LAC, LoC Questions

Pakistan and China challenges require working on basics and preparing for the long haul

Two developments in the last 72 hours again highlight the strategic-security challenges India faces along its northernborder. On Monday, five army personnel – including a junior commissioned officer – were killed in a gunfight with terrorists in Poonch district. This marks the highest number of casualties suffered by the armed forces in a single encounter in Jammu & Kashmir this year. Coming on the heels of the targeted killings of civilians, the latest incident shows that India needs to be prepared for both conventional and unconventional terror tactics.