In a matter of just 72 hours, Prime Minister Narendra Modi achieved what decades of “strategic restraint” had failed to deliver — he forced Pakistan to kneel. After the brutal killings of Hindu civilians in Pahalgam, India retaliated with precision strikes that didn’t just avenge bloodshed but shattered the spine of Pakistan-backed terror. The world watched in stunned silence as India defied decades of diplomatic hypocrisy and neutered Islamabad’s empty nuclear bluster. This wasn’t just about defending our soil — it was about redefining India’s place in global power politics. The so-called superpowers — the United States and China — stood exposed. Their moral lectures on “restraint” now look laughable, as India demonstrated that it doesn’t need their permission to defend itself. Modi didn’t just destroy Jaish-e-Mohammed and Lashkar-e-Taiba infrastructure inside Pakistan; he exposed the West’s long-standing duplicity — their war on terror was conditional, ours is uncompromising. But while Pakistan is being dealt with militarily and diplomatically, the bigger challenge lies within. India today is plagued by a different kind of insurgency — the one that hides behind the veil of democracy, free speech, and Opposition politics. It’s time Modi’s doctrine of deterrence extended to these internal saboteurs. Take Mehbooba Mufti — the PDP chief who dared to tell India to “learn from Pakistan” even after Pakistani-backed terrorists slaughtered innocents in Kashmir. This is the same Mufti who was once released from captivity during the IC-814 hijack because the then Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee was tied to the coalition dharma. That moral compromise — freeing bloodthirsty terrorists — cost India dearly. But Modi, unlike his predecessors, is not a prisoner of coalition politics. He’s a man of resolve, and he has delivered justice — not in courtrooms, but on the battlefield.
Under Modi’s watch, terror camps across the border have been bombed into dust. The message is crystal clear: terrorists who kill Indians and flee to Pakistan will meet their end, wherever they hide. But let’s not be naive — the real cancer is domestic. From Kashmir to Kolkata, from Bengaluru to Hyderabad, India is home to a fifth column — Opposition leaders who peddle separatism, give oxygen to jihadi sentiments, and block every national security measure under the guise of dissent. Mamata Banerjee’s West Bengal, which shares a porous border with Bangladesh, is rapidly becoming the new hub for radical elements. Allegations are flying thick and fast — over a dozen ministers in her cabinet are allegedly of Rohingya origin. If even a fraction of this is true, the implications for India’s security are terrifying. The same holds for Opposition-ruled states like Bihar, Tamil Nadu, Telangana, and Karnataka — havens for anti-India propaganda, sleeper cells, and underground sympathizers of Islamic extremism. And who backs them? The Congress party — now a crumbling relic led by a dynasty of impostors pretending to be Gandhians, while enabling everything Gandhi stood against: disintegration, appeasement, and corruption. Many of their allies and prominent leaders face serious graft charges — and rightly so. These cases must not just be pursued but weaponized. The time for selective action is over. The time to politically neutralize those who sabotage the state from within has arrived. Critics — the pseudo-intellectual elite who still romanticize Nehruvian secularism — scoff at social media, calling it the “WhatsApp University.” But in today’s India, many truths buried by Lutyens’ media are uncovered on these very platforms. Dismissing them is not just arrogant — it’s dangerous. Intelligence doesn’t always come wrapped in English editorials; sometimes it’s encoded in viral messages that reflect public rage and hidden realities. Modi’s new national doctrine must be clear: “Sudhro, nahi toh sudhaar denge.” If you stand with India, you’ll be protected. If you stand against it — whether behind microphones, pulpits, or Assembly seats — you will be exposed, prosecuted, and politically dismantled. The days of mollycoddling internal enemies are over. India is at war — and every sympathizer of terror, be it across the border or the aisle, must be treated accordingly.
