This Thursday (December 4) felt like a thrilling chase sequence for global aviation watchers. Everyone was looking for just one thing in the sky: Russian President Vladimir Putin’s “Flying Kremlin”.

Two identical Russian planes were heading towards India, and both were playing a game that filled almost the entire world with excitement. At times, one aircraft’s transponder would switch on, revealing exact coordinates, while the others would switch off.

After some time, the roles of both planes would reverse. This hide-and-seek continued for nearly six and a half hours, mysterious enough to keep thousands of people tracking the planes nonstop.

Late in the evening, Putin’s “Flying Kremlin” landed at Delhi Airport, where Prime Minister Narendra Modi himself welcomed President Vladimir Putin

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