Dehradun, May 17 -- With Operation Sindoor, India displayed a level of sophistication that would be the envy of even the developed nations. It shows how the nation has developed in areas that are usually not under public scrutiny. However, the aspiring nation faces a serious challenge - the quality of its everyday politicians who exercise power at various levels in the system! Just the response of this category of 'leader' to the Operation Sindoor reveals how they live in another age and mindset.

A BJP minister in Madhya Pradesh, Vijay Shah, in attempting to praise the military, ended up describing Army spokesperson Colonel Sophia Qureshi in disparaging terms. He was seeking to humiliate Pakistan but could not articulate the sentiment in a...