Dee ihe na-esote paragraf a - Lal weghaara dịka onye isi nke asaa nke ndị ọrụ ụgbọelu na 1969. N'okpuru iwu ya, IAF meriri Pakistan na agha Indo-Pakistani nke 1971, nke dugara na okike nke Bangladesh
na December 1971. E nyere ya Padma Vibhushan na Padma Bhushan, nke abụọ na nke atọ kachasị elu nke India. Mgbe ọ lara ezumike nká na IAF, Lal jere ozi dị ka Onye isi na Onye isi nchịkwa (CMD) nke Indian Airlines na onye isi oche nke Air India.