Colombo, March 15 -- A 2,500 man Indian army road convoy of 78 vehicles was attacked on the main highway in mid-February 2019 by just one suicide car bomber in Pulwama. It was 16 miles from Srinagar. Forty (40) CPRF 'jawans' were killed.

India immediately blamed the attack on Pakistan based 'mujahidin' dubbed 'terrorists'. Jaish e Mohamed, terrorist group claimed responsibility. It was outlawed in Pakistan nearly two decades ago as it attacks Pakistani targets too. In 2016 a Brigade HQ and in 2017 an Indian Commando Training Centre in Kashmir were attacked with 19 and 6 troop deaths. The death toll in Jammu Kashmir since 1989, when the government rigged an election is over 70,000.

India overlooked its own short comings that led to the a...