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There are those who have described the Indian Army's operations against cross-border insurgency groups hiding in villages in Myanmar as dramatic and new. There are others who have pointed out that such operations have been conducted before - in Myanmar itself and famously in Bhutan, against the United Liberation Front of Asom (ULFA) and other militant groups in 2003. In a sense, both are right.

True, such operations have taken place earlier, but rarely have the speed of execution been so swift and the political will been so determined and cold-blooded.

The recent operation took place barely a week after

Nationalist Socialist Council of Nagaland (Khaplang) or NSCN (K) and affiliated units ambushed and killed Indian soldiers in Manipur. The response, both a punitive as well as pre-emptive strike after information had been received of further attacks, was quick. No doubt it will send a message.

The army and intelligence agencies can provide the inputs and menu of options, but in the end such operations require a political call. The risk lies substantially with the political leadership. If the operation had gone wrong, if Indian troops had suffered extraordinary casualties or if a diplomatic incident had occurred, it was for Prime

Minister Narendra Modi to carry the can.

Indian Army's operation was :

A)  A political call

B)  A punitive one

C)  Both a punitive as well as pre-emptive

D)  All of these

E)  None of these