Whilst I abhor war and war mongers with passionate disdain, how long will you keep turning the other cheek? The bunch of nincompoops like the Asst to the assistant of the assistant foreign minister of Saudi Arabia or JD attempting to teach India about restraint??? “Let me finish the job—so Kashmir will never burn again.” That was Gen. Bakshi’s plea in 1965 as Indian forces stood on the brink of capturing Lahore.

But Delhi said no.

Another ceasefire.

Another missed moment.

And the cost?

Decades of bloodshed, betrayal, and terror.

We called it “restraint.” They saw it as weakness.

1947: We referred Kashmir to the UN.

Pakistan kept part of it.

1950s–60s: We returned captured land.

1971: We released 93,000 POWs.

1999: We stopped at the Line of Control again. Every single time—we stepped back. Every single time—they returned with terror.

Here’s the truth they won’t admit: Terror wasn’t an accident. It was always their strategy.

Just look at this bloody trail:

1993 Bombay Blasts – 257 killed

2001 Indian Parliament Attack – 14 killed

2003 Mumbai Gateway of India Blasts

2005 Delhi Diwali Blasts – 62 killed

2006 Mumbai Train Blasts – 209 killed, 700+ injured

2007 Samjhauta Express Blasts – 68 killed

2007 Hyderabad Bombings – 42 killed

2008 Jaipur Blasts – 63 killed

2008 Bangalore & Ahmedabad Serial Blasts – 50+ killed

2008 Mumbai Attacks (26/11) – Taj, Oberoi, CST, Leopold Café – 166 killed

2016 Pathankot Airbase Attack

2016 Uri Attack – 19 soldiers martyred

2019 Pulwama Suicide Attack – 40 CRPF jawans martyred

Multiple attacks in Kashmir post-2019 by cross-border infiltrators

Each one planned.

Each one launched from across the border.

Each one a slap in the face of “restraint.”

But something has changed.

Since 2016, India has stood up: Surgical strikes. Balakot airstrike. Revocation of Article 370.

A new doctrine: “Act, not react. Finish what you start.”

Kashmir’s accession was legal in 1947. The world may debate.

India should not.

India is not being aggressive.

She is trying to be clear. Decisive. Unapologetic.

Gen. Bakshi’s words still echo: “Let me finish the job…”

Today, India is finally listening.

And this time, She will not stop halfway.

(Peter Isaac is a JNU alumni and a pioneer in broadcast journalism. He now lives in the United States of America.)