India, Oct. 2 -- After the dramatic events on a flydubai flight that spawned claims of a hijacking attempt by the co-pilot, the focus has now shifted to the investigation into what transpired inside the cockpit of the plane that veered off its path and landed in Saudi Arabia, put West Asia on tenterhooks amid an ongoing war, and made global headlines.

At a time when US President Donald Trump has hinted at Iran's role and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said a probe is needed to ascertain whether Tehran was involved, the flydubai investigation will have to answer what prompted the co-pilot's actions, whether he was acting alone or as part of a larger plan, what he used in the attack, whether he was able to smuggle a sharp ob...