China got Pakistan to send terrorists to gun down tourists in Kashmir in order to drag India into war, all with the aim of scotching India’s chances of taking business away from it, but the Modi government thwarted its evil designs by walking away from the conflict – or so the latest WhatsApp forward I received claims.
It seems supporters of the ruling party, after viciously attacking anyone who argued against war, are now straining hard to justify the Modi government’s decision to abort it. Except, they seem to be hard-pressed to explain why the government, knowing this was all happening at China’s behest, walked into the trap to begin with.
Since April 22, when a small group of terrorists swept through a meadow in Kashmir and gunned down 25 tourists after identifying them by religion, my colleagues and I have tracked the news with unease. For days, in every news meeting, we spoke about the gathering storm – we did not know its shape, but we knew a military response from India was inevitable, despite the risk of retaliation from Pakistan and a spiral of conflict.
After all, this is the script that has been sold to the country, not once but twice before. First...
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