On the 22nd, I read Ramesh Dhamala's article in Kantipur, "Security Challenges Added by Pahalgam Attack". Caution is certainly good but nothing to worry about.

India will not go to war. There are reasons for this. First, Modi is not a war man. Second, both countries are nuclear powers. Thirdly, now like 1971, India has no friend like Russia, but Pakistan has a friend like China, which has already said that it will support Pakistan for peace in South Asia. I don't think China is saying this just for the sake of consumption.

In the Mahabharata, Duryodhana was on the side of injustice. No one cares about justice or injustice during war. They only look at what fulfills their selfishness. Another thing, a blood-sucking creature is a joke. If a little salt is sprinkled on it, it will die. Trying to cut it with a sword is foolishness. Remember, the battle of Nalapani. The British stopped the logistics. Had to go out and fight because of hunger. Similarly, Modi has stopped the Indus water. Road and water cannot be stopped by anyone. But this is old fashioned.

- dr. Shivshankar Yadav , Chhapkaiya, Birganj