Countering the Danger Outside and Within

The fidayeen attack on Pathankot air base of the Indian force that hosts the squadron of MIG-21 and other fighter planes and helicopters is yet another alarming sign to the Indian government and defense establishment. Such a development must be taken seriously.

Today no country has remained untouched by the dangers of terrorism inspired by religious fundamentalism that doesn’t have any place for values based on rationality and reason. Such individuals devoid of simple sense towards humanity are detrimental to the existence of humans on the planet earth.

The Pathankot air base incident also paves a way to believe that these terrorists have local support so much so that their handlers have penetrated their spies within defense establishment e.g., Ranjith K K fell prey to honey trap.

Fortunately we have a NSA like Ajit Dhowal whose career time is spent working on this area. His idea, ‘offensive defense’ must be implemented ruthlessly. We may have difficulties in extracting out terrorists from foreign lands but on our own soil we must haunt them to the hilt. We can’t and must not extend humanity to the inhuman. Statecraft is not the business of Utopians. It’s the business of ruthless pragmatists.