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India’s response to Pahalgam attack is from a mature playbook—calibrated yet unafraid

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India’s step-by-step diplomatic escalation follows a mature playbook for responding to terror. Swashbuckling reactions are best left to keyboard warriors. Serious establishments let things play out quietly—as is happening against the backdrop of Modi’s ominous speech. With deep breath, India’s pursuing a calibrated approach, yet unafraid of kinetic options.

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4 COMMENTS

  1. Felt very happy to read ToI’s Edit. It concludes, India’s actions should be governed by cold self interest. India has a global stature and a promising future. There’s no point jeopardising both with rash actions.

  2. Idealists like Mr. Ashok – the eternal peaceniks, Aman ka Tamasha types – are the bane of India. And more specifically, of Hindu society.
    Their misplaced idealism which makes them view Islam as just another religion – one among many – is the root cause of the issue. Islam is not like other religions. It seeks complete control of politics, law, business and every domain of human endeavour. It seeks complete elimination of other religions and philosophies and ways of life. To achieve it’s aims, it exhorts it’s followers to go to any lengths – including lying and engaging in other immoral and unethical acts.
    Anyone who analyses the history of Islam over the last 1400 years can see that it wherever it gains control, it eradicates and exterminates all cultures, religions and philosophies that came before it. It strangles the heritage of any nation and society. Arabia, Persia, Turkey and every other Islamic nation is proof of the same.
    Only India and to an extent Indonesia survived the onslaught of Islam.
    Islam cannot co-exist with other religions and philosophies.

  3. Struck by a remarkable cleavage between print and broadcast. Even within the same media group. One appreciates the true costs and risks of war. The other is treating it as a video game.

  4. Bilawal Bhutto wants Indian blood to flow in the Indus. His grandfather, Zulfikar Bhutto, wanted to wage a thousand year war with India.
    The Bhutto family is demented across generations.
    India must prepare for a war and make the Indus overflow with Pakistani blood.

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