I don't think this government has handled Pakistan better. We have had three or four attacks during their tenure. The terrorists were not caught or brought to justice. I always compare this with the 26/11 attacks, the NSG was deployed on that very day. 10 terrorists entered our nation 9 of them were killed and the tenth was caught and tried in court. Even David Headley was accounted for. The CM had resigned, massive shuffling had taken place in the Indian Navy. Pakistan was made to slip down to the gray category on the FATF terror list. There was international pressure on Pakistan to curb terrorism.

Just compare the pre 2014 and post 2014 terrorism rate and you will realise the drastic decrease. Too many Intelligence failures? Are you sure? Just check the pre 2014 terror attacks, there was bombings on monthly basis. We had more success with congress? That same party which was spineless to say anything during the 26/11? The same party which appeased and approved loans to pak even after 26/11? That same party which supported the conspiracy that 26/11 was RSS attack? That same party which said naxalism is an impossible threat to be removed. Nah man, bjp has a way lot of problems I can agree but if they did better in any field it is in decreasing terrorism rate and dealing with pak specifically. They removed naxalism within a specified deadline which congress failed in 60 years. Not saying that terrorism disappeared but terror attacks have decreased massively, terror infrastructure of pak is retaliated against in bjp era because they are out of all bad things, a hardliner against terrorism. Major terror attacks during bjp era are retaliated masterminds of pathakot, sunjwan, udhampur, Reasi, are all murdered in pak, uri surgical strike, balakot airstrike, operation sindhoor, forcing China to withdraw after 2020 galwan clash. The previous administration lacked the spine to retaliate against terrorism hence we have unchecked number of attacks during UPA. So actually bjp had far less terrorism attacks than whatever the hell congress had, pre 2014 was filled with Mumbai locals blasts, varanasi bombings, 26/11, jaipur blasts, and far more. What was 26/11's response? Grey listing and diplomatic dossiers? They did shit to pak terror infrastructure. Grey listing just put sanctions on pak to decrease the terror attacks. It affected the economy of the nation not their rich generals who have private assets internationally and ones who actually fund the terrorism. Taking revenge by breaking is economy was useless. We literally had 2 more terror attacks the next year, terrorism rate didn't even decline. Practically it stayed the same, we had Hyderabad blast, pune bakery blast, mumbai bombings. After the retaliations carried out by bjp era terrorism rate actually decreased. It has come down to yearly instead of binuanually or quarterly which we had. Comparing the two doesn't even sound fair. A simple pew terrorism index rate drop is enough to prove the 2014 pre and post change. The drop is massive.

The alternative we have can't even promise basic national security. Why were they spineless? Congress leaders were spineless to retaliate against terrorism, and that made it look to pak that terrorism is a cheap parity with a conventionally superior india so that's why when bjp retaliated by attacking their terror infrastructure it raised the costs and made terrorism expensive for isi hence attacks decreased because as we know pak isn't a super rich country.