@masaravanan73 @DrSJaishankar But the planning of the 2016 surgical strike happened at the highest level of the government, where options and plans were discussed with top officials of the PMO and then-Army chief Gen. Dalbir Singh Suhag.
@masaravanan73 @DrSJaishankar What was different in 2016?
Cross-LoC operations are a common phenomenon, and are often not reported. But these are carried out mostly at a battalion, brigade, or at most, divisional level.
But the planning of the 2016 surgical strike happened at the highest level of the govt.