Dr. D's column: Role of the NSG in the Pathankot attack

Dear Dr D

First, let me accept that I am not infallible and that mistakes will happen. Aisa hote rehta hai.

However, this particular attack on the camp (I cannot reveal more because it's a classified matter) was not due to mistakes on our part. There is all this hoo-haa over.

Whether a small group of NSG men should have been flown over while a huge contingent trained to specifically do such work was kept on standby.

What is not being understood by the so-called experts is that there were three technical reasons the bad guys slipped through.

First: blind spots, second: gaps, and third: bad luck. Bas, yehi problem tha.

If these three things had not interfered with our otherwise flawless plan, we would not have suffered the damage we did.

But what can be done to make all these amateurs understand that it was not our fault? We remain without blemish. God promise. Anon

Ministry of Defensiveness

Dear Sir

I am not an expert on matters of national security but I do understand the basics of unconventional warfare. It is down to thrust and parry. Give and take. Desh aap ko keh raha hai: Thrust-kar. To phir aap kyun keh rahe hain 'Parrykar.

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