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Quad, Chinese debt trap, diplomacy and relations with the West: 5 key takeaways from S Jaishankar’s remarks at Munich Security Conference

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Quad, Chinese debt trap, diplomacy and relations with the West: 5 key takeaways from S Jaishankar’s remarks at Munich Security Conference

On Saturday (February 19), External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar spoke on an array of issues pertaining to India’s strategic policies and diplomatic stances during a panel discussion at the Munich Security Conference (MSC) 2022. He shared the stage with the Foreign Ministers of Australia, Japan and France.

The panel moderator, Dr Lynn Kuok, had quizzed the Indian External Affairs Minister about India’s active participation in the Quad. “We have seen India step up in the Quad…So I think we have seen in fact a strengthening of India’s relations perhaps with some countries in the Quad at the very least, even if it might not mean an enduring strengthening of ties with the West,” she asked.

S Jaishankar responded “This incarnation of the Quad started in 2017. I participated in the first meeting when I was foreign secretary, like the permanent undersecretary, so it’s not a post-2020 development. Our relations with the Quad partners – US, Japan, Australia – have steadily improved in the last 20 years. Again as I said, you are making it seem like cause-and-effect. I would challenge that.”

He further added that the Quad holds a value in itself. “It’s four countries who recognize today that the world would be a better place if they cooperated, and that’s essentially what’s happening,” the External Affairs Minister added.

Deteriorating relations with China

During the Munich Security Conference (MSC) 2022, S Jaishankar was also asked about the ‘sharp downturn’ in India’s relationship with China due to the Ladakh crisis, which started in June 2020. Dr Lynn Kuok questioned, “What has the crisis meant for India’s China strategy and has it meant a decisive and enduring shift towards the West?”

The Indian External Affairs Minister clarified that the situation at the Line of Actual Control (LAC) will determine the diplomatic relations with the Communist country. “It’s a problem we are having with China. And the problem is this – that for 45 years, there was peace, there was stable border management. There were no military casualties on the border from 1975. That changed,” he remarked.

“Because we had agreements with China not to bring military forces to the Line of Actual Control – and the Chinese violated those agreements. The state of border will determine the state of the relationship. That’s natural. So, obviously, relations with China right now are going through a very difficult phase.,” he emphasised. S Jaishankar raised objections for linking India’s growing ties with the West to deteriorating relations with China.

India’s principles and decision to abstain from voting on Ukraine

Dr Lynn Kuok tried to insinuate that India exhibited double standards when it came to voting on Ukraine at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC).

She asked, “How is India contributing to European security? India has spoken out vociferously against China for its actions on the disputed border between India and China, but India however has abstained from voting on Ukraine in the UN Security Council. Could you please help me understand if India’s position is that different principles should apply in different parts of the world?”

The Indian External Affairs Minister clarified, “I don’t think these situations in the Indo-Pacific and the Transatlantic are really analogous and certainly the assumption in your question that somehow there’s a trade off and one country does this in the pacific so in return you do something else – I don’t think that’s how international relations work. We have, I think, are quite distinct challenges -what’s happening here, what’s happening in the Indo Pacific.”

He pointed out, “In fact, if there was a connection, by that logic, you would’ve had a lot of European powers very early taking very sharp positions in the Indo-Pacific and we didn’t seen that. We haven’t seen that since 2009. So now, yes, there is now an EU strategy – what you spoke about in your remarks -France, Germany, Netherlands – these are all very recent developments. And the problem in the Indo-Pacific is not recent, so I would say you really need to look at that question again.”

On the question of principles and its application to the world order uniformly, S Jaishankar stated, “No, I would say principles and interests are balanced and if people were so principled in this part of the world, they would have been practising them in Asia, or Afghanistan before we have actually seen them do.”

S Jaishankar on Act East Policy

The panel moderator, Dr Lynn Kuok, had quizzed the Indian External Affairs Minister on the ‘Act East Policy’ of Prime Minister Narendra Modi. She cited a recent poll, claiming that the trust of South East Asian countries in India had diminished. “What do you think India can do better to leverage its great soft power in the region?” she inquired.

S Jaishankar dismissed the aspersion cast by the poll and emphasised that he did not believe in polls on foreign policies. “But I’d say that our relations with the ASEAN are actually growing well. If I were to look at the evolution, the two big changes that are taking places: we have much stronger security cooperation with ASEAN,” he emphasised.

The Minister informed the panel moderator about his recent trip to the Philippines during which agreements were signed for supplying military supplies to the country. He concluded, “We have strong bilateral relations with Singapore, Indonesia and Vietnam, amongst others. And the other is physical connectivity. So I hate to challenge you for the 4th time but I don’t think that poll is very good.”

EAM on Chinese Debt trap

During the Q & A session, following the panel discussion, the Foreign Minister of Bangladesh Dr Abdul K Momen thanked India and Japan for support but pointed out the Chinese strategy of debt trap. “China comes forward with a basket of money, aggressive proposal and affordable proposal. And then we have a problem. What to do?”

“International relations is competitive but we have seen countries saddled with debt..people will be justified in asking what am I getting into. Unsustainable projects don’t end..thr are real concerns,” S Jaishankar responded.

The Communist regime in China has been infamous for pushing developing nations into its vicious debt trap by lending out money for investment projects and later using it to ensnare the sovereignty and strategic assets of the nation. It has lent out $1.5 trillion to 150 countries, far more than that of the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF). However, China is now witnessing a slump in its lending spree, as per a report by the Center for European Policy Analysis (CEPA).

Did Shekhar Gupta’s ThePrint use porn film intro music for ‘Cut The Clutter’? Here is what we know

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Did Shekhar Gupta’s ThePrint use porn film intro music for ‘Cut The Clutter’? Here is what we know

On February 20, a Twitter user that goes by the handle solipsisticman tweeted two videos in which it showed that music in Shekhar Gupta’s ThePrint video was same as music from some pornographic videos. He shared a clip from ThePrint’s ‘Cut The Clutter’ video and a clip from a porn video to prove his point.

OpIndia looked into the matter and found the claim is partly true. Here, the music used by ThePrint towards the end of the video and the porn video is the same, but that music is available for free to use for videos. To search the music, OpIndia used Google’s Audio search technology. The search results showed it was song ‘Raw Deal’ by an artist named AZ, and it showed Spotify link as the first result.

Result shown by Google’s music search. Source: Google

Further, we also checked if YouTube has it available for creators. YouTube has a special section for creators known as YouTube Audio Library. The track titled Raw Deal by Gunner Olsen is available for free in the library.

Screenshot of YouTube Audio Library. Source: YouTube

Both the tracks are the same, and it seems the artist used different alias on different platforms.

Why do content creators use creative commons music in videos?

YouTube and other platforms have a strict policy against using copyright music in videos without the permission of the copyright owner. There are two options copyright owners can avail. The first option is to get the video with their copyright music from the creator’s channel, and the second is to show their ads on the creator’s videos. Both options are bad for the creators as they may attract copyright strikes and/or loss of revenue.

To overcome the problem, creators prefer to use creative commons music on their videos. These audio files are available on multiple platforms, including YouTube. In the case of YouTube, it provides a large selection of music in Audio Library from where creators can download the music as per their choice and use it without giving any attribution to the creator. These audio files are free to use and do not invite copyright strikes.

To understand the situation in simple words, in an unfortunate coincidence, a porn video producer and ThePrint’s Shekhar Gupta used the same copyright free music for their videos that stirred the controversy on social media platforms.

A tale of two Indias: Of Burhan Wani, the terrorist and Yash Vyas, the survivor

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A tale of two Indias: Of Burhan Wani, the terrorist and Yash Vyas, the survivor

These days, narratives are being set in order to amass material and socio-political gains. Ways of patience and confidence in formal and conventional forms of justice appear to have no place. Stories of faith and resilience find no place in the mainstream channels of media, who claim to be the champions of penetrative reach and influenced by liberal values in the society.

Similar is the story of Yash Vyas, who did not find any place in the headlines that emanate from the plush recliners of a thousand-square-foot office in any major metropolis. People and the media rush to praise stories of terrorists like Burhan Wani, but fail to appreciate the anguish and tenacity of Yash Vyas, who opted not to use an AK 47 to revenge the horrific deaths of his family members, but chose to be patient with the judicial system and instead chose to educate himself to act for the greater good.

Yash Vyas is one of the survivors of 2008 Ahmedabad serial blasts. Speaking to OpIndia after the recent conviction and subsequent sentencing of perpetrators, Yash recalled the incident and said, “my brother was standing with the cycle and he was burnt beyond recognition”. Mainstream media has been silent on the survivors.

On the other hand, we have terrorists like Burhan Wani, who was eliminated by the Indian security forces on charges of terrorism in 2016. He was labeled as a hero and a martyr by leaders and people across the length and the breadth of this nation.

Wani was championed as the son of a school teacher, a freedom fighter, a leader of mass, and whatnot. People defended him, claiming that this is due to a lack of opportunity, which causes grownups to become frustrated and angry. However, it is important to highlight that these individuals overlook the possibilities and chances that the Indian state provides on a big scale to states like Jammu and Kashmir in order to improve the lives of its citizens. Especially for youths of Kashmir, the central government provides scholarships of up to Rs 3 lakhs, that is far more than any young person like Yash would have got for his studies!

All acts of utter cruelty by these fanatic culprits are attributed as revenge of some kind of injustice to them by people and the media but the grief which instead pushes people like Yash to pursue a life well informed and a commitment to larger welfare finds no endorsement.

It is notable how, media outlets like The Quint, who claim to be the actual flag bearers of liberty, have portrayed terrorists like Osama Bin Laden magnanimous and great saints like Swami Vivekananda as an ordinary “cigar-smoking monk”! How disgusting this is that a saint who taught this world the principles of inclusion and tolerance is portrayed on a dimmer pedestal in comparison to a terrorist whose deeds shook the entire world and devoured the lives of thousands of people. Osama is portrayed as a husband on the other side but Swami Vivekananda, just a low-profile monk who used to smoke.

Films are being created on such evil individuals, and they are depicted as protagonists or some sort of hero who battles for the rights of people who no one knows about! Abdul Lateef, a bootlegger, who was a terrorist who supplied the explosives in the 1993 Mumbai Bomb Blasts, found a place in a Shahrukh Khan starrer multi-crore movie Raees, but Dr. Malvika Iyer, who lost both of her hands in a gruesome bomb blast at the age of 13, paved her way to this world on her own and nobody came to make a movie on her.

Malvika did not choose to sit in bed and cry about her situation as an injustice to her, rather she decided to stand for herself and be a ray of hope to millions of people around the globe. Neither Yash decided to plan revenge and get those dastardly terrorists killed by him. What they both, and thousands of people unlike Osama Bin Laden, Burhan Wani, and Abdul Lateef, choose is a life of content, satisfaction, and acceptance.

Yash, who is pursuing BSc has plans to go for further studies. He saw his brother and father perish in front of him but he did not lose hope. The sympathizers and apologists for people like Burhan Wani should come and see what Yash has faced in his life. They must be made to discern that their definition of injustice and oppression differs significantly from the true definitions. What they find unjust is simply their version of victimhood repackaged in a new cover to further their cause of preferential treatment and separatism, which has no foundation.

It’s debilitating to learn that groups like Jamiat Ulema-e-hind are defending the convicted terrorists in the Ahmedabad Bomb Blast case. This is nothing more than an endorsement of such horrific atrocities. Voices of resilience like Yash Vyas will go unnoticed as long as groups, whether media or civil society, continue to humanise, whitewash and glorify persons like Burhan Wani.

West Bengal: Islamist organisation member Anish Khan who was protesting against Mamata Banerjee govt killed, family blames police

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West Bengal: Islamist organisation member Anish Khan who was protesting against Mamata Banerjee govt killed, family blames police

Anish Khan, a student who was staging a protest for nearly 130 days against the Mamata Banerjee government, was allegedly murdered in Howrah. The murder of Anish Khan has now triggered massive protests by the students against the West Bengal government, who accuse the Mamata Banerjee-led government of killing the protesting student.

According to the reports, Anish Khan, a student leader of the radical Islamic organisation Indian Secular Front, was killed at Amta in Howrah district by four unidentified people in the early hours of Saturday.

The family of the deceased 28-year-old student said one of the accused was wearing a police uniform and was carrying a firearm, while the others were wearing the uniforms of civic volunteers. The family members alleged that the victim Anish Khan was thrown off from the second floor.

“It was around 12:30 am that four persons came to our house and identified themselves as policemen from the Amta police station. One of them stood with me on the ground floor. He was carrying a firearm. The other three took my son upstairs. Moments later, I heard a huge thud and found that my son was lying in a pool of blood. As I raised the alarm, all the four persons fled,” said Salem Khan, Anish Khan’s father.

However, the local police rejected the allegations claiming that none of the policemen was sent to any such location for any kind of questioning. They have sent the dead body for post-mortem. “We have started a murder case. No police personnel went to his house. If we need to interrogate somebody we call that person to the police station. Investigation is going on,” a senior police officer said.

Protests break out against Mamata Banerjee-led government

Following the suspicious death of one of the students, students of Aliah University hit the streets on Saturday to block the seven-point Park Circus crossing in Kolkata. They also took out a candlelight march.

The police reached the spot and tried to calm down the protesters. However, the protesters demanded immediate arrest of the accused. The protest turned violent as the protestors tried to move the barricade put up by the police.

Reacting to the incident, West Bengal Minister Firhad Hakim claimed that there was a possibility of a conspiracy behind the murder.

“Such incidents can only be seen in states like Uttar Pradesh. The assailants may have come from outside the state. Police will conduct a thorough investigation and arrest the culprits,” said Firhad Hakim, state minister.

Uttar Pradesh: Clashes break out between two groups of Samajwadi Party members at rally led by Swami Prasad Maurya in Malihabad

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Uttar Pradesh: Clashes break out between two groups of Samajwadi Party members at rally led by Swami Prasad Maurya in Malihabad

Clashes broke out between two groups of Samajwadi Party members at Swami Prasad Maurya’s election rally in Lucknow’s Malihabad in Uttar Pradesh. On Saturday, two groups supporting rival party leaders were seen fighting after Samajwadi Star campaigner Swami Prasad Maurya was on the stage at a rally organised for SP candidate Sonu Kanaujiya at Tehsil Ground in Malihabad near Lucknow.

It all started when BJP rebel leader Swami Prasad Maurya entered the stage to grace the function. Many leaders from the party including Rajbala Rawat, Jay Singh Jayant, KK Gautam and Ramlakhan Chaurasia were present. When Maurya was about to finish his speech, a clash broke out between supporters of Nagar Panchayat Chairman Aziz Khan and former minister Insram Ali. While some protestors were trying to enter the stage, others were seen kicking them back in retaliation. Within no time, the clashes resulted in serious attacks on each other, while other leaders on the stage tried to control the situation.

In the rally, Swami Prasad Maurya was seen lashing out at the BJP saying, “This time the Yogi Government is going to lose with huge margins. People talk about Sabka Sath Sabka Vikas, But instead of development, it has resulted in Satyanash,” The internal clashes within Samajwadi party were witnessed a day after SP candidate Abhay Singh was arrested after similar clashes broke out between SP and BJP leaders in Ayodhya.

However, just a few days before the elections in Malihabad, infighting within the Samajwadi Party was on full display. The town of Malihabad near Lucknow goes on Assembly polls on February 23, 2021.

Strict action will be taken against educational institutions if they force students to remove tilak, kumkum, bindi etc: Karnataka Education Minister BC Nagesh

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Strict action will be taken against educational institutions if they force students to remove tilak, kumkum, bindi etc: Karnataka Education Minister BC Nagesh

Amid the hijab row, Karnataka Education minister B Nagesh has warned that strict action will be taken against those educational institutions that stop students with tilak, kumkum, bindi, sindhur etc from entering the school or colleges.

Speaking to the media, Karnataka Minister BC Nagesh said that kumkum, sindhur and bindi are our cultural identities, and they are used as ornaments. Hence it can’t be compared with the hijab, which is purely a religious outfit. The minister warned the school authorities of facing severe actions if they stop students who adorn kumkum, sindhur etc.

The minister said that the hijab represents religion, while the bangles, kumkum, bindi are just ornaments. He added that there are no strict regulations against wearing these ornaments to school, and students wear this voluntarily. He also said that the teachers should not ask the students to remove kumkum, bindi, etc.

This comes after an incident in the Vijayapur district where a student with kumkum tilak was stopped from entering the college. This incident had caused massive outrage in the state, with citizens demanding strict action against teachers.

Amidst the ongoing hijab controversy, the college authorities of the Government PUC College at Indi in Vijayapura district had stopped a male student sporting a tilak from entering the campus.

The boy was asked to remove the tilak before entering college. However, he refused and was asked to go home. The video of the incident had gone viral on social media platforms.

Following the incident, Bajrang Dal activists had protested outside the college and shouted slogans against the college and teachers.

Hindu activist Pramod Mutalik, the founder of Sri Rama Sene, said, “Sindhur is not a religious symbol. It is part of the culture of the country. This can not be banned in accordance with the Education Department circular on religious symbols”.

“Congress will not return, you will not find workers”: Congress leader Digvijay Singh vents out frustration at workers

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“Congress will not return, you will not find workers”: Congress leader Digvijay Singh vents out frustration at workers

Digvijay Singh, veteran Congress leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister, vented out his frustration on his own party during a conversation with Congress workers in Ratlam during a private program. He said this would be the last election of the country for Congress, and the party would not make a comeback. He also claimed the grand old party would not get workers in the future. He was visibly frustrated how the functionaries were working separately in the party.

During the private party program, he met the workers and gave them a warning not to stand in different groups. The meeting was held at Circuit House. He urged everyone to stay organized else it would be difficult for the party to find workers in the future. He said, “You are not ready to talk face to face. I am standing here, and you all are standing in a separate direction. It will not work like that. I am telling you this is the last election of the country. If you cannot contest the elections, sincerely sit at your homes. Congress is not going to make a comeback. You will not find workers.”

His video statement is going viral on social media platforms.

Khalistani module busted in Haryana, three accused receiving funds from foreign Khalistani groups to do targeted killings arrested

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Khalistani module busted in Haryana, three accused receiving funds from foreign Khalistani groups to do targeted killings arrested

On Saturday, Sonipat Police said that they had arrested four accused with alleged links to pro-Khalistani outfits. They were involved in the targeted killing of one Avtar Singh Udhampur Kalan village in Morinda, Ropar, on December 8. According to the Police, they were involved in targeted killings in Punjab on the instructions of their handlers abroad and had allegedly received funding from pro-Khalistan groups. Their objective was to create an atmosphere of fear in Punjab and other parts of the country.

According to police, after the murder in Ropar, they were planning more murders in the coming days, including planning another murder in Mohali.

The Police have registered FIR under Sections 16, 17, 18, 20, 21 of Unlawful Activities (Prevention) Act (UAPA), Section 120-B (criminal conspiracy) of IPC, and Arms Act at Mohana police station against the accused.

The accused allegedly received funding from pro-Khalistani groups for creating an atmosphere of fear in Punjab and other parts of the country. The Police has identified the accused as Sagar alias Binni, Sunil alias Pahalwan, Jatin alias Rajesh and Surendra. They found an AK 47 assault rifle and 49 rounds along with three foreign-made pistols in their possession.

During the investigation, the Police found the four were in touch with International Sikh Youth Federation’s Lakhbir Singh Rode, who is based in Pakistan, Gujant Singh alias Janta from Australia, Hardeep Singh Nijjar and Arshdeep Singh Dala from Canada.

Rahul Sharma, Superintendent of Police, Sonipat, said they received intelligence input about three men from a village in Sonipat who were in touch with terrorists from pro-Khalistan outfits via social media platforms. Crime Branch teams arrested them during the raids. Prima Facie, the accused were involved in targeted killings in Punjab to create an atmosphere of fear. “They have carried out a murder and were planning to commit more. They received funding from abroad, and we are checking the details of their bank accounts. So far, we have found that they had received Rs 5 lakh to Rs 6 lakh from Khalistani outfits abroad,” said Sharma.

He further added it was not clear if they had planned killings around assembly elections, but they were involved in the murder that took place in December last year, and they were planning another murder close to elections. “The handlers based abroad and their hidden modules provided weapons to the accused from Mohali and Kharar. The handlers made arrangements for their accommodation vehicles and provided them with a target for the killings,” he added.

Sagar, the gang’s kingpin, was an associate of Ravinder Pughthala, a gangster who was killed in an encounter in 2017. Initially, three accused were arrested, and the fourth accused was identified during the raids. He was later arrested by the Police. Punjab Police was informed about the update, and teams were deployed to interrogate the accused.

Ex Delhi Minority Commission Chairman tweets Islamic chant recited on someone’s death on appointment of ‘Sanghi ideologue’ to Jamia University’s ‘Anjuman’

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Ex Delhi Minority Commission Chairman tweets Islamic chant recited on someone’s death on appointment of ‘Sanghi ideologue’ to Jamia University’s ‘Anjuman’

Former Delhi Minority Commission’s Chairman and founder of online Islamic publication Milli Gazette Zafarul-Islam Khan took to Twitter on February 19 to express disappointment over the appointment of Rajya Sabha member Rakesh Sinha to the ‘Anjuman’ (court) of Jamia Millia Islamia University, Delhi. Khan’s main reason for anger towards the appointment is Sinha’s association with Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. He wrote, “Sanghi ideologue made a member of Jamia Millia Anjuman (Court). Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajioon.” Sinha was appointed for the post on February 11.

“Inna lillahi wa inna ilaihi rajioon” means “To Allah we belong and to Him is our return.” The phrase is used by Muslims when someone dies or lose something important. As per Siasat, it is also linked to Surah Al-Baqarah Ayat 155, which talks about how Allah takes everyone’s test before granting them what they deserve. It says, “We will surely put you to trial by involving you in fear and hunger and by causing loss of property, life and earnings.”

It is usually chanted by Muslims on someone’s passing away. It is not yet clear what Khan meant when he tweeted that chant. Whether he meant that Jamia Millia Anjuman will now be dead (because of ‘Sanghi ideologue’ member) or does he wish death upon Sinha, it is not yet clear.

The Anjuman court of Jamia Millia Islamia

The Anjuman court of Jamia Millia Islamia is the highest authority of the University that comprises 59 members. Apart from the Vice-Chancellor and other important office-bearers, it also has two members from Lok Sabha and one member from Rajya Sabha. The tenure of the members of the Anjuman court is of three years. Anjuman court takes part in the decision-making process of the University.

The controversial history of Zafarul-Islam Khan

Zafarul-Islam Khan has a long controversial history. In November 2021, he justified people being burnt alive in Godhra. The digital news publication, in its effort to legitimize the mocking of the Godhra carnage by ‘comedian’ Munawar Faruqui, insinuated that the mass murder of the Hindu was justified as they were ‘celebrating’ the demolition of the Babri Masjid.

In July 2020, in a study conducted in riot-hit areas of Delhi, he dispelled the narrative that Muslims were under threat in India. However, the report says that 592 of the 600 women surveyed said that people from other communities did not discriminate against them. Only eight said they did. Furthermore, the eight that did say they were discriminated against admitted that only a few people from other communities discriminated against them while they had very cordial relationships with the rest.

Watch: Air India pilots make high-risk landing at London’s Heathrow amidst gusting winds

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Watch: Air India pilots make high-risk landing at London’s Heathrow amidst gusting winds

The brave act of Air India pilots landing the aircraft safely in London’s Heathrow airport amidst the gusting winds of Storm Eunice on Saturday has won them huge applause on social media.

A video from a live streaming channel called Big Jet TV went viral on social media. The video was recorded by Jerry Dyers, the founder of the channel for aviation enthusiasts.

In the video, Dyers can be heard giving a live commentary when an Air India flight makes a risky landing at London’s Heathrow International Airport.

As the aircraft drifts slightly, facing strong winds as it approaches the runway, Dyers can be heard saying, “Just checking to see if he’s gonna land it looks like he’s got it; winds are gusting. Yeah, very skilled Indian pilot there.”

The United Kingdom has issued a “red alert” as Storm Eunice has hit parts of the country, causing massive destruction to life and property. The authorities have cancelled or diverted several flights due to safety issues and poor visibility. Despite the challenges, two Air India flights landed amid gusty winds on their first attempts. The flights were AI147 from Hyderabad and AI145 from Goa.

According to the reports, both the Air India aircraft were Boeing 787 Dreamliner. Captain Anchit Bhardwaj was commander of AI147, and Captain Aditya Rao was at the helm onboard AI145. The cockpit crew members on both flights included commander Captain Manmath Routray, First Officers Captain Rahul Gupta, Captain Sushant Tare, and trainee commander Captain V Roopa.

Recently, Tata Sons re-acquired Air India, almost seven decades after the Congress government had nationalised it.

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