India, Oct. 7 -- Prime minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday invoked the bravery of Captain Smit Machchhar while speaking about India's growing capabilities, saying a time would come when the world would talk about aircraft made in India.

"Today, Indian pilot is being talked about across the world. A day will come when the world will talk about planes made in India," PM Modi said at the Seva Bharat event.

His remarks came days after Machchhar, an Indian pilot of flydubai flight FZ1073, was seriously injured in an alleged mid-air attack by his co-pilot while flying from Dubai to Tel Aviv.

Despite being injured, Machchhar managed to unlock the cockpit door, allowing passengers and crew to enter and overpower the attacker. The aircraft subs...