The IAF air strikes
Why did the strikes happen? In response to the Pulwama attack for which the terrorist outfit JeM has claimed responsibility, the Indian government has taken a pre-emptive action and so a non-military operation. This is a new doctrine of security that India has adopted, also in line with its diplomatic standpoint that the attack was to eliminate the terrorist outfit and not Pakistan. It is only working to support the categorical commitment made by Pakistan in 2004, when then President of Pakistan made to the then PM of India Atal Bihari Vajpayee on the sidelines of SAARC summit. It comes across as a befitting reply to Pakistan and to its notion that India would not strike against it as it had the No First Policy. No nation can sit quietly in the face of repeated terror attacks. What can be the consequences? As famous journalist Swati Chaturvedi puts in her blog – “The Mirage jets returned to India within minutes but have changed India's sec...