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The flip side is that the impression created by the bad publicity has almost always landed us in the hot waters. Our current dynamics of F-16's deployment and use is an outcome of such publicity. The US Congress had the condition imposed that US observers would be stationed at Pakistani airbases...

I have not seen the movie so don't really know what is going on. But what's interesting is that he, and for that matter, every other person, has not questioned how the IAF jets suddenly appear unannounced. Was the air defence on leave or something?

You probably know this but he was a fighter pilot himself - I think for the US Navy, so F-18 pilot. He has always presented his critique of movies focusing on aerial combat with lightheartedness, be it Hollywood or any other film industry. On the other hand, he does highlight all the wrongs in...

In many cases of violence against Muslims in India, the victims have said that the attackers, whether police or civilians, taunted them by saying "Babur ki awlad." RSS/BJP destroyed the Baburi Masjid in an anarchic manner. Now the BJP and RSS are aiming for Taj Mahal, claiming it to be...

While questioning each others' patriotism, and even right to exist in India.

If only you can make BJP and your public understand that.

Ah! Carousing with the very nations that produced and exported Mughals, Khiljis, Mamluks, Ghaznavis, etc to the subcontinent.

A logical thing to do.

For some reason, I am unable to edit this post. What I meant to say was "exporting."

I believe they already have.

I thought we were already importing donkeys to China.

Pakistan should consider creating a unified commercial firm for its defence items marketing and exports with its headquarter in Karachi, which would also facilitate marketing of naval productions.

May be the Israeli Navy could make use of these 8 F-16s now (pun intended, of course). Kosher.

If I am not mistaken, his autobiography states that he was assigned a role of advisor to PAF. Thus, I said the "instructor." Anyway, thanks for the update.

Does looks like him. He has served in Pakistan as an instructor for PAF in the 1970s. If it is him I'll be surprised that his visit went unannounced and unnoticed, given his stature.

Around 8 drowned. Don't think it is going to leave a big dent in their airpower capability.

It was given just about enough coverage. I have found news reports on it while doing my thesis research, and continue to find them now and then. Pakistani military and academic scholars have also written about these attacks with just about as much importance as it deserved. Only about a dozen or...

Had Abhinandan been flying Rafael then the possible outcome would have been that he would have turned his tail as the Su-30MKI and Mirage-2000 did; provided he would not have entered the electronic jamming zone. Otherwise, the result would have been somewhat the same, i.e. getting shot down...

But localised.

That is an interesting take. Certainly, something to observe in the coming days. There have been some threads and posts about them. Christians were very active in PAF and have fought against India in 1965 and 1971. This includes some of the Polish PAF officers as well. I have met at least one...