Interview: ‘Sceptical that strikes will deter Pak terror’
Scroll speaks to Rajesh Rajagopalan, professor of international politics at Jawaharlal Nehru University in Delhi.
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It is unclear whether individual strikes against terrorists such as Operation Sindoor now and before that Balakot in 2019 will have a major deterrence impact on Pakistan-sponsored terrorism, says Rajesh Rajagopalan, professor of international politics at New Delhi’s Jawaharlal Nehru University.
Instead, he argues that India should have directly targeted the source of terror: the Pakistani Army.
In addition, says Rajagopalan, long-term measures such as building dams and canals to prevent water from the Indus river system flow to Pakistan might work better.
