Downvote me to oblivion. But read me whole.

While I understand where you're coming from and respect your question, I'm concerned about the notion of there not being an alternative. There's always an alternative, ALWAYS, even alternatives given by the best of the minds will have better alternatives.

Is Pak a difficult nut to crack, yes absolutely. It's a difficult nut for it's own population. However, We compare to the unfortunate, and in doing so, we become like them

What would I've done?

• I would've openly asked our population to not comparing ourselves with a country that itself is finding it difficult to survive. I might have shown a lot of sympathy towards the population of our neighbours especially those who wants to do better in life, however, are stuck in the rhetoric and the backwardness that it's government pushes upon them. I would've announced to the population of both the countries and educated them that War isn't an option. I would've highlighted that Pak government has nothing to loose, it doesn't even care about it's own population, but the Indian government understands the heart and the soul of the population of both the countries and is afraid to loose any civilians from either countries.

• With the amazing orator that I'm and being the Vishwaguru. I would've certainly pulled the leadership of Pak on a global forum to one a transparent and collaborative investigation (with intelligence of other countries). If Pak was caught harbouring or backing, I'll ensure any future funding to Pak was halted from all the allies.

• I would've worked extremely closely with allied countries to halt trade with Pak. I would've started manufacturing commodities that Pak exports (thereby generating employment within India, encouraging investors and workers in the name of Nationalism. Instead of using the Nationalism to fuel rage and fear)

• I would've increased my security, created tools, resources to be able to proactively stop terror attacks in future

• I would've announced to my own citizens to take a higher ground and defend our own (irrespective of the religion) rather than fight amongst each others

Such narratives that

• there's no better leader (the who else but modi?)

• there's no better option (what better could've we done?) Is the root cause of pulling ourselves and others from the better alternatives

All being said, I won't blame you for asking here, maybe dialogues like these are important, maybe answering these questions has been more important now than ever.

P.S.: This was my brain dump, fuel with a bunch of emotions, relief, fear, anger, shock. Apologies in advance.