GS-4ETHICS OF MINIMUM FORCE IN INTERNAL SECURITY
Four Vehicles Torched, Zero Rounds Fired: What The Assam Rifles' Restraint At Senapati Actually Cost
The episode is a live test of India's minimum-force doctrine in a live insurgency zone - a force absorbed a costly, humiliating provocation without retaliating, precisely because retaliation is what a section of its opponents may have wanted. It raises the question of how much operational cost restraint can absorb before it stops protecting legitimacy and starts inviting further attacks.
UPSC Relevance8/10
Time to Read3 min read
Total Views44,507
Read Analysis