'Uri won't lead India to undertake major military action'

September 22, 2016 11:41

As outrageous as the attack was, it was against a military installation in Kashmir, not a civilian target in the heartland. So, for India to react disproportionately would be to invite further damage that would be much greater than that which occurred on Sunday.

Dr George Perkovich, arguably the world's leading expert on nuclear politics in South Asia, talks to Nikhil Lakshman/Rediff.com on the complexities of military retaliation.

Read the interview here.

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