Time to act tough

The attack on the Pathankot Air Force base validates apprehensions about Pakistan’s intentions of making peace with India. The Army or the Inter-Services Intelligence, though powerful, cannot plot such terrorist attacks on India without political support. In the run-up to the 2014 Lok Sabha elections, Prime Minister Narendra Modi often talked about paying Pakistan back in the same coin. Whatever became of that resolve

Mahesh Kumar

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