India, March 9 -- Last Friday, India welcomed its hero, Abhinandan Varthaman , back from Pakistan. He spent close to three days in Pakistani captivity as a result of a brief skirmish with Islamabad's Air Force, during which, his MiG-21 Bison went down. Officer Abhinandan's return is the latest course of events in an episode that has not yet seen its last act but India can at least momentarily heave a sigh of relief. His return also provides us with enough pause to examine the events that unfolded over the past few weeks, to praise the bravery of our armed forces and to ask questions to the Prime Minister, who is the man entrusted with providing leadership to the armed forces.

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