29. Winners and Losers in the recent Indo-Pak tussle: Pulwama attack and the Abhinandan episode
As many as 49 Indian paramilitary soldiers were killed in Pulawama attack on February 14, 2019. The Jaish e Muhammad, having roots in Pakistan, claimed responsibility for the attack. As a matter of fact, the attacker was a Kashmiri boy, Adil Ahmad Dar , who was humiliated by the Indian security forces multiple times before joining hands with the freedom fighters in Kashmir. Although it was a failure on part of the Indian government, the military forces and the intelligence agencies, Indian PM Narendra Modi was clever enough to divert the attention of people away from his government’s policy failure in Kashmir. He wasted no time in blaming Pakistan for the attack without any proof or evidence and vowed to avenge the “blood of soldiers”. He assured his people that “time for negotiations had passed”. And Indian media came into play as it had the best opportunity to whip up sentiments of the people in India against Pakistan and push for a “war” with Pak...