Hyderabad: Former chief of Research and Analysis Wing (RAW) AS Dulat on Saturday said that the Pulwama terror attack was a gift to the BJP ahead of the elections and it was 'alright' to carry out surgical strikes on terror camp in Pakistan.
AS Dulat told reporters, "I think it is, I mentioned this before, I think it was gift from the Jaish to the BJP or to Modiji. Because of elections. It was inevitable that something would happen. Something would be done. So, the surgical strike deep inside Pakistan was alright.
He assessed the present government's handling of the Pulwama terror attack and about the way ahead. Dulat said nationalism is alright if it is looked at broadly but it may not be good if it is seen narrowly. He said, "The larger point I am making is that what is sufficient is patriotism. We need not stress on nationalism. Because, the indications worldwide are, in the past also, that nationalism can lead to war.”
Dulat, who was speaking on the sidelines of the annual Asian Arab Awards 2019 organised here by the Indian Economic Trade Organisation, was asked about his comments that nationalism is unbalancing the world.
He further said,"The point I am trying to make is that if you look at nationalism broadly, it is alright. If you start looking at it narrowly, then it starts affecting people.
