New Delhi, April 28 -- One more terror attack and once more India is groping for a response. Military action, which the hawks are baying for, will serve the popular purpose of quenching the thirst for revenge but will have little long-term effect. Anger subsides quickly after retaliatory strikes and soon it becomes business as usual. This is what happened after the Uri and Pulwama attacks.

We should ensure that this time we don't fritter away our anger in a few hot-headed blows. There should be cool thinking and calculated action to cause lasting harm to Pakistan. Pakistan has been following the low-cost option of inflicting a thousand cuts one India through brain-washed jehadis. Innocent people in India have been bearing the brunt of th...