Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman  

Five years ago, the Indian Air Force conducted the Balakot airstrikes in Pakistan in response to the Pulwama attack. Code-named 'Operation Bandar', the airstrikes marked a significant retaliation against terrorism. Here's a detailed timeline of the events surrounding the Balakot airstrikes

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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

A suicide bomber of Pakistan-backed Jaish-e-Mohammad (JeM) targeted CRPF convoy in Pulwama district and killed around 40 bravehearts of India on the same day last year
 

Ex-IAF chief BS Dhanoa has blamed the previous UPA government for its inordinate delay in purchasing Rafale fighter jets,and suggested that had wing commander Abhinandan Varthaman flown a Rafale last year, things would have been different. 

Defence minister Rajnath Singh received the first Rafale fighter jet in France while the nation observed Indian Air Force Day wherein Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman flew the MiG-21 Bison during a fly past. A drone that entered India from Pakistan’s side left the Border Security Force on high alert near Punjab. Watch top news in 100 seconds only on MyNation
 

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman flies the MiG-21 Bison on Air Force Day 2019. Indian Air Force (IAF) is celebrating 87th anniversary on Air Force Day 2019 at Hindon Air Base in Ghaziabad.
 

Air chief marshal RKS Bhadauria will award Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman’s 51 Squadron with unit citation for shooting down Pakistan’s F-16 days after the Pulwama attack. The award is slated to be received by commanding officer Group Captain Satish Pawar on October 8.

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. 

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman and  Air Force chief Marshal BS Dhanoa took off in a two-seater MiG-21 trainer from Pathankot and flew for 30 minutes

Vivek Oberoi announced that he would be producing a trilingual film based on Indian Air Force's airstrike in Balakot, Pakistan. Will he be playing the role of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman? Read more details.

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, the Indian Air Force pilot who became the face of a tense military confrontation between India and Pakistan in February, has started flying the MiG 21 jet again. Former Union finance minister Chidambaram was remanded to CBI custody till August 26. Watch MyNation in 100 seconds for the top headlines from across the country.

Months after the combat against Pakistan’s F-16 and landing on the side of Pakistan with several injuries, Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman has now begun flying the MiG 21 jet once again

A Pakistani commando, who was behind the capture of Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman when his IAF jet crashed in Pakistani territory in February this year, had reportedly been killed in LoC firing by Indian armed forces

Pakistan will be awarding two of its Air Force officers for downing an Indian jet. Wing Commander Muhammad Nouman Ali, who downed an Indian Air Force jet piloted by Abhinandan Varthaman on February 27, will be conferred with Sitar-e-Jurat while squadron leader Hassan Mahmood Siddiqui will be awarded with Tamgha-e-Shujaat.