Pakistan gave India the pilot of the MiG-21 shot down a Pakistani air force 27 February in the course of the air battle over Kashmir. In Islamabad this step, called a “gesture for peace”. Meanwhile, in new Delhi noted that the rapid return of a prisoner of war was “a victory of Indian diplomacy.” Experts believe that the escalation of tension in relations between the two countries is unlikely to lead to new military confrontations. According to the politician, both India and Pakistan, being nuclear powers, realize the consequences of their actions, and therefore further out of this situation will look for the diplomats, not the military.

Pakistani authorities handed new Delhi a pilot of the MiG-21, shot down on February 27 during the air battle over Kashmir.

38-year-old commander of the aviation unit Abhinandan Vardhaman was brought from Lahore city on the only land border crossing point between countries — Attari-Vaga — the escort.

It is here every day are indicative of the changing of the guard in which guards of both countries marching, trying to demonstrate your soles of opponents, thus showing contempt for the military of another country. In connection with the transfer of the pilot of the Military air forces of India the changing of the guard ceremony on Friday, March 1, was canceled.

After the transfer of the pilot was examined by the doctors. “Was assigned to a medical examination, as the air force pilot ejected from the plane,” said Vice air Marshal of India Ravi Gopal Krishan Kapoor.

Thus, the promise of the Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan, who during a speech to Parliament said that Islamabad will go to this step “as a gesture for peace”, was performed. According to him, any differences should be resolved through dialogue.

The point of view of the head of government was supported by foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi. According to him, the armed conflict with India would lead to “mutual destruction.”

“Pakistan has never sought to escalate, never wanted to take a hostile position,” he said.

Meanwhile in India give a different evaluation of the incident.

“It is understood that Pakistan has not done us a service by returning Abhinandana. According to the Geneva Convention, a soldier, captured during the conflict should be returned”, — said the Minister of foreign Affairs of India Vijay Kumar Singh.

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A similar view was expressed by Amit Shah, the head of one of the leading parties of India “Bharatiya Janata party”. According to him, the returning pilot has become a “diplomatic victory” in new Delhi.

“Air attack after the terrorist attack in Pulwama led to the isolation of Pakistan in the world is a victory of our diplomacy. The creation of a situation for the return of the pilot Abhinandana in such a short time is our diplomatic victory,” — said the politician.

We will remind, on February 27 in Islamabad reported that in the airspace over Kashmir, there was a fight between planes of Pakistan and India. The result was shot down by Indian MiG-21bis UPG (Bison), the pilot of which was captured. Thus, according to the Indian channel NDTV, in the battle from both sides involved 24 fighter. With the Pakistani side, eight American F-16, four French Mirage-3 and developed jointly with China JF-17 Thunder. From new Delhi the opposition fought two MiG-21, the same French Mirage 2000 and four su-30MK.

Later Vice-Marshal of the Indian air force Ravi Gopal Krishan Kapoor also said that the Pakistanis had used in battle, F-16 and knocked downed the MiG-21. As proof was demonstrated chip American missiles AIM-120 AMRAAM class “air — air”.

According to Bloomberg, the US state Department is closely monitoring the situation in Kashmir. The publication notes that, according to the agreement, Pakistan may use F-16 only to conduct counter-terrorism operations, any military action against other countries is prohibited.

  • The Pakistani military near the wreckage of a crashed MiG-21 Indian air force
  • AFP

“Effects of the aggravation will be resolved at the political level”

According to General Director of the Center for political information Alexei Mukhin, the current deterioration in relations between India and Pakistan has reached serious proportions, so to predict how further events will develop, is very difficult.

“Maybe the transmission of the pilot will lead to the reduction of tensions between the countries, but maybe not. Countries are engaged in negotiations, and forecasting is impossible. However, there is pressure from the international community, given that both countries are nuclear powers. Here we are talking about global, not national security. But still a serious threat of nuclear war no, because this is not the first conflict between Pakistan and India that takes place in this way”, — said the interlocutor of RT.

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In turn, the doctor of political Sciences, Professor of Moscow state University Andrey manoylo believes that both sides are looking for opportunities to deescalate the situation.

“Conflict, I think, not get further in a military way. And its consequences will be to settle already politicians and diplomats”, — the expert believes.

According to him, Islamabad and new Delhi listen to the opinion of the world community.

“Minimize the conflict is the result of the sanity of the Indian and Pakistani military. Worsened, and the conflict is now either growing in the border war that turns into a full-scale, or subside. So both parties once made a specific set of hostilities and has taken all steps that they could take without turning the conflict into a war stopped,” said manoylo in an interview with RT.