Saturday, April 26, 2025

Pahalgam Terror Attack

Modi’s response to the Pahalgam terror attack.
  • Demolished the houses of the families of the terror suspect - A good start, albeit it probably violates a recent Supreme Court order.
  • The Indus water sharing treaty was suspended —nice try. However, it has no impact on the ground. The water flows to Pakistan as usual.
  • The Wagah border was closed - The border is a showpiece anyway. I guess people will miss the fun parade.
  • Diplomats were sent back – good one. They needed a vacation anyway.
  • Visitors from Pakistan were sent back – Major inconvenience for those people. It doesn’t do much for Pakistan.
  • Warplanes are flying and warships are cruising in the Arabian Sea – Other than burning a lot of precious fuel I am not sure what exactly do they achieve.
I agree with Modi. Indian response to the brutal terror attack is beyond our imagination. No one imagined such a muted response from supposedly a tough PM. Even Deve Gowda would have done more.
I am against any military response to Pakistan. It achieves nothing. It helps the Pakistani Government to solidify their power.
What was needed was to investigate the intelligence failure. How four terrorists armed to the teeth avoided all check posts. Was there inside involvement? Why was no army presence in such a popular and vulnerable tourist spot? What is being done to capture those terrorists?
The most important part was accountability. Why no response from the home minister? Why didn’t he resign?
But if you ask these questions, you will be termed anti-national by the Bhakts. They would rather die than question their beloved Modi.
Good for them. I decided never to visit Kashmir. I will not visit there until it becomes normal, which is never.
The plight of the Godi media amuses me. They have precious little to show to defend their puppet master. But they have to keep up the #IndiaWantsRevenge hashtag. Tough job. But then they get paid handsomwly for their chamchagiri.