Nachiketa was tortured and interrogated, but released after 8 days in 1999. Much credit was given to the Indian and Pakistani foreign ministers at the time.
Opposition leaders criticised the Modi govt for not taking the country into confidence over the developing issue, and raised concerns over national security.
Pakistani military spokesperson Major General Asif Ghafoor had earlier said two IAF pilots were in his military's custody, of which one was sent to a hospital.
According to the IAF, patrolling aircraft are rotated based on various factors, and at the time when the Pakistani F-16s attacked, it was the MiG-21's turn.
PM Modi was barely visible Wednesday, having spent a busy Tuesday chairing the CCS, attending public events in Delhi and Rajasthan, and riding the Delhi Metro.
Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.
I don’t think Wing Commander Abhinandan will be mistreated. We pray for his safe return. Whether it is the Geneva or the Vienna Convention, both countries need to recognise that other nations have been in this territory of hostility before, have evolved norms of civilised behaviour. All these petty harassments to which diplomats from both sides are routinely subjected to serve no useful purpose. We may never be able to agree on Kashmir, but life’s little courtesies should not be beyond reach.
By now you must have heard the pilot,s interview. He is full of praise for his Pakistani captors. Proud of pak army
I don’t think Wing Commander Abhinandan will be mistreated. We pray for his safe return. Whether it is the Geneva or the Vienna Convention, both countries need to recognise that other nations have been in this territory of hostility before, have evolved norms of civilised behaviour. All these petty harassments to which diplomats from both sides are routinely subjected to serve no useful purpose. We may never be able to agree on Kashmir, but life’s little courtesies should not be beyond reach.