Barks & Bites

‘‘We have shown enormous patience, now it’s time I think to show we have resolve too. Inaction is damaging our credibility, people have begun to believe India incapable of taking any action.’’
— Former chief of Air Staff A Y Tipnis

‘‘All self-respecting nations have a right to be aggressive. I don’t understand what the hell are we waiting for?’’
— Brahma Chellaney, Professor, International Studies, Jawaharlal Nehru University, New Delhi

‘‘Tell me, is India important or the election important? If India doesn’t survive, what election will you hold?’’
— Farooq Abdullah, Jammu and Kashmir Chief Minister

‘‘We just feel so scared that anytime, anything could happen. Governments fight and we have to suffer.’’
— Jalmjeed Shah, resident of Uri in Jammu and Kashmir

‘‘When we go to sleep we don’t where will the firing come from. There’s so much tension here.’’
— Yusuf Shah, resident of Uri in Jammu and Kashmir

‘‘All I say is by breaking a war and speaking the war language will not solve anything at all. Diplomatic measures would be more sensible.’’
— CPI leader A B Bardhan

AAJ TAK

‘‘We defeated them (Pakistan) in 1971 and we have the courage to defeat them again in this proxy war.’’
— Home Minister L. K. Advani

(Compiled By Divya Srivastava)