Originally Posted by mAd_ScIeNtIsT

He could have done the job better by visiting a regiment in the forward positions. Many hundreds more of the ordinary jawaans who are the backbone of our fighting force would have been able to see him amongst themselves - while he would have had the added security the whole time of having thousands of Pakistan's finest around him to protect him.

Going in an air force plane limited the number of soldiers who could see him; and also meant that only one person (the pilot of the plane he rode in the back of) would be able to protect him against enemy attacks.