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TopicAbhinandan Varthaman

Topic: Abhinandan Varthaman

IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan to cross over via Wagah-Attari border around 3 pm

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman has already been handed over to the Indian High Commission in Islamabad, a top official told ThePrint.

Masood Azhar in Pakistan and very unwell, says foreign minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi

Pakistan's statement comes amid high tensions with India, which blames Islamabad for giving shelter to Azhar and his terrorist outfit Jaish-e-Mohammed.

Why Pakistan’s PM talked of Tipu Sultan the day he decided to release IAF pilot Abhinandan

Citing two historical figures, Bahadur Shah Zafar and Tipu Sultan, Imran Khan upheld the latter as his role model.

Pakistan releasing Abhinandan for peace but Imran Khan isn’t optimistic about Modi

As Pakistan PM held talks with opposition and Army, its citizens rallied on social media asking their govt to safely release the IAF pilot.

IAF Pilot will walk free tomorrow but tensions between India-Pakistan still exist

The two country's fighter jets fought the battle above Jammu and Kashmir.

PM Modi chairs high-level meeting on security after continued India-Pakistan tensions

The meeting was attended by the chiefs of three services.

Wing Commander Abhinandan shot down Pakistani F-16 seconds before his plane was hit

Indian Air Force sources say Abhinandan Varthaman was able to lock-in on and hit the modern fighter jet with his vintage MiG-21 Bison before going down.

IT Ministry asks YouTube to remove video links of IAF pilot Abhinandan Varthaman

Google, which runs YouTube, said the company complies with valid legal requests from authorities wherever possible.

IAF pilot Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman to be released by Pakistan tomorrow

Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan made the announcement in his address to a joint session of the Pakistani parliament.

On Camera

Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.