“This is not the opening salvo in a protracted war, this is a one-off retaliation for an outrageous atrocity,” said Shashi Tharoor, chairperson of India’s Standing Committee on External Affairs. ➡️ During an Inside India interview, he emphasized that ‘punitive action had to be taken’ against the terrorists and that there was ‘a price to pay for what they had done.’ ➡️ Tharoor went on to say that India's response was calculated and done in a sensitive manner in order to minimize potential harm on civilians. Watch more at the link in bio.