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Terrorist attack on the Pathankot air force base

  • Opinion on the recent  terrorist attack on the Pathankot air force base :


    Map of Terror attack at Pathankot Air Force base

    Summary of the opinion:

    By restarting dialogue with Pakistan and acting with diplomatic restraint following the Pathankot attack, the Narendra Modi government has wisely differentiated between the Pakistan government and non-state actors. 

    • The challenge thrown up by the terrorist attack on the Pathankot air force base is to evolve India’s national security doctrine to include its response to non-state actors.

    • India needs a firm strategy to deal with terrorist threats that are now the prime challenge to the state.

    • Political consensus must be evolved

    • last-minute goof-ups such as those that have been evident at the Pathankot airbase are not repeated.

    • India enjoys Westphalian sovereignty, which grants it exclusive right to its domestic affairs and security but also comes with a huge bundle of responsibilities.

    • India still has no written national security doctrine, and whatever is practised as the doctrine, and strategy, is vastly inadequate.

    • The recurring terrorist attacks are not just a humiliation for the country but also a nightmare that is repeatedly disrupting daily routines and taking away precious lives.

    • In the process, credible intelligence inputs, such as the one about Pathankot, are not treated with enough seriousness.

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