ISLAMABAD – The US print and electronic media has given wide coverage tothe handover of the captive Indian fighter pilot, praising Pakistan’s peacegesture and efforts to de-escalate tension between the two South Asianneighbours.
CNN in a despatch said that “Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s commentson the escalating crisis along the border in disputed Kashmir were in starkcontrast to Pakistani leader Imran Khan, who called for dialogue betweenthe two sides”.
The Wall Street Journal noted that India has rebuffed the offer of talks byPakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan.
The New York Times dispatch said that the release of Indian captured pilotWing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman, whose war plane was shot down byPakistani jets on Wednesday, last, “capped a humiliating episode for India.
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A retired Indian Army Colonel, Ajai Shukla in his comments in “FinancialTimes” appreciated Imran Khan for showing statesmanship in the ongoingcrisis.
American papers also deplored the war hysteria created by Indian media.
