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This catalogue brings together 103 Rediff publication and contribution pages recorded in Nitin Sathe’s research inventory. It includes articles, interviews conducted by Nitin, reviews, fiction and advice features. The credit on each item identifies his role; one remembrance is jointly credited. The inventory is verified to date and may not represent every lifetime contribution.
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Defence & Military Affairs (32)
Trishul 2025 Signals New Era in Fighting Wars
Joint operations.
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I Am MiG-21. I Ruled The Indian Skies
Aircraft farewell.
Read on Rediff ↗Farewell MiG-21. Flying Legend, IAF’s Soul
IAF aircraft history.
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Drones Are What India Needs For Future Wars
UAV warfare and air defence.
Read on Rediff ↗What’s A Stealth Fighter?
Aviation technology.
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What To Expect At Aero India 2025
Aerospace exhibition.
Read on Rediff ↗‘A future war with China may start at a higher tempo’
Interview with Air Marshal Gurcharan Singh Bedi.
Read on Rediff ↗LCH Outperformed Other Aircraft In Ladakh
Light Combat Helicopter series.
Read on Rediff ↗‘We were a show of force to the enemy’
LCH design series.
Read on Rediff ↗India needs 6 carriers like the Vikrant
Naval interview.
Read on Rediff ↗Vikrant: ‘Multiple Celebration Of India’
Updated date Sep 2.
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Why Do Indians Have To Die in Congo?
UN peacekeeping.
Read on Rediff ↗Kargil: How MiG-25 Played A Special Role
Part II of MiG-25 series.
Read on Rediff ↗MiG 25: The Fighter who Shot Differently
Page later updated Jun 6.
Read on Rediff ↗Happy 60th To The Chetak And HTS!
Helicopter Training School.
Read on Rediff ↗The Tejas Is 20 Years Old!
20th anniversary of Tejas first flight.
Read on Rediff ↗China-Pak air exercise; Cause for worry?
Exercise Shaheen IX analysis.
Read on Rediff ↗‘Indian Navy is confident of rising to any challenge’
Interview with Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, part II.
Read on Rediff ↗‘Indian Navy will protect India’s trade and economic interests’
Two-part interview with Vice Admiral Biswajit Dasgupta, part I.
Read on Rediff ↗How Rafale will be inducted in the IAF
IAF Rafale induction.
Read on Rediff ↗‘The Chinese air force is no threat’
Interview with Air Marshal Raghunath Nambiar.
Read on Rediff ↗‘We want to prevent Pak from training Kashmiri youth’
Interview with Lt Gen B S Raju, part II.
Read on Rediff ↗‘Since Kashmir is not burning, the Pakistanis are very uncomfortable’
Interview with Lt Gen B S Raju, part I.
Read on Rediff ↗‘We can take on any Chinese threat without a problem’
Veterans discussing IAF options on China.
Read on Rediff ↗‘China doesn’t want war’
Interview with Air Marshal Pranab Kumar Barbora.
Read on Rediff ↗‘We must deny China Galwan even if it means War!’
Galwan / Ladakh veteran interviews.
Read on Rediff ↗‘You cannot trust the Chinese!’
Ladakh readiness interview.
Read on Rediff ↗Mission Accomplished: When IAF Made History
Daulat Beg Oldi series part 2.
Read on Rediff ↗Landing a plane at the world’s highest airfield
Daulat Beg Oldi series part 1.
Read on Rediff ↗Chinese Helicopter Drone: Much ado about nothing!
Unmanned helicopters.
Read on Rediff ↗‘Indian, Chinese soldiers were thrown into the lake’
Ladakh / India-China border analysis.
Read on Rediff ↗Civilians in the Army: Good idea or not?
Short military service / civilian recruitment.
Read on Rediff ↗Leadership & Human Performance (15)
Amar Preet Singh: 'The Man Who Saved Our Country'
Nitin Sathe reflects on his NDA coursemate Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh, his approach to leadership and the personal memories behind a distinguished career in uniform.
Read on Rediff ↗When A Flight Fails, Airlines Must Respond
Airline crisis response and passenger care.
Read on Rediff ↗A New Way To Retire Gracefully
Retirement and community.
Read on Rediff ↗Meet The IAF’s New Chief!
Air Chief Marshal Amar Preet Singh.
Read on Rediff ↗A Salute To An IAF Legend
Air Marshal Denzil Keelor.
Read on Rediff ↗AMAZING! The Class 9 Dropout Who Is Building Helicopters
Pradip Shivaji Mohite: ingenuity and resilience.
Read on Rediff ↗‘Know your limits and the limits of the aircraft’
Aviation safety and judgment.
Read on Rediff ↗When a fighter pilot prepares to fly…
First-person description of preflight discipline and pilot experience.
Read on Rediff ↗IAF Will Touch The Sky With Further Glory
Profile of incoming IAF chief.
Read on Rediff ↗Celebrating Heroes: Meet the IAF’s first para rower
Resilience / Shantanu.
Read on Rediff ↗Soni Somarajan’s INSPIRING LIFE
Interview/profile on poet and Sainik School alumnus Soni Somarajan.
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The IAF Air Warrior Skydiver Who Made History
Interview/profile of Group Captain Kamal Singh Oberh.
Read on Rediff ↗5 things I learnt from the IAF
IAF Day.
Read on Rediff ↗Happy landings, Empee!
Air Force Day tribute to M P Anil Kumar.
Read on Rediff ↗The pilot who is a fighter
A portrait of M P Anil Kumar, from his NDA and flying years to his work as a writer after paralysis.
Read on Rediff ↗SSB & Youth (3)
8 Tips To Crack The Armed Forces Entrance Exam
Entrance examination guidance.
Read on Rediff ↗How To ACE The NDA Exam!
Exam preparation.
Read on Rediff ↗When Queen Elizabeth Visited NDA
NDA cadet memories from 1983.
Read on Rediff ↗Disaster & Crisis Management (4)
The Rescue Mission That Came Full Circle
1988 Nainital rescue and later reunion.
Read on Rediff ↗‘It was full of danger and we knew we were playing with our lives’
Deoghar cable car rescue, part II. Earlier working title: Deoghar Cable Car Tragedy And Rescue. Exact Rediff headline verified Oct 2026.
Read on Rediff ↗Deoghar Disaster: IAF’s Mission Impossible
Rescue part I.
Read on Rediff ↗Tsunami Memories: How we rebuilt the IAF’s CarNic airbase
2004 Car Nicobar tsunami recovery.
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Nana Had A Presence That Was Difficult To Ignore
Personal remembrance of actor Nana Patekar.
Read on Rediff ↗Remembering 1971 In The Skies Of The East
1971 war remembrance.
Read on Rediff ↗‘Disgusting To See Bangladeshis Turning Backs On India’
Interview with 1971 Bangladesh veteran.
Read on Rediff ↗When A PM Miraculously Escaped Air Crash
Morarji Desai 1977 aircraft crash.
Read on Rediff ↗A 1971 War Hero Flies Into The Ages
Obituary/profile.
Read on Rediff ↗The Day I Was Reborn
Personal IAF rescue experience.
Read on Rediff ↗We could make mincemeat of the Pakistanis
Longewala veteran interview.
Read on Rediff ↗A Flying Legend Takes Off For The Ages
Wing Commander U G Kartha tribute.
Read on Rediff ↗When IAF Secretly Brought Prabhakaran To India
Sri Lanka mission.
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Why We IAF Pilots Love Our Ray-Bans
Aviation memoir.
Read on Rediff ↗‘I didn’t want to be shot by my friends’
Updated date Dec 17.
Read on Rediff ↗1971 War: Solitary Confinement In Pakistan
Jawahar Lal Bhargava POW series concluding part.
Read on Rediff ↗‘Who knows, the war would have taken a different turn, maybe!’
Lieutenant General Narayan Chatterjee.
Read on Rediff ↗‘Iski Ho Ya Uski, Khoop Piyo Whiskey’
Personal memoir.
Read on Rediff ↗‘You can kill me if you want’
1971 POW interview.
Read on Rediff ↗‘I have been hit!’
Updated date Feb 23.
Read on Rediff ↗Captured in Pakistan
1971 POW series.
Read on Rediff ↗A 1971 War Hero You Must Know
Chandan Singh profile.
Read on Rediff ↗How the Bangladesh Air Force was born
Kilo Flight series.
Read on Rediff ↗1971 War: Living To Fly Another Day
Kilo Flight series.
Read on Rediff ↗Salute This Hero of the 1971 War!
1971 War 50 years on Karandikar series part 3.
Read on Rediff ↗1971 War: A brave Dakota pilot’s contribution
Karandikar 1971 series part 2.
Read on Rediff ↗1971 War: Meet War Hero ‘Keen Kumar’
1971 series.
Read on Rediff ↗When the IAF trained Pakistani pilots!
1971 Kilo Flight series.
Read on Rediff ↗‘Gentlemen, we are at war!’
1971 war heroes series.
Read on Rediff ↗When Pakistan SURRENDERED to India
1971 series.
Read on Rediff ↗‘We helped the army tighten the noose around Dacca’
1971 Sridharan series part 3.
Read on Rediff ↗‘The boys were so fired up to fight the enemy’
1971 War series part 2.
Read on Rediff ↗How IAF choppers helped General Sagat liberate Bangladesh
1971 War series part 1.
Read on Rediff ↗‘During the war, we reached 40 km into Pakistan’
1971 War Heroes series part 2.
Read on Rediff ↗1971 War: When my dad trained the Mukti Bahini
1971 War Heroes series part 1.
Read on Rediff ↗How Mi-8 helped India’s Operation Cactus
Maldives Operation Cactus.
Read on Rediff ↗Kargil@21: When the choppers attacked the enemy
Kargil series part 5.
Read on Rediff ↗Remembering Kargil: The IAF Attack on Tiger Hill
Kargil series part 4.
Read on Rediff ↗Remembering Kargil: ‘Bombs on Target!’
Kargil series part 3.
Read on Rediff ↗‘The Pakistanis had state of the art anti-aircraft missiles to shoot us down’
Kargil War heroes series.
Read on Rediff ↗‘The enemy started firing at us’
Kargil War heroes series part 1.
Read on Rediff ↗Travel & Reflections (4)
From Russia With Love
Travel writing.
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Vietnam: A Wonderful Place For A Holiday
Travel.
Read on Rediff ↗The Peeli-Peelis of Kolkata
Travel and nostalgia.
Read on Rediff ↗Traveling On A Vande Bharat Train
Travel.
Read on Rediff ↗Film & Culture (6)
Operation Safed Sagar Brings IAF’s Kargil Story Alive For Gen Z
OTT series analysis.
Read on Rediff ↗Sky Force Review: Failed Noble Attempt
Film review.
Read on Rediff ↗The Fighter Absurdity Goes Beyond The Thinkable
Review of Fighter film.
Read on Rediff ↗Tejas: Don’t Get IAF Wrong!
Film review.
Read on Rediff ↗What Was Jawan All About?
Film review.
Read on Rediff ↗Baipan Bhari Deva Review: Worth A Watch!
Marathi film review.
Read on Rediff ↗Stories & Reflections (2)
‘His First Love On Planet Earth Were Animals’
A reader-remembrance feature jointly credited to Renu Balakrishnan and Nitin Sathe.
Read on Rediff ↗Even we need to survive!
Coronavirus-era animal fable.
Read on Rediff ↗Prefer a short reading introduction
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