In Pics: India This Week

Wing Commander Abhinandan Varthaman returns from Pakistan to India via Wagah-Attari border on Friday, 1 March. 

(Photo: PTI) 

Beyond the headlines and behind the scenes, The Quint brings you a snapshot of India this week, from 23 February to 1 March, 2019.

Air Vice Marshal RGK Kapoor (left) along with Army Major General SS Mahal (centre) and Rear Admiral Dalbir Singh Gujral while addressing the media on Thursday, 28 February, over the India-Pakistan conflict. 

Indian Air Force Air Vice Marshal RGK Kapoor attends a press briefing by Indian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Raveesh Kumar in New Delhi on Wednesday, 27 February, 2019.

A National Akali Dal leader shouts slogans in support of India and against Pakistan as he celebrates reports of Indian aircrafts bombing Pakistan territory, in New Delhi on Tuesday, 26 February, 2019.

An Indian boy shouts slogans to celebrate reports of Indian aircrafts bombing Pakistan territory in Mumbai on Tuesday, 26 February, 2019.

Security personnel at Chhatrapati Shivaji Terminus railway station after a high alert in the wake of the rising tension between India and Pakistan, in Mumbai on Wednesday, 27 February, 2019.

Badminton player PV Sindhu waves from the cockpit of twin-seater - HALs Light Combat Aircraft (LCA) Tejas on the 4th day of 12th edition of AERO India 2019, at Yelahanka Air Base, in Bengaluru, on Saturday, 23 February, 2019.

Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) successfully test fired indigenously developed Quick Reaction Surface to Air Missiles (QRSAM) from ITR Chandipur, in Balasore district on Tuesday, 26 February, 2019.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays tribute to a fallen soldier during dedication of the National War Memorial (NWM), at India Gate complex in New Delhi, Monday, 25 February, 2019.

An exile Tibetan Buddhist monk uses his phone camera as he walks with another in the snow in Dharmsala, India on Wednesday, 27 February, 2019. This Himalayan region saw another snowfall on Wednesday. 

Journalist Priya Ramani (left) smiles as she leaves Patiala House Court in New Delhi, on Monday, 25 February, 2019. A journalist sued for defamation after accusing former Indian minister and veteran news editor MJ Akbar of sexual harassment has been granted bail in a New Delhi court.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi, returns after taking a holy dip at Sangam, the confluence of the Rivers Ganges, Yamuna and mythical Saraswati, during Kumbh festival, in Allahabad on Sunday, 24 February, 2019.

Mahendra Singh Dhoni bats during the second T20 international cricket match between India and Australia in Bangalore on Wednesday, 27 February, 2019.

Shooters during the mens 10m air rifle event of ISSF World Cup Rifle/Pistol, at Dr Karni Singh Shooting Range in New Delhi on Monday, 25 February, 2019.   

Relatives of Deputy Superintendent of Police Aman Kumar Thakur, who was killed in an encounter with the militants in Kashmirs Kulgam district, mourn during his funeral procession at Marh village in Jammu on Monday, 25 February, 2019.  

Indian Army soldiers arrive at the wreckage of an an Indian helicopter after it crashed in Budgam area, outskirts of Srinagar on Wednesday, 27 February, 2019. The crash killed six Indian air force officials and a civilian on the ground.

A supporter waves a Congress party flag during a public rally addressed by party President Rahul Gandhi in Guwahati, India, on Tuesday, 26 February, 2019. Lok Sabha elections in India are scheduled to be held later this year.