The Air chief gave his soldiers a taste of war, publicly chided the HAL, laid Mig-21s to rest, and spearheaded the country's largest fighter aircraft acquisition.

Indian Railways touched the 130 kmph speed record in 1969 by introducing the Howrah Rajdhani Express. 57 years later, the train's top speed has remained unchanged. The government launched Mission Raftaar in 2016 to speed up long-distance trains, but has little to show for it ten years later. Here's a look at what will it take for Indian Railways to make the mission a success.

India has achieved a rare feat that it sought for decades to boost its nuclear energy sector that operated under the dark shadows of international sanctions and a crippling shortage of domestic uranium reserves.