India, Feb. 19 -- Post JeM attack on the CRPF convoy on 14 February 2019, it's for sure that India will retaliate against Pakistan.

The Indian government along with the security top officers must be mulling some plan to avenge the deaths. Common sense says that there will be no Surgical Strike II because the element of surprise no more exists. Pakistan surely would be ready with traps if India chooses to a Contact-Engagement (means sending Indian soldiers beyond the border).

However, non-contact action is the best option. In fact post 26/11 the Indian Air Force had submitted a retaliatory attack plan staying inside the Indian soil to the then Prime Minister Manmohan Singh. Somehow Manmohan Singh didn't agree to this plan may be because he...