TopicSurgical strikes

Topic: surgical strikes

Vajpayee’s surgical strike killed 16 Pak soldiers much before Modi announced his in 2016

Amrita Nayak Dutta - June 30, 2018

The operation in January 2000 was launched in PoK in retaliation to an attack from across the LoC.

Ravi Shankar Prasad rejects Congress’ allegation of politicising surgical strikes

PTI - June 28, 2018

Prasad accuses Congress of questioning the commitment and courage of the armed forces and lowering its morale.

Post-operation Prognosis

Shekhar Gupta - September 29, 2017

If on the surgical strikes anniversary we are still arguing whether or not these happened as claimed, and not what these achieved since, it shows a shrinking of our strategic minds.

Surgical strikes showed India had exhausted its strategic patience

Lt Gen Vinod Bhatia (Retd) - September 29, 2017

What India needs to do is ensure that Pakistan’s ‘high effect low cost war’ becomes a ‘low effect high cost war’.

Surgical strikes had great propaganda value, but has only made things worse

Lt Gen Muhammad Masood Aslam - September 29, 2017

In the short term, the strikes had great propaganda value that can be used for political gains, and stirring nationalistic fervour.

Despite lack of details, surgical strikes signalled Modi’s aggressive diplomacy

Zahid Hussain - September 29, 2017

The calculation that India can afford this brinkmanship like surgical strikes is a costly gamble.

India shouldn’t hesitate to strike back at Pakistan if it has adequate evidence

Lt Gen Syed Ata Hasnain (retd) - September 29, 2017

There have been multiple attempts to attack India around the anniversary of the 2016 surgical strikes. India shouldn't hesitate to strike back

Surgical strikes were well executed, but aimed at appeasing a domestic audience

Lt Gen H S Panag (retd) - September 28, 2017

At last the government has come up with a strategy of "compellance" against Pakistan, but has it come up with a plan to deal with what comes after?

Surgical strikes have given Indian Army retaliatory space across LoC

Ankit Panda - September 28, 2017

The surgical strikes indicated a threshold for Indian response. Kashmir, however, will continue to simmer.

Talk Point: What did India’s surgical strike against terrorists in Pakistan achieve?

ThePrint Team - September 26, 2017

The surgical strike on terror launchpads was deemed a success in India but did it achieve what it was meant to?

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