Pulwama attack: Reason, not emotions must drive our response to Pakistan

Any military option exercised by the govt must not be only about taking revenge but also about compelling Pakistan to alter its behaviour

India is in mourning after more than 40 CRPF troopers were killed in a suicide attack. In the biggest terrorist attack in 30 years in the state of Jammu and Kashmir, a car laden with 350 kilograms of explosive rammed into a convoy of 78 vehicles. The bus it hit directly was converted into a heap of twisted metal with not a single occupant left alive. News reports say that the blast was so powerful could be heard 10 kms away. The shock it delivered continues to reverberate even now.

Pakistan based terrorist group, Jaish-e-Mohammed has taken responsibility for the