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Mainstream, Vol 63 No 21, May 24, 2025

Post-Pahalgam Policy Challenges Before the Union Government | P. S. Jayaramu

Saturday 24 May 2025, by P S Jayaramu

May 21 2025

The barbaric killing of innocent citizens in Pahalgam is behind us, unfortunate as it was. The Operation Sindoor which followed it, though many citizens felt the action was agonisingly slow, is also behind us, though the Government has declared that it is is only under a pause. The Prime Minister, while addressing the nation said so and declared a doctrine of sorts affirming that any further terrorist strikes by the Pak-supported groups would be construed as acts of war and would be dealt with appropriately and decisively. Most commentators have described the PM