The mindless revelry in the country today after the announcement of the surgical strikes across the LoC does not reflect well on us. Beyond being magnanimous in victory, there is another point. While it is good to be tough on those who are inimical to our interests, to gloat over a skirmish victory and pretend as though “a lesson has been taught” and all’s well now is delusional.
Television channels seem to be single-minded about getting Pakistan to admit terrorist camps on its side of the border were destroyed. This gormless campaign ignores the obvious fact that if Pakistan admits this, it would be under pressure from its people to retaliate and there would only be more deaths on either side. Something had to be done; it was done. It is wise to leave it at that.
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It is important to notice that the Indian government has not suggested complicity of the Pakistani establishment in Uri. Its fight has been against the terrorists. By poking the Pakistan with a barbed pole at every turn of events, the Indian electronic media is doing nobody any good.
Senior Deputy Editor