In 1984, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar’s father, K Subrahmanyam, found himself aboard an Indian Airlines flight hijacked by pro-Khalistani separatists. Over the course of a tense 38-hour standoff, the plane was forced to land in Dubai after circling over the Golden Temple and multiple stops including Pakistan
Jaishankar’s father was on the hijacked Indian Airlines Flight 421 in 1984: What happened then?
