Air Chief Marshal Bs Dhanoa  

Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa (retired) has said Pakistan did not have a choice other than to release Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, days after his MiG-21 was downed in a dogfight in February last year

India accepted the consular access extended by Pakistan to death-row convict Kulbhushan Jadhav and a senior Indian diplomat is meeting him on Monday, official sources said as tensions over Kashmir simmer between the two countries. IAF Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman flew a joint sortie with Air Chief Marshal BS Dhanoa in MiG-21 fighter. In today's sortie, the two took off in the MiG-21 trainer from Pathankot and flew for 30 minutes. For the top stories of the day, watch MyNation in 100seconds. 

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is leaving for France today (August 22) on a bilateral visit during which further boosting of defence cooperation between the two countries will be discussed. Defence minister Rajnath Singh and Air chief marshal BS Dhanoa will travel to Paris next month to receive the first of 36 Rafale jets