Kashmiri man Air Commodore Hilal Ahmad Rather who played key role in Rafale’s India journey

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When all else fails, racists, occupiers, oppressors etc trot out the token black/Palestinian/Muslim/Kashmiri guy.

Oh hey, look! I have an 'X demographic' friend so I can't possibly be all those evil things the evidence and facts say I am!

Please check the track record of Mr. Hilal Ahmed Rather. He has been in Air Force service since 1988 (most of these kids on Defence.pk were not even born then). Has a record of more than 3000 hours of accident-free fighter plane flying.

Totally sounds like one of the most capable pilots in India. So he's not there in the pic by accident, but by his own merit. I don't think he's a poster child. The Indian Muslims in all three service branches serve very proudly, and often exceed the Hindus in terms of capability, but they get passed for promotion because of discrimination. Also their loyalty is often suspected.

In an "Abhinandan" like situation, it's more likely that Mr. Rather will not surrender because of a strong personal ethic. So you guys better be careful if he's leading a sortie into your country: he's no Abhi-none-done.