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The cold blooded murder of innocent tourists in Pahalgam has shocked not only India but the whole world.

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World powers have swiftly reacted to the dastardly attack. Apparently the spot chosen by the assailants was not patrolled by the army or the paramilitary. No doubt, irrespective of the absence of security personnel, the ambush of unsuspecting tourists indicates the failure of intelligence. There are complaints of other lapses that led to this bloodshed. Those issues can be debated and investigated later. The important question to ask and watch is how the Indian government is reacting to this incident.

The terrorists called out the tourists from their tents and asked them to identify their religion to ascertain if they were Hindus, and then they shot the victims point blank. A lady begged to be killed as her husband was shot in her presence. She was spared her life and was advised to report the killing to Prime Minister Modi. A local pony man plunged at a terrorist to save a tourist and paid with his life. Such pathetic, humanistic as well as gory details of the massacre are gradually emerging in the public domain.