The soft underbelly

When time and tide are against you, don't give up. Wise men keep on trying till they succeed in getting what they want. Haven't you heard the elders saying?”

“The Goddess of Wealth favours the man who persists.
Pray God by all means, but put in your own effort.
Even if you don't succeed, you will be free of blame.” - Panchatantra

Subsequent Indian Governments have turned a nelson's eye to the duplicity of the Pakistanis. India had a vast network of assets (meaning spies) inside Pakistan, nurtured over a period of time. During mid 1990's we dismantled this entire network. And we are paying the price for it now. At the same time, Pakistan was strengthening their network in India, with a result that today they have many sleeper cells across the country.

It is amusing to see Pranab Mukherjee threatening Pakistan with dire consequences. Other than making a fool of himself,this do not serve any purpose. The time to strike Pakistan was in the immediate aftermath of the terrorist attack, when they would have least expected it.Not now. Any idiot knows it.

Pakistan has gone from being apologetic to showing surprise to denying to being aggressive during the past one month. All the while we were bleating.

We should have in the least,

1. Suspended all the trade with Pakistan
2. Denied them airspace
3. Shut down all the borders
4. At least moved a motion in the UN to declare Pakistan as a terrorist state. Not that it would have passed, but at least it would have forced nations to take a stand
5. Conducted specific strikes to root out Pak based madrassas and training centres on this side of the border
6. Sent a covert team to Pakistan, and kidnapped some of the top terrorists like the LeT chief and Dawood Ibrahim from under their nose
7.India is the major trading partner for almost all the SAARC nations. We should have literally read the riot act to other SAARC nations to fall in line with us and isolate Pakistan or else lose the trade with us.
8. We should have openly requested US and UK to stop funding Pakistan. Not that they would have acceded to this, but we need to keep this in the limelight. Pakistan is living on charity - from US, UK, Saudi and China. Make a dent in this area and other nonsense comes to a stop.
9. Stop all film, sports or any other interaction with Pakistan.
10.Finally, there are many Pak apologists in this country. Call them and read the riot act to them. You cant be enjoying the benefits of living in this country and support an enemy nation.

Make no mistake - Pakistan is an Enemy Nation. Isolate them, wage a proxy war, treat them with contempt they deserve, retaliate smartly, hit them where it hurts. They have a soft underbelly - they are not a self sufficient nation. They depend on international charity to survive. Target that.

Keep trying. The tide will turn