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Tuesday, April 28, 2026
TopicAbhinandan Varthaman

Topic: Abhinandan Varthaman

Pakistan agreed to hand over Abhinandan by 4pm on 1 March. Why was it delayed till 9pm?

As the US successfully extracts two airmen from behind enemy lines, read how India brought back Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, who was dropped into Pakistan after a dogfight, in Ajay Bisaria's Anger Management.

Pakistani major linked to 2019 capture of Abhinandan Varthaman killed in clash with TTP militants

New Delhi: Major Syed Moiz Abbas Shah, a Pakistani Army officer previously involved in the 2019 capture of Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander...

Pakistan Army warns its ‘adversary’ with new song. People say, ‘show them Sunday’s match’

The song, Dushmana Sun, released by Pakistan’s ISPR has montages of news channels, air force, and a smiling Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman holding a cup of tea.

An Instagrammer did what two govts couldn’t. Indians and Pakistanis came to pawri together

Memes are the new confidence-building measures between two nuclear foes who are not talking. With pawri, Pakistanis are saying: ghar mein ghus ke laughter se maara.

Pakistan still obsessing over Abhinandan. How about an update on Israeli pilot Army ‘caught’

In Pakistan, PML-N leader's remarks on minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi are a more serious threat to national security than minister Fawad Chaudhry claiming a terror attack.

A Pakistani official, politician, army man, reporter walk into a TV show. Only one is a hero

From Arnab Goswami to Abhinandan Varthaman, many reliable Indian figures also make an entry in Ehd-e-Wafa, a TV drama sponsored by Pakistan military’s PR wing.

A year on, IAF hero Abhinandan is training for another Balakot and training young pilots

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, now posted in the western sector, is due for promotion and command position next year.

Not much has changed for IAF a year after it was outgunned by Pakistan

India has made some progress in moving to acquire fighters, tech and equipment but it is yet to get its hands on any.

‘Make chai, not war’ – Imran Khan’s message that almost won him the 2019 Nobel Peace Prize

Today, IAF’s Abhinandan Varthaman lives on in Pakistan’s memory either as a mannequin inside a war museum or as a poster boy for a tea stall.

On Camera

Lesson for India from the West: AI is hollowing out white-collar jobs & birthing a new middle-class elite

Post-2022 as AI has spread in developed economies, it is leading to another round of polarisation—the middle class jobs are being lost in offices rather than in factories.

What theaterisation could look like: Rotational CDS, three-star theatre commanders in initial years

The proposed structure envisions the post of Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) rotating between the Army, Navy and Air Force, it is learnt.

Trump, Netanyahu’s Iran gamble: The regime change rebound

American objectives are unmet. They neither have muscle nor motivation to resume the war. As for Iran, the regime didn’t just survive, it’s now led by more radical individuals.