateral Dialogue (2015 onwards). However, each effort and every initiative was derailed by a major terror attack perpetrated by Pakistan-based/trained terrorists.
Then there were three backchannels established at the level of the Indian Prime Minister and Pakistan’s military dictator or Army Chief, who was represented by his civilian proxies for over a decade and a half.
It commenced with the RK Mishra-Niaz Naik conversations in 1998-99 that were interrupted by the Kargil War. The threads were picked up by then NSA Brajesh Mishra and his Pakistani counterpart after the winding down of Operation Parakram between November 2002 and May 2004.
This was followed by talks between former Ambassador Satinder Lambah and his Pakistani counterparts Tariq Aziz (2005-08), Riaz Mohammad Khan (2009-12) and Shahryar Khan (2013-14). Subsequently, there have been conversations between the respective NSAs that reportedly led to the ceasefire agreement of February 25, 2021. There is the DGMOs’ hotline that is supposed to be activated every Tuesday. Then there was Aman Ki Asha and Track 1.5, 2, 3 and 4 conferences on establishing civil society interfaces, music and culture exchanges, tourism and religious pilgrimage initiatives, parliamentary and media confabulations, to list a few.
Unfortunately, nothing worked. Despite all these efforts, the spectre of Pakistan-sponsored terror continues to haunt the Indo-Pak dynamic.
The question that India needs to answer is: what does it want from Pakistan? The answer is nothing except the cessation of state-sponsored terror.
An exceptional politico-strategic consensus today exists in India vis-a-vis Pakistan. It would be wise for New Delhi to stay the course rather than try to go down the same rabbit hole all over again, notwithstanding Western prodding and pressure.
These days, Pakistan’s duplicity is on full display on its western border. On the one hand, it is playing the role of a broker between the US-Israel and Iran, but on the other, it is relentlessly bombing civilian areas and hospitals in Afghanistan, a fact confirmed by UNAMA (UN Assistance Mission in Afghanistan). Paradoxically, the same Taliban who rule Afghanistan today were Pakistan’s spearhead as it sought strategic heft on its western front decades after the loss of Bangladesh. In January 2024, Pakistan had carried out retaliatory airstrikes against Iran.
Pakistan has been on a high since May 2025, thanks to its “rediscovery” by the Trump administration. However, the fact remains that Pakistan is structurally a failed state that can implode or go into a meltdown at any time.
The only area where a conversation is perhaps imperative is nuclear security and stability, given the inherently unstable nature of Pakistan’s nuclear command-and-control system and hierarchy. This is perhaps the only track worth exploring.
231 IAF cadets graduate from Air Force Academy, Dundigal
In this image posted on June 13, 2026, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh felicitates graduating cadets during the Combined Graduation Parade (CGP) at the Air Force Academy, in Dundigal, Medchal-Malkajgiri district, Telangana. Photo: @SpokespersonMoD/X via PTI
Indian Air Force both shield and sword of nation, says Defence Minister Rajnath Singh
A total of 231 cadets, including women who are from the first batch of women cadets of the National Defence Academy, were commissioned as officers in the Indian Air Force (IAF) following their graduation from the Air Force Academy (AFA) at Dundigal in Hyderabad on Saturday.
Cadets from the NDA, who opt for the IAF, complete their service specific training at the Air Force Academy. Nine officers from the Navy, three from the Indian Coast Guard and two from Vietnam were also awarded ‘Wings’ on the occasion.
Reviewing the Combined Graduation Parade, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh recalled the valour of the IAF in various conflicts, including during Operation Sindoor in May last year. “The IAF has consistently served as both a shield and a sword for the nation,” the minister noted.
The minister pointed out that the IAF altered the course of the 1947-48 war in Kashmir through the Srinagar airlift and scripted history in just 13 days with decisive air strikes during the 1971 war. The Air Force’s indomitable spirit and unmatched valour were also demonstrated during Operation Sindoor in 2025, when they destroyed terror hideouts with clarity and precision. “Operation Sindoor was successfully executed not only by our indigenous platforms, but also due to the IAF’s trained, courageous, and disciplined officers”, he added.
The minister further advised the newly commissioned officers to remain vigilant to emerging challenges. “Adapt, adopt and modify the futuristic technologies and strategies to gain a decisive edge,” said Singh.
Extending special congratulations to women officers, the minister said the growing presence of ‘women power’ would further strengthen the IAF, making it more robust and balanced.
The minister also gave away awards to the selected graduating officers for their exceptional performance in various disciplines.
Flying Officer Ashish Kumar Yadav was awarded the coveted ‘President’s Plaque’ and the ‘Nawanagar Sword of Honour’ for standing first in the overall order of merit in the pilot course. Flying Officer Ekta Gupta was awarded the ‘President’s Plaque’ for standing first in the overall order of merit in the navigation stream. Flying Officer Divyanshi Singh was awarded the ‘President’s Plaque’ for standing first in the overall order of merit in the ground duty branches.
Five Air Force men killed as AN-32 transport plane crashes in Assam
Co-pilot survives amid questions over safety of nearly 35-year-old aircraft
Five Indian Air Force (IAF) personnel were killed when their AN-32 transport aircraft crashed while landing at Assam’s Jorhat base around 10 am on Saturday.
Six personnel were on board and two among those killed were officers. The co-pilot survived and is undergoing treatment at a military hospital in Jorhat, said IAF officials.
The deceased have been identified as Squadron Leader Prashant Singh, Flight Lieutenant Shubham Kumar, Sergeant Jitendra Sharma, Agniveervayu Khemaram Kumawat and Agniveervayu Danish Alam.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and the IAF condoled the deaths in separate messages on X. “A court of inquiry is being constituted to ascertain the cause of the accident,” the IAF said.
Serious questions, meanwhile, have again risen over flying the AN-32 aircraft, which are over 35 years old even as their replacement is still a few years away. Sources said as soon as the aircraft took off from Jorhat on a routine sortie, its pilot reported a technical malfunction and decided to return to the base.
Past AN-32 crashes
June 3, 2019: Plane disappears shortly after take-off from Jorhat for Arunachal; all 13 aboard killed
July 2016: Plane with 29 disappears on way from Chennai to Port Blair; wreckage found in 2024; all dead
June 2009: An AN-32 crashes near Rinchi Hill in Arunachal; all 13 personnel on board killed
March 1999: Crash near Delhi’s Palam airport; all 21 on board killed, casualties on ground too
However, while attempting to land, the aircraft skidded off the runway and crashed, resulting in a fire and the five deaths, the sources said.
The AN-32 is the Air Force’s “workhorse” in the Himalayas and nearly 100 of these planes are still in use. It’s a twin-engine turboprop transport aircraft, which is widely used for tactical airlift, troop movement, cargo delivery and logistics support, particularly in remote and high-altitude areas. It possesses specialised high-thrust engines capable of operating in “hot and high” environment.
India had bought 125 AN-32 aircraft and the first lot had started arriving in 1984. In 2009, a deal was finalised with Ukraine for the entire fleet’s upgrade, which included “total technical life extension, repowering engines; certain structural modifications to reduce weight, noise and vibration; installation of a glass cockpit with a new avionics suite and flight management system, satellite navigation system and anti-collision systems”. While Ukraine modified a few aircraft, the remaining were to be done by No. 1 Base Repair Depot, Kanpur.
The IAF has also started executing its long-term strategy to replace the ageing AN-32 with Airbus C-295 aircraft and the deliveries have already commenced. Though the C-295 is to directly replace the legacy Avro HS-748 fleet, it is widely seen as the stepping stone for replacing the tactical transport roles traditionally fulfilled by the AN-32.
The Air Force also has a Medium Transport Aircraft programme for replacing the AN-32 and it seeks a plane with a carrying capacity between 18 and 30 tonnes. The foreign partner for this is yet to be
After gold medal at NDA, Kapurthala Sainik School alumnus bags silver at IMA
Lieutenant Prince Raj is from the Sainik School’s 2022 batch and had joined the NDA the same year as part of the 148th Course
After topping his course at the National Defence Academy, (NDA) Khadakvasla, a year ago, Lieutenant Prince Raj, an alumnus of Sainik School, Kapurthala, in Punjab continued his march of excellence, bagging the silver medal in the order of merit of the Spring Term-2026 at the Indian Military Academy (IMA), Dehradun.
He was presented the medal by President Droupadi Murmu, who is also the Supreme Commander of the Armed Forces, during the passing out parade held at the academy on June 13. The President had reviewed the parade comprising 515 cadets from the 158th Regular Course and 141st Technical Graduates Course, including nine women.
Prince is from the Sainik School’s 2022 batch and had joined the NDA the same year as part of the 148th Course. He was conferred the President’s Gold Medal for standing first at the NDA on culmination of the three-year course in May 2025, and had thereafter proceeded to the IMA for the one-year pre-commission training.
Hailing from Patna in Bihar, Prince had studied at Sainik School Kapurthala for seven years from Class VI onwards. Prince’s father is in the Indian Railways and his mother is a homemaker housewife.
A top performer at the NDA as well as the IMA, he held the appointment of Battalion Cadet Adjutant at the NDA and Academy Under Officer at the IMA. Besides academics, he also excelled in sports and games and had won several championships.
In an earlier interaction with The Tribune, he had said that the Sainik School had groomed him thoroughly in every respect including mannerism, sports, behaviour and daily routine. The environment the school provided was exactly the same as at NDA.
In another instance of continuing excellence, Lieutenant Tejas Bhat was awarded the bronze medal for standing third in the order of merit in the Spring Term – 2026 at the IMA. He had also received the bronze medal while passing out from the NDA in 2025.
Nine women among 515 cadets commissioned into Indian Army
Reviewing the passing out parade, President Droupadi Murmu highlighted the induction of the first batch of women officers for permanent commission, terming it as a ‘watershed moment’ in the IMA’s history.
“I am especially delighted to see the nine women cadets. This is ‘watershed moment’ in the history of the IMA. It is not only a milestone in the history of India’s defence forces, but also an inspiring example of India’s march towards women-led development. I am sure that many more women cadets will join the academy,” she said.
Over 93 years after it was established, the Indian Military Academy in Dehradun witnessed a historic moment when the first batch of women cadets for permanent commission took the ‘Antim Pag’ (final step) from the academy’s hallowed parade ground.
Nine women cadets of the pioneering batch will be pipped as Lieutenants alongside their male counterparts after having completed a four-year gruelling training regimen, including the first three years at the National Defence Academy (NDA) Khadakvasla.
While permanent commission has been extended to women officers across all arms as part of the Supreme Court’s directives, they are still not eligible to join the IMA directly and have to become officers either through the NDA or the Officers Training Academy (OTA) in Chennai.
As many as 515 cadets from the 158th Regular Course and 141st Technical Graduates Course, including nine women, were commissioned as officers from the IMA on Saturday.
Among those who passed out today were 29 cadets from friendly foreign countries. “Your countries had entrusted us with the responsibility of training you to the highest levels of military professionalism. I am confident that you will bring many laurels to your armed forces and countries through your service and the values you have imbibed here,” the President said.
Addressing the parade, she said that in an era of rapidly changing security challenges, technological advances and complex global environments, the Army must remain adaptive and future-ready.
She urged the new officers to be lifelong learners, courageous decision-makers and ethical leaders. “As Army officers, you will be responsible for leading, guiding and caring for the soldiers. You have to lead by example, inspire confidence and encourage the spirit of teamwork and dedication. By balancing operational effectiveness with the well-being of your soldiers, you will build trust and strengthen the fighting capability of the units you will lead. I expect you to lead from the front, care for your soldiers and uphold the finest traditions of our armed forces,” she said.
The President awarded the Sword of Honour for being the overall best cadet and the gold medal for standing first in the order of merit to Vishal Kumar. Prince Raj bagged the silver medal while Tejas Bhatt secured the bronze medal.
7 alumni of Mohali preparatory institute become Army, Air Force officers
The new Army officers are Paramjot Singh from Hoshiarpur, son of a businessman and a staff nurse with the Health Department; Abhay Singh Raghav from Mohali, son of a Civil Registration Officer with the Health Department and a private school teacher; Aniket Kahol from Hoshiarpur, son of a businessman; and Anurag Chauhan from Pathankot.
President Droupadi Murmu reviews passing out parade at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun
Seven alumni of the Maharaja Ranjit Singh Armed Forces Preparatory Institute (MRSAFPI), Mohali, were commissioned into the Indian Army and the Indian Air Force on Saturday.
Four have become officers in the Army as part of the 158th Regular Course at the Indian Military Academy, Dehradun, the passing out parade of which was reviewed by President of India, Droupadi Murmu.
The new Army officers are Paramjot Singh from Hoshiarpur, son of a businessman and a staff nurse with the Health Department; Abhay Singh Raghav from Mohali, son of a Civil Registration Officer with the Health Department and a private school teacher; Aniket Kahol from Hoshiarpur, son of a businessman; and Anurag Chauhan from Pathankot.
Three have become Flying Officers from the Air Force Academy’s 217th Course in Dundigal near Hyderabad. The Combined Graduation Parade was reviewed by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh.
The Air Force officers include Udaibir Singh from Ropar, son of an Air Force veteran; Vasu Mehta from SAS Nagar, whose parents are government teachers; and Karan Kaushish, also from SAS Nagar, whose mother works in the judicial court while his father is a businessman.
The Air Force officers include Udaibir Singh from Ropar, son of an Air Force veteran; Vasu Mehta from SAS Nagar, whose parents are government teachers; and Karan Kaushish, also from SAS Nagar, whose mother works in the judicial court while his father is a businessman.
Punjab Employment Generation, Skill Development and Training Minister Aman Arora has congratulated the cadets on their commissioning and exhorted them to work even harder in their careers as service officers and serve with distinction.
Major General Ajay H. Chauhan, (retd), Director of MRSAFPI, congratulated the cadets and asked them to uphold the ideals of the defence services and bring honour to the nation, state and their alma mater.
Army, locals pay tributes to Shaurya Chakra awardee Rifleman Aurangzeb in Poonch
The Army paid tribute to Rifleman Aurangzeb Khan on Sunday, commemorating the eighth anniversary of his supreme sacrifice in service to the nation.
Aurangzeb was abducted and later killed by terrorists in Pulwama district of Kashmir while he was on his way home to celebrate Eid with his family. His courage, dedication, and sacrifice continue to inspire generations and strengthen the resolve for peace and security in the region.
An official said, “Eight years have passed, but the memory of Rifleman Aurangzeb Khan, Shaurya Chakra, continues to remain deeply etched in the hearts of his family, comrades and the people of his native village, Salani in Poonch.”
On his eighth death anniversary, a memorial function was organised at Salani, where the Army, civil administration, family members, and hundreds of local villagers gathered to pay tributes to the brave son of the soil. The atmosphere was filled with emotion, pride and patriotism as floral tributes were offered in remembrance of his supreme sacrifice.
The official said the memorial function, organised by his family and supported by the Army, witnessed an overwhelming response from the entire sub-division. The gathering reflected the sentiment that such bravehearts belong not only to their families but to the entire nation.
He further said that Romeo Force and the people of Mendhar paid tributes to Aurangzeb and reaffirmed their commitment to carrying forward his legacy of courage, service and sacrifice.
2nd Lancers: An illustrious regiment with the distinction of producing three Army Chiefs
Only Indian Army cavalry unit that has an affiliation with the British Army’s Royal Tank Regiment
Among the oldest and most highly decorated armoured regiments of the Indian Army, 2nd Lancers has the unique distinction of being the parent unit for three Chiefs of the Army Staff – the highest number for any unit.
The Army Chief designate, Lt Gen Dhiraj Seth, scheduled to take over the reins of the Indian Army on June 30, was commissioned into this regiment in December 1986, though he later commanded 1st Horse.
Earlier, Gen Maharaj Rajendrasinhji Jadeja, the first Chief from the Armoured Corps who held office from January 1952 to May 1955, was posted to the regiment when he joined the Indian Army about a year after his commissioning from the Royal Military College, Sandhurst, in 1921, where he had been placed on the Unattached List for the Indian Army and seconded to a British Infantry regiment. At that time post-commission attachment of Indian officers with a British unit for about a year was mandatory. As a Lieutenant Colonel, Gen Jadeja commanded 2nd Lancers.
Gen Bipin Chandra Joshi, Army Chief from July 1993 to November 1994 (when he died in harness), was commissioned into 2nd Lancers in December 1954, though he later commanded 64 Cavalry at the Western Theatre during the 1971 India-Pakistan war.
In the Armoured Corps, as also in some other arms like the Artillery and Engineers, a ‘regiment’ is the equivalent of an Infantry battalion, commanded by an officer of the rank of Colonel. In the Infantry, the term regiment denotes a group of battalions based on a particular caste, religious or regional composition, such as the Punjab Regiment, Jat Regiment, Garhwal Rifles, Gorkha Riles, Maratha Light Infantry and Assam Regiment. Each such regiment has a number of battalions which are placed under different operational formations.
A few Army Chiefs have belonged to the same combat Arm or Infantry regiment, but instances of more than one Chiefs having affiliation to the same unit are rare. Gen KV Krishna Rao and Gen Krishnaswamy Sundarji, both from the Mahar Regiment, served initially with the regiment’s 2nd Battalion but went on to command the 3rd and 1st Battalion, respectively.
The 16th Light Cavalry, India’s oldest armoured regiment that was raised in 1776, is associated with two Chiefs – Gen Jayanto Nath Chaudhuri and Gen Vishwa Nath Sharma. Gen Chaudhuri had initially joined the 7th Light Cavalry and later commanded the 16th, whereas Gen Sharma was commissioned into the 16th and later commander 66 Armoured Regiment.
The Kumaon Regiment is associated with three Army Chiefs. Gen General Satyawant Mallannah Shrinagesh and General Kodendera Subayya Thimayya had joined the 4th Battalion of the 19th Hyderabad Regiment in the erstwhile British Indian Army, which after Independence was merged into the Kumaon Regiment and is now its 4th Battalion. Gen Tapishwar Narain Raina initially served with different battalions of the 19th Hyderabad Regiment and later commanded 14 Kumaon.
The Sikh Light Infantry, for example, has produced three Army Chiefs – Gen VP Malik, Gen Bikram Singh and Gen MM Naravane, but they are from different battalions of the regiment. Now having shot into prominence with the announcement of Gen Upendra Dwivedi’s successor, 2nd Lancers, also known as Gardner’s Horse after William Linnæus Gardner, a British officer who had raised it in 1809 at Farukhabad in Uttar Pradesh, was formed by the amalgamation of two of the oldest regiments of the East India Company’s Bengal Army – the 2nd Royal Lancers and the 4th Cavalry.
After initial policing duties in occupied territories around Agra, the regiment first saw active service in 1815 during the Anglo-Nepalese War, and till the outbreak of the First World War, was engaged in campaigns in Punjab, Bengal, Multan and Egypt. It was deployed in France during the First World War, where it was involved in the Battle of the Somme, Battle of Bazentin, Battle of Flers–Courcelette, the Advance to the Hindenburg Line and the Battle of Cambrai. It was on the Western Front that Lance-Daffadar Gobind Singh from the 27th Light Cavalry, attached to the 2nd Lancers, was awarded the Regiment’s only Victoria Cross for gallantry.
In 1918, the Regiment moved to Egypt, conducting several operations in Palestine, Israel, Jordan, Syria and other areas of West Asia, before finally landing back in India in December 1920. World War – II saw the regiment back in Africa, serving in the Western Desert campaign as part of the 3rd Indian Motor Brigade under the 7th Armoured Division against the Axis attacks, and also deputing troops for the Indian Long Range Squadron formed to patrol the borders between the Soviet Union and Persia and Afghanistan.
On returning to India in January of 1943, 2nd Lancers was converted to an armoured car regiment. In October, Lt Col Jadeja became the first Indian officer to take command of the regiment and also became the first Indian to command an armoured regiment. Post-Independence, 2nd Lancers took part in the Indo-Pakistan War of 1965 as part of the 1st Armoured Division. The regiment was then equipped with American M-4 Sherman tanks and fought in the Battle of Phillora and the Battle of Chawinda, for which it was awarded the Battle Honour Punjab.
In August 1966, the regiment was the first unit in the Army to be equipped with the Vijayanta, the first indigenously built tank that had played a crucial role in the 1971 India-Pakistan War. The regiment currently operates the Soviet-origin T-72 tanks.
2nd Lancers is the only Indian Army regiment that has an affiliation with British Army’s Royal Tank Regiment (RTR), the world’s oldest armoured establishment that was formed in 1916 during the First World War. According to the RTR website, the affiliation, a fraternal and ceremonial relationship based on shared history and traditions, was formed in 1973. Besides India, armoured or cavalry regiments from Canada, Australia, New Zealand, France and Pakistan are similarly affiliated. The current British monarch, King Charles III, is the Colonel-in-Chief of the RTR.
Chandigarh, Amritsar, Jammu get direct Noida flights as IndiGo launches operations from Jewar Airport
ravellers from Chandigarh, Amritsar, Jammu and Dharamsala will now have direct access to the National Capital Region through the newly inaugurated Noida International Airport (NIA) at Jewar, with IndiGo on Monday becoming the first airline to commence commercial operations from the airport.
The airline’s launch is expected to significantly improve connectivity for passengers from Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Jammu and Kashmir. Beginning July 1, IndiGo will operate a daily flight from Chandigarh to Noida, departing at 7.30 am and arriving at 8.35 am, while the return flight will leave Noida at 6.10 am and reach Chandigarh at 7.10 am.
An additional service will be introduced from July 13, with flights operating on Mondays and Tuesdays. The Noida-Chandigarh flight will depart at 9.55 am and arrive at 10.55 am, while the Chandigarh-Noida service will leave at 12.20 pm and land at 1.35 pm.
Amritsar will also receive daily direct connectivity to Noida. The flight from Amritsar will depart at 11.55 am and arrive in Noida at 1.20 pm, while the return service will leave Noida at 10.10 am and reach Amritsar at 11.25 am.
For Jammu, IndiGo has scheduled a daily service from June 16 onwards. The Noida-Jammu flight will depart at 10.05 am and arrive at 11.20 am, while the Jammu-Noida service will take off at 12.10 pm and land at 1.30 pm.
Passengers travelling from Himachal Pradesh will also benefit from direct connectivity. The daily Dharamsala-Noida flight will depart at noon and reach Noida at 1.40 pm, while the return flight will leave Noida at 9.55 am and arrive in Dharamsala at 11.40 am.
The first IndiGo flight landed at Noida International Airport from Lucknow on Monday morning, while the inaugural departure from the airport was operated to Bengaluru. With the launch of operations, IndiGo will connect Noida with more than 16 destinations across the country.
The airline said the new network will also provide seamless one-stop connectivity from Chandigarh, Amritsar, Jammu and Dharamsala to several cities, including Jodhpur, Bhopal, Jaipur, Bareilly, Kishangarh and Pantnagar. The move is expected to strengthen regional air connectivity and reduce travel time for passengers from northern India.
IndiGo Chief Strategy Officer Aloke Singh said the opening of Noida International Airport marked a new chapter in India’s aviation sector and would create fresh opportunities for travellers across Delhi-NCR and western Uttar Pradesh. Noida International Airport Vice Chairman Christoph Schnellmann said IndiGo’s launch operations would provide passengers with greater convenience and travel choices from day one.
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