New Delhi, Oct. 3 -- Smit Machchhar, the Indian pilot stabbed by his co-pilot on a flydubai flight from Dubai to Tel Aviv, told Prime Minister Narendra Modi in a video call on Friday that he was determined not to let others die even though he was fighting for his own life. Machchhar, seen with a tube in his nose and bandages on his head and hands, spoke to Modi from a hospital bed in Abu Dhabi during a nearly 10-minute clip released on the Prime Minister's social media channels. Wiping away tears, Machchhar recounted events in detail to the PM but did not give a motive for the actions of his co-pilot, who has so far been identified only as an Omani national by Israeli authorities. Modi lauded the pilot's courage and said Machchhar had shown the world the true meaning of 'ahimsa', referring to Friday being Gandhi Jayanti. Machchhar was stabbed by his co-pilot in an alleged attempt to crash the plane. The jet, with 174 people on board, plunged nearly 14,000 ft (4,267m) in less than 30 seconds in the incident. UAE Presidential adviser Anwar Gargash on Friday characterised the incident as a "terrorist attack," while praising the pilot as a "true hero" in a post on X. "I was lying on the floor (of the cockpit) injured. With whatever energy that was left with me, I managed to act properly and saved the plane," said the pilot, who also hails from Modi's home state of Gujarat. "I was fighting for my life, but I was determined not to let others die. It was such a crucial moment. There was a moment when I realised that if I don't do something -- because I was lying on the ground (in cockpit), I could feel that the aircraft was going down," he said. Though he had sustained multiple injuries, Machchhar said he told himself that he had to get up and act. Machchhar was covered with blood and on the floor when he managed to open the cockpit door, according to a statement from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office....