Kashmir

In the midst of anguish and breast beating cries for revenge , consider something for a moment. How can a fidayeen terrorist carrying 350 kg of explosives in a  Scorpio ram it on a bus carrying CRPF personnel in the midst of the most militarised zone in the whole world ?

Some months back we were told that the militant outfit Jaish E Mohammad has been decimated . People bragged about it and even claimed credit for it . Now we are being informed that the suicidal terrorist belonged to the same outfit. That this incident is the result of a massive intelligence failure or a terrible compromise from within the security apparatus is evident even without going into the details. The question is then what is the efficacy of the NSA and his much touted doctrine ? What is the result of the Government's Kashmir policy itself ?

Politicians will do a Kadhi Ninda ( condemnation) and absolve themselves of their responsibilities. Jingoist hypernationals will bay for blood and even ask for surgical strikes inside Pakistan. Any voice of reason will be lampooned as being wimpy .  I know very well that it is very difficult to stop  suicidal terrorists and more so to defeat the ideology which orients them . But one thing is certain , using brute force only aggravates it unless it is used in the form of mass extermination. Can we do it ? Are we prepared to do it ? If not , then we go back to square one.