Army Can Fight An Enemy, Who Will Fight The Trolls?

On the northeastern borders, we have China's armies and their weapons on the western border

- SHASHI SHEKHAR

India has made its point loud and clear; the "ceasefire" is holding and the border areas are peaceful again. This is the time we need to be alert to the shadows lurking beneath the glow of the euphoria over victory.

These shadows are pregnant with questions. Indian history is littered with stories bearing testimony to such questions that have been ignored for centuries. From 326 BCE (Alexander's invasion of North India) to 1962 (China's infamous aggression on Indian soil), foreign invaders had kept winning, killing our people and usurping our resources. In the light of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's uncompromising policies and bold actions, we should now make a concerted effort to bridge the gap between courageous action and strategic success once for all.

Remember, we successfully divided Pakistan into two nations in 1971. Twenty-eight years later, on the freezing heights of Kargil, we stunned the world by defeating the Pakistan army in a brilliant and exceptional display of mountain warfare abilities. But it did little to stop terror or terrorist activities. This is why Modi has made a paradigm shift with "Operation Sindoor". Now, every terror attack would be deemed as an act of war against India, and while acting against Pakistan, we will not be deterred by its nuclear blackmail.