Pakistan Uri attack The dastardly attack is in tune with the statement of state actors that Kashmir will be turned into graveyard for the army. !8 brave men were burnt in their temporary housing tents and many others battling for life in serious conditions, at early at dawn It is a repeat, recent story at Patankot. It appears that the terrorists were well aware of soldiers housed in vulnerable tents. The army is still to close on gaps that caused the mayhem,. Though it may be true that often the army has repulsed and disabled terrorists, the ease with which the terrorist strike set the tongues wagging. How did security measures failed and breached to protect the innocent unaware personnel. If they can strike at will the most guarded establishment, then God forbid the fate of common citizen, Pakistan is nursing the wounds perhaps of the loss of East Bengal or the army bleeding India over decades through this low intensity wars.? Pakistan though implicated by proxy ,Inida attacking it may not be justified. Then there are costs of escalation and risk involved., It may be easy to start a war, but then control will be difficult. Pakistan has in the past in the name of non state actors resorted to brutality of our armed personnel, encouraging terrorists on its soil, also fuelling home grown outfits sympathetic to their malafide campaign and misadventures in the past in Kargil If war is not an option tried and tested maximum that we reserve the right to strike at a time and place of our choosing has outlived its utility and has not yielded desired results. The talk of hot pursuits, surgical strikes, limited actions have been fraught with dangers of nuclear wars and collateral damage on both sides, Pakistan is known to openly support terrorists organizations, harbouring Dawood and providing logistic, material and training is all too well know, but feeds on deniability. The case of Bin Laden living in high walled residence at Abotabod in garrison town is a classic example of turning blind eye on purpose. No doubt Pakistan is the victim of terrorism of its own making as it is said the raring of snakes in backyard is not the option .When Modi came to power tough action was forecast, but somewhere down the line his softening of diplomacy has backfired with all his overt and covert actions. India will not resort to rogue tactics similar to those followed by rogue Pakistan State. India has successfully highlighted Pakistan atrocities, specially the Baloch problems and it has infuriated them. War is not an option; The military is baying for avenging blood of martyred companions with contingency plans well in place, but for the political will .India is in a catch 22 situation, In the past, it has in the past frittered away the hard earned bargaining power with loss of human and material costs on war gains, Bangladesh prisoners of wars. Diplomatic isolation has not scratched Pakistan skin a bit
But India cannot forever remain passive spectator to brutalities of terrorists and so called non state actors .This situation has gone too long and too far, in fact it is festering wound .WE are told that army will give fitting reply whatever that means, that perpetrators will not go unpunished but the casualties on Indian side are mounting No amount of evidence provided to Pakistan has been accepted and has been denied, The fact finding mission to Patankot on reciprocal basis has not materialized Isolation of Pakistan may not have the desired effect like Iran, North Korea where business is as usual. The world reacts to terror acts on India with mere condemnation. Three decades of talks at all levels have not moved the issue by an inch. Punitive strikes, hot pursuits, limited damage are delayed for another day. True Pakistan cannot be attacked by war machine for harbouring, abetting, arming the non state actors, in spite of all material evidence Through this indirect means Pakistan is inflicting costs on Indian state and perhaps the nuclear blackmail is deterring our actions, Emotional response is no alternative, but planned, decisive and immediate retaliation must wake up Pakistan Nelson Lopes Chinchinim
