Saturday, February 23, 2019

Special - 2019 Pulwama Attack 04 /2019 (24 Feb. 2019)


Friends & Critics                                                             
Attack on CRPF personnel on 14th afternoon was Sad, Tragic, an act of cowardice by the JEM motivated local radicalized terrorist. Whole Nation was in grief and anger but we need to analyze short comings and intelligence failures on our part.   
A-   A convoy of 78 vehicles and 2500 personnel was nearly a movement of bde level strength on the move. Laid down SOP’s should have been followed. Vehicle to vehicle distance and communication between the vehicles should have been a practice. Each vehicle should have had certain amount of fire power to shoot down any intruding vehicle. Rather the movement of vehicle from opposite direction should never be allowed.
B-    The strength of 350kg’s of RDX or any other explosives was good enough to write off 30 tanks (7 to 10 Kg’s per tank is normally enough).
C-    Stop patting your back and chest thumping for having killed the terrorists. This action gives encouragement and motivation to the horrendous elements. Even if our security forces kill 400 people will not be a solace as to the bereaved families.
D-   Though the govt. now is now inducting fresh troops by air but this should be a regular feature. The IAF has two heavy lift SQDN based at Hindon (C-17 carrying capacity of 70 tones) Chandigarh (with IL-76 Aircraft carrying capacity of 48 tones.) Make Hindon and Chandigarh as nodal points for CRPF camps or any other CAPF forces requiring regular airlift to the valley. As a mater of principle air lift in to the valley should be resorted by means of AIR ONLY.  
Comment – by Ramchandra Guha
 Shaming ourselves : - Our political response to the barbarous Pulwama attck has played into the hands of Lashkar, Jaish, and the ISI. – The threats and intimidation issued by the ABVP, the dog-whistles issued by Amit Shah and by the Meghalaya governor, the silence of the prime minister and of the Congress president-not one of these will make our jawans any safer. On the other hand they will please and comfort our enemies, and embolden them further. If young Kashmiri’s are told that colleges in the mainland have no place for them, who does that help but the JIHADIS? If the governor of one state asks us to boycott citizens of another state who does that help but the JIHADIS? IE Feb. 21st


Wake up India, Stakes are high, are we the people of India Vigilant.

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