Video: Pilot Namansh Syal interacts with officials hours before Dubai Airshow crash

A video has surfaced showing Indian Air Force pilot Wing Commander Namansh Syal with India’s MoS Defence Sanjay Seth during the Dubai Air Show, shortly before tragedy struck. Wing Commander Syal, 34, was martyred on Friday when an IAF Tejas fighter jet crashed in the UAE while participating in the Dubai Airshow 2025. The incident has deeply shocked the Air Force community and raised questions about the cause of the crash.