New Delhi, Nov. 24 -- The Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) thanked the United Arab Emirates after the country conveyed solidarity and condolences to India over the death of an Indian Air Force pilot in a Tejas crash during an airshow in Dubai.

Responding to the UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs' ( MoFA) statement, MEA spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal wrote on X, "Thank you for your solidarity @mofauae. We appreciate the sentiments of the Government and people of UAE."

The UAE MoFA had earlier issued a statement, "UAE Expresses Solidarity with India and Conveys Condolences over Plane Crash during Airshow in Dubai," noting that the incident resulted in the death of an Indian Air Force pilot after an aircraft participating in the event crashed...