Anger and disappointment are rising in the government and among a large number of Indians as western leaders call for restraint in the aftermath of Pahalgam. The frustration in public has grown further from Western media’s coverage of the ruthless killing of the 26 innocent tourists and their careful avoidance of calling it a terrorist attack. The call for restraint and the media coverage both smack of the West’s bias and hypocrisy.

Attempts to equate India with Pakistan and ask them to resolve outstanding issues through peaceful negotiations, are a refusal to distinguish between the perpetrator and the victim. It takes away India’s right to respond militarily to an outside threat. The sage advice to India runs contrary to what the West practices........

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