The Uri challenge
September 21, 2016 14:05
The gruesome death of 18 jawans in Uri is, arguably, a defining moment
for PM Modis foreign policy. But Indias larger enduring strategic
conundrum remains the same. How do you deal with a nuclear state that
uses terror as an instrument and which is still bankrolled by major
powers? How do you deal with a state where the army has incentives to
maintain its centrality, whose identity is marked by resentment? There
are no easy or comforting answers. India is well within its rights to
take any action that it thinks appropriate. But this will be a game of
many moves.
Read Pratap Bhanu Mehta's column here.
Read Pratap Bhanu Mehta's column here.