Every few months, India wakes up to the news of a MiG-21 crash. Last month, again, a MiG-21 crashed in Rajasthan's Barmer, claiming the lives of two Indian Air Force pilots. In 2012, former Defence Minister AK Antony told the Parliament that out of the 872 MiG aircraft purchased from Russia, more than half had crashed, claiming the lives of more than 200 persons, including 171 pilots. So, why is the Indian Air Force still flying the MiG 21s? Hear this Podumentary out! Speakers:  Air Marshal Anil Chopra (retd) Director General Centre for Air Power Studies Air Commodore Prashant Dikshit (retd) Air Vice Marshal Kapil Kak (retd) Founding Additional Director, Centre for Air Power Studies Former Air Marshal Pranab Kumar Barbora Group Captain Ravinder Singh Chhatwal (retd) Snehesh Alex Philip Defence journalistDeputy Editor, The Print Support Our Independent Journalism: https://theprobe.in/become-a-member/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

The Probe Podumentary is a series of audio documentaries on topics and stories that matter to people and are part of our public interest journalism in India. Here is a new episode of our Podumentary titled: Independence Day: How free is India at 75?  India is celebrating its 75th Independence Day. A day that is being celebrated as “Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav”. So, what does 75 years of freedom mean to India? How independent and free is India at 75? Hear this Podumentary out! Speakers:  1. Chandra Kumar Bose Subhash Chandra Bose’s grand-nephew  Rights activist 2. Professor Jagmohan Singh Shaheed Bhagat Singh’s nephew Democratic rights activist   3. Lt Gen JS Bajwa Author  Editor, Indian Defence Review 4. Dr Ranjana Kumari  Social activist Director, Centre for Social Research 5. Sanjay Kapoor Editor Hardnews  6. Pradeep Chakravarthy Author  Historian  7. Geeta Seshu Journalist  Co-founder, Free Speech Collective Support Our Independent Journalism: https://theprobe.in/become-a-member/See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.