The ambush and killing of five Indian Soldiers on the 'Line of Control' in the Poonch sector by 15-20 Pakistani men is highly condemnable and it has produced exactly the reaction that the perpetrators must have wanted- an overheated political and media push back in India. Over the last few months New Delhi and Islamabad were working on setting the stage for resumption of talks which had been derailed by the beheading of an Indian jawan at the LOC in January. People behind such acts are successful in their acts and also in creating tension between the love-lost neighbors.
Despite, all sorts of foreign Policy deployed against Pakistan nothing seems to be working out. There have been so many peace attempts in the past, even under the NDA regime-Agra Summit, innumerable bilateral talks, Lahore declaration returned with Mumbai Blasts,Parliament attacks.The ambush has triggered outrage across the entire country-Oppositions has flared up, heated discussions have begun in the Parliament,media has solid news for the entire month's action,Indians have lodged their protests on the social media.True,we are tired of the skirmishes along the LOC and now it is time we send a strong message to our next door neighbors that we are capable of retaliating to unprovoked attacks carried out time and again.
But a tit-for-tat action is not the solution which may find wide support right now not in the Long run.Like Ernest Hemingway puts it, "Never Think that war, no matter how necessary, nor how justified, is not a crime". Many would demand action and not rhetoric. There are many rooting for War with Pakistan,ignorant of the irreparable damage it is going to produce, innocent lives being lost. We need to be guarded and balanced. Diplomatic channels need to be maintained with stringent measures and a simple warning to 'Our-dear-neighbours' that there may not ALWAYS be a NEXT TIME.
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