India Today Conclave 2019: PM Modi details the achievements of his government in the past five years and the agendas for the 2019 General Elections.

While appreciating the good word done by the IAF, it is important to keep in mind that the MiG-21 is a 65-year-old design and has an unprecedented crash rate that has taken the lives of at least 177 Indian pilots.

India has been maintaining that the Pakistani decision is in consonance with the Geneva Conventions.

Pakistan has denied deploying any F-16s on Wednesday's LoC violation. The US fighter jets, as per the sale agreement, can only be used for counter-terrorism operations and not to attack any country

IAF pilot Abhinandan returns India via Attari-Wagah border. \"Welcome Home Wing Commander Abhinandan! The nation is proud of your exemplary courage. Our armed forces are an inspiration for 130 crore Indians. Vande Mataram!\" Prime Minister Narendra Modi tweets.

Air Vice Marshal RGK Kapoor said Pakistan used F-16s in this mission through their electronic signatures. A part of AMRAAM, air to air missile which is carried only on the Pakistani F-16s was recovered east of Rajouri within the Indian territory.

Pakistani actress Veena Malik faced criticism on Twitter for posting disrespectful tweets about Wing Commander Abhinandan.

The benchmark KSE 100 rose 456 points or 1.18% to hit an intra day high of 39,149 compared to the previous close of 38,692 level. KSE 100 index moved in a range of 38,558 and 39,149 in trade today.

Expressing happiness over release of IAF pilot Abhinandan, all three wings of the Indian defence forces said that they are in a heightened state of readiness to counter advances from Pakistan.

Union Ministry of External Affairs had summoned Shah to South Blcok after several violations of Indian air space by Pakistan Air Force's F-16 fighter jets on Wednesday.