13/12/2001 – Parliament attack. Our glorious response - ‘Operation Parakram’, started with the customary political jingoism, ended with the customary political whimper.
2002 – Akshardham attack
2003 – Spate of bombings in Mumbai. Our response – Let’s play cricket.
2005 – Jaunpur train bombing, Delhi bombings
2006 - Varanasi bombings, Mumbai train bombings, Malegaon bombings
2007 - Samjhauta Express bombings
2008 - Terror attack on CRPF camp in Rampur, Uttar Pradesh, Jaipur bombings, Bangalore serial blasts, Ahmedabad serial blasts , Delhi bombings , 26/11 – Mumbai terror attack
2009 – Guwahati bombings , Assam bombings
2010 – Pune bombing ; Varanasi bombing
2011 – Mumbai bombings , Delhi blast
2012 – Attack on Israeli diplomats , Pune bombings
2013 – Srinagar attacks , Patna bombings , Bodh Gaya blasts.
Our innovative and visionary response – Track II Chaman ka Tamasha.
And then in 2015 – Terrorists attack our army in Manipur, massacre eighteen of our army men.
Finally in 2015 political wing of governance shows some spine, we respond in kind with ‘Operation Myanmar’. A truly glorious operation. Swift,precise,surgical ; taking the enemy by surprise , filling us with pride. The moles inside MSM immediately betray their loyalties , belligerent neighbor on western border starts hyperventilating. At long last, a fitting response. An epochal moment ,or certainly the beginning of one , one hopes.
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