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Three days after the Pulwama attack, three distinct threads stand out: One, there is restraint among sensible people and even among political leaders; there is anger among common citizens and a hope that there will be punitive action and three, there is cynicism among analysts
For every thread, there are exceptions of course! Some idiot politician has made over the top or inflammatory statement; some outraged hotheads have tried to take law in their own hands and there are some very balanced analysts and commentators who have allowed elbow room to govt
By and large, the country has reacted sensibly. There is controlled anger; there is a sense of solidarity and there is quiet confidence. This hopefully will remain so in the weeks to come.
It is however amusing to witness seasoned observers conclude that the Indian security establishment has not planned for fallout of such an event. For years, military training institutions and security managers have war gamed uncannily similar scenarios and have worked out options
Those in the know point to at least half-a-dozen kinetic options available between a sub-conventional response & a full-fledged war that can be exercised without crossing Pakistan's so-called low nuclear threshold. Let those in-charge of taking those decisions decide in due time
