Before taking up Operation Sindoor, Kartik is expected to finish shooting for Captain India, directed by Shimit Amin
The government's blocking powers came into focus during Operation Sindoor, launched on May 7, 2025, following the April 22 terror attack in Pahalgam that killed 26 people.
"The spiritual aspirations of the people must be respected. There should be no room for petty politics when it comes to religious devotion," Bhagwant Mann said .
The woman student from a private college in Pune was arrested on May 9, 2025, over the controversial Instagram repost related to Indo-Pak tensions following Operation Sindoor.
At the same time, Singh warned that validation of the IAF's approach must not be a reason to "stand still" as the way forward is to deepen and expand this capability across the force.
Announced in 2019 as India's most ambitious military reform since Independence, the theaterisation plan seeks to integrate the three services for greater operational synergy.
Addressing the rally on Friday, Trump took credit for stopping India and Pakistan from escalating their military conflict last year, saying he threatened to impose steep tariffs on both countries if they continued fighting.
Trump also expressed disappointment over not receiving the Nobel Peace Prize for his claimed diplomatic interventions.
Dhawan was not the only former Indian cricketer named in the Asia Warriors squad.
Shehbaz Sharif insisted in his X post that Donald Trump "helped bring Pakistan and India back from the brink", while India has repeatedly said no third party had a role in ending the hostilities after it launched Operation Sindoor in May 2025.


