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MiG-21 to be phased out in September; IAF's fighter jet squadrons to reduce to 29, the lowest in six decades
The Indian Air Force will retire its last MiG-21 on September 19, reducing its fighter jet squadrons to a six-decade low of ...
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Farewell MiG-21: Tracing the fighter jet's glory days in war to becoming 'flying coffin'
The acquisition of MiG-21 supersonic fighter jets in 1963 had given India a combat edge in the 1960s and 70s. While the aircraft has been in service in nearly 60 countries, India has been its largest ...
India Today on MSN7d
Six decades of MiG-21: How IAF's crown jewel became flying coffin
Inducted in 1963 by the IAF, the MiG-21s were once the crown jewels, playing a crucial role in nearly every war India had ...
Final flight of MiG-21: India bids farewell to the fighter jet that shot down Pakistan's top war aircraft
As India prepares to retire the last MiG-21 jets that defined its aerial power for decades, the nation reflects on a legacy ...
India Today6d
Language war: Should Hindi be the link language? Democratic Newsroom debates
In this edition of Democratic Newsroom, the focus is on the raging language war over Hindi. The discussion explores ...