They are the first to be declared terrorists under the new anti-law, a home ministry official said.
IAF Chief Dhanoa and Abhinandan took a sortie on the MiG 21 jet from the Pathankot air base.
'Chest-thumping on-air theatrics on television are no consolation for families who've been forced to embrace the price of war,' notes Nikita Puri.
The source said logistics became a big issue for almost all the participating countries.
Tensions between India and Pakistan escalated after Indian fighter jets bombed terror group Jaish-e-Mohammed's biggest training camp near Balakot deep inside Pakistan on February 26.
The NIA on Monday registered a case to probe the conspiracy of Pakistan-based terrorist group, believed to be Jaish-e-Mohammed, behind the strike at the Indian Air Force base in Pathankot in Punjab.
'About two I will tell you, but won't tell you about the third one'
Here is how the two countries stack up militarily, according to a report in AlJazeera.com.
His health condition is being monitored by a group of doctors at the Army's Research and Referral hospital, the officials said.
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