Jammu, June 25 -- 'It is nobody's contention that uncomfortable questions regarding national security should not be raised. But that is a topic for another day and another time when the immediate threat has faded,' argues Vivek Gumaste.

Even as the Indian government puts its head together to formulate a pragmatic approach to the formidable challenge posed by the Chinese threat, it is being broadsided by a dangerous, ill-timed, malignant domestic narrative, essayed by the 'pull down Modi' gang that speaks of policy failure, operational lapse and duplicity; an irresponsible baseless hectoring that will only serve to weaken the national resolve.

A cardinal tenet of any civilised nation is that in times of war, people demonstrate cohesivene...