Lt Gen Ghanshyam Singh Katoch, PVSM,AVSM,VSM (Retd) writes, the abrogation of Articles 370 and 35A is a fait accompli. The existence of the LoC for 74 years and the almost complete amalgamation of the parts of erstwhile J&K State held by India and Pakistan with their respective countries, is in the view of this piece, something which cannot be reversed or is not worth attempting to reverse.
Article 370
Indian Options to Thwart Pakistan – Post 370
A full-fledged hybrid war against Pakistan will badly distract us from our larger goals. India’s on-going strategy of incident based punitive response has posed serious caution on them. It is a good strategy and we need to refine it and keep it updated. We need a calibrated and covert response than professing outright hostility. This will bring as greater dividends.