Here is an under-appreciated fact about the 26/11 attacks in Mumbai: they happened just 4-5 months before a general election, and the ruling Congress party returned to power with greater seats despite not taking any military action against Pakistan, leave alone a war. What does that say about India?

#Mumbai2611 #MumbaiAttacks Remember that the mood was so tense that the public revolted against TV news sensatiinalisation. News channels clownishky rebranded their studios as “war rooms”. Military retaliation was considered such an obvious response that Outlook magazine ran a cover that read: “Is war the only option?”