In a powerful display of India’s air prowess, President Droupadi Murmu on Wednesday completed a 30-minute sortie in a Rafale fighter jet at the Ambala Air Force Station — becoming the first Indian President to fly in both the Sukhoi-30 MKI and Rafale jets.

What made the moment more striking was her appearance alongside Squadron Leader Shivangi Singh, the country’s first woman Rafale pilot — the same officer Pakistan had falsely claimed to have captured during 'Operation Sindoor', India’s precision airstrikes on terror bases in Pakistan and Pakistan-Occupied-Kashmir in May.

Squadron Leader Shivangi Singh, 29, from Varanasi, is part of the Golden Arrows Squadron and joined the IAF in 2017.

Before flying the Rafale, she piloted the MiG-21 Bison, symbolizing India’s evolving generation of w

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