Clearly any hopes that Indian Air Force Wing Commander Abhinandhan’s quick and decent repatriation would trigger a thaw were misplaced. And if you consider the lives of people near the Line of Control (LoC), it’s as real war like as it can get. “…if anybody wants operational details to be made public… he certainly does not understand the system,” he said. We retaliated, as promised by the prime minister, inflicted damage and presented proof, yet released their pilot and offered talks again. Any time in the future if they beat their chests or threaten action, they will be reminded of this episode.

Source: Pakistan Today March 04, 2019 08:37 UTC