Uri Attack: Challenge the Pakistani's assumption

Pakistan's attack at brigade headquarter in Uri has shown once again failure of India to deal with the enemy carrying out an asymmetrical warfare. In an asymmetrical warfare the advantage lies with the enemy because it chooses the time, place and nature of attack. Dealing reactively to such attack reduces the element of surprise and also brings international pressure to toe the "peace" line.  So, going against the current narrative of avenging our martyrs militarily India's reaction should be well planned, slow & cold which at the same time should challenge the present assumption the enemy takes in to consideration while plotting attack against us.

Assumption 1 : India will not retaliate militarily- A long history of peacefulness and restraint has led to a thinking that India at no cost will confront the enemy face to face. Also a section of media believes that it could be used by the enemy to internationalize the Kashmir issue. Let truth be told, Pakistan can cause no more harm then what we have currently inflicted on ourselves by not acting against it. While India is becoming stronger the global community now understands the Indian narrative and looks down upon Pakistan as there's rarely any terrorist activity which does not have a Pakistani stamp on it. So, internationalizing the Kashmir issue will not bring any dividends to Pakistan. More so ever with the growing proximity with America the internationalizing card has lost its relevance. 

Assumption 2 : In case on any military action India will not cross the border/LOC- Having fought nearly 4 wars with Pakistan is has been taken for granted that India will unilaterally not cross the border which emboldens the GHQ & jihadist and has made the POK a training ground for terrorist activities. If we can hunt down the NSCN(K) and KYKN in Myanmar territory who were responsible for the deadly ambush of 18 of our soldiers what stops India from surgical operation to be carried out in POK. India needs to make this statement now or in future that any strike on its military establishment is an act of war which needs to be dealt with hot pursuit. The Nuclear lobby will though not agree to it but any conventional attack cannot lead to a nuclear war like situation especially if it’s a terrorist harboring state like Pakistan and if it does India will not be alone in nipping the Pakistani's nuclear butt. 

Assumption 3 : India would not derail its economic engines by waging a war- Though Its completely understood that no country would like to derail its economic progress by waging a war what startles me is Pakistan knows that it cannot afford another war so it lets the Kashmir on the boil by jihadist/sleeper cells & stone pelters. Why cannot India be on offensive front by taking down the Pakistani ecosystem in India? Hurriyat's are given security, travel allowances to spew venom against India. Why can't covert operations against Syed Salahuddin, Masood Azhar & Hafiz Saeed be carried out? This would be below the war threshold and would make the enemy pay for the price of waging war against India.

India is at a defining moment of its future. It aspires to be a strong player on global platform. Every action/inaction will show the world its determination. We cannot expect the world to fight our battles. Its high time we start going beyond the "kadi ninda" the 28 plus years of asymmetrical warfare has left a deep scar in our psyche. It’s time to avenge our warriors.