Uri terror attack: India’s culture of shying from conflict is why such attacks will recur

The Modi government is understood to have given the army, its diplomats and its spooks a cautious go-ahead for some kind of calibrated, but not brash, response to the Pakistan-backed terrorist attack in Uri, which killed 18 soldiers. Nothing wrong with this, but it will achieve little. None of this has worked in the past, and none of this will amount to much beyond political optics even now or in the future. This is because underlying all this is a reactive approach, and hence our actions can be easily anticipated by the world’s original Islamic State, aka Pakistan.


The truth is countering Pakistan’s death-by-a-thousand cuts terror policy needs a long-term strategy, not a tactical reaction to events. But despite have seen over three decades of Pakistani perfidies, we do not have a coherent strategy. If we had one, by now the costs of Uri could have been clear to Pakistan. That we are still debating what to do, with media speculating on options loudly, means Pakistan is ready to face whatever we throw at them. Whatever we do will thus be ineffective.

Source:-firstpost
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Pakistan Army chief General Raheel Sharif meets top commanders, reviews army preparedness

Pakistan Army chief Gen Raheel Sharif on Monday met his top commanders and said the military was “watchful” towards the security imperatives of the country in the wake of “hostile narrative” by India after terrorists killed 18 Indian soldiers in Kashmir.

The Corps Commanders’ Conference – held in Rawalpindi and chaired by Gen Sharif – reviewed external and internal security situation and operational preparedness of the army, the army said in a statement.

“Taking note of a hostile narrative being propagated by India, COAS (Gen Sharif) said that we are fully cognizant and closely watching the latest happenings in the region and their impact on the security of Pakistan,” the statement said.

“Armed forces of Pakistan are fully prepared to respond to entire spectrum of direct and indirect threat,” he said, expressing his satisfaction over operational preparedness of the army.



Source:-indianexpress
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Uri terror attack: Demands rise for 'befitting reply' to Pakistan

NEW DELHI: On the day after the Uri terror attack+ that killed 17 soldiers+ , it appears that shock has given way to rage among citizens, politicians and the armed forces. The gloves are off.

"Decisive action needed against Pak" and "Give Pak befitting reply'' seem to be the words on everyone's lips. There were several high-level meetings+ today with top government officials and armed forces biggies to discuss the country's response to the attack.

PM Narendra Modi+ remains undecided about attending the SAARC summit in Pakistan later this year, and foreign minister Sushma Swaraj will have the Uri attack on top of her agenda when as she heads to New York for the UN General Assembly, sources told ANI.

Source:-TOI
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