Details of the India-Pakistan air engagement have not been fully provided by either side.
India said it too had shot down a Pakistani aircraft and the air force displayed pieces of a missile that it said had been fired by a Pakistani F-16 before it went down.
The BJP is campaigning on a platform of tough national security, especially with regard to arch foe Pakistan. New Delhi blames Pakistan for stoking a 30-year revolt in Muslim-majority Kashmir but Islamabad denies any involvement. Pakistan closed its airspace amid the standoff but most commercial air traffic has since resumed and major airports have opened.
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