OPINION | After MiG-21, What Is In Store For IAF? 

Indian Air Force MiG-21 aircraft during the MiG-21 Operational Flying Culmination Ceremony at Chandigarh Air Force Station (AFS) on September 26.

Source : PTI

The recent retirement of the last two squadrons of the aging Mig-21 supersonic fighters has reignited concerns within strategic establishment on fast dwindling fighter fleet of IAF. With the Indian Air Force  now at a critical low of 29 squadrons, a parliamentary committee's long-standing recommendation for a minimum of 42 squadrons to effectively counter a potential Sino-Pak air threat has gained renewed urgency. In light of this, strategic planners belatedly  appear to be initiating