As a war veteran, I commend the joint efforts of the Jammu and Kashmir administration and the Centre for rising to the occasion. Both are now bulldozing the network of Pakistan-backed terror sympathizers and rounding up hundreds of enablers across the region. Enough is enough. It is the right time to root out, branch and all, the rotten ecosystem—especially those near border areas who have been sheltering terrorists for far too long.
For once, the internal security apparatus is moving with the same steel as the Centre’s clear resolve. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s leadership, India is fighting this war on terror to its logical, final conclusion. Modi’s message is clear: test India’s patience, and you will face consequences so severe, recovery will be impossible. His words are not hollow rhetoric—they are a warning and a promise.
Pakistan has long weaponized terrorism as an instrument of state policy. It harbours, trains, funds, and unleashes terror groups like LeT, Jaish-e-Mohammed, and Hizbul Mujahideen. These aren’t rogue actors; they are proxies of Rawalpindi’s war machine. Yet even now, what we often witness are half-measures—performative arrests, selective demolitions, loud condemnations.
Where is the full-spectrum clean-up?
Why are sympathizers and logistical enablers still roaming free in Jammu and Kashmir?
Now is the time to turn the Valley into a no-go zone for terrorists and their collaborators. Seize their properties. Dismantle their networks. Destroy their safehouses. Only after we have purged our soil should we unleash the full might of our military against terror sanctuaries across the Line of Control. India has both the will and the capability.
With 36 Rafale jets, precision-guided munitions, cutting-edge surveillance, and battle-hardened troops, India’s armed forces today can neutralize Pakistan-based terror infrastructure with surgical precision. Militarily and diplomatically, India has never been stronger.
Under Narendra Modi’s leadership, we have not only built deterrence but won the world’s trust. The global community now stands firmly with India—from the United States to the European Union, from France to Australia. Even traditionally neutral countries have extended open support.
US President Donald Trump and Intelligence Director Tulsi Gabbard publicly condemned Pakistan’s terror links and affirmed India’s right to retaliate. European Parliament members have called out Pakistan’s duplicity. Russia stands firmly with us. Israel, which understands the cost of terrorism better than most, has pledged unconditional support.
This isn’t empty lip service. It is the result of years of persistent diplomacy, strategic engagement, and statesmanship. No longer is India pleading its case on the back foot. We are now an assertive, confident global power setting the terms of engagement.
As for Pakistan’s nuclear sabre-rattling, the world sees through the bluff. Nuclear weapons are not tools of blackmail; they are last-resort deterrents. Pakistan, with its economy in tatters, its polity in shambles, and its credibility in ruins, is in no position to escalate. Their ministers have, perhaps inadvertently, admitted that they nurtured terrorism for years—a confession that should be used relentlessly as evidence before global fora.
Let there be no doubt: Pakistan is not a victim of terrorism. It is the epicenter of it.
Every inch of ground where terrorists walk must be scorched. From the valleys of Kashmir to the caves of Waziristan, there must be no refuge, no breathing space for them.
No more token demolitions. No more restrained responses. No more warnings.
The next strike must be decisive, devastating, and final.
Our soldiers are ready. Our people are united. Our leadership has the will.
We did not choose this fight.
But we will finish it.
