Yes there are no negotiations or such tactics, it should be a standard procedure of attacking the hold point and clear it. While security agencies would like to catch some alive if possible, the priority would be to minimize the damage whatever it takes.
The groups here(NE) mostly source their weapons from black market arms dealers.Of course being close to Myanmar helps in acquiring arms.These groups often have more sophisticated firearms than Indian army themselves.So the assertion that they would need to loot to arm themselves is rather a wild,imaginative claim by Indian.
Not a bad tactic considering that most times we find these as brain washed pawn in larger game.
This is important especially after lessons learnt from 26/11.
I believe the magic word here is guns.... if those living in jungles can acquire or obtain such sophisticated weapons, i leave the rest for you to imagine.
Modi should resign after this fiasco, still nothing done.
Military planners are quite professional and they would really focus on situation at hand. However as you pointed out, even if caught alive, these guys really know little about big picture and are hence of little or no use (recall that Kasab's trial only told what was obvious) and later pleas of clemency and Human rights do start popping up, probably to frustration of those security agencies and planners who actually bear the brunt of these operations.
Well, the Indians can capture Pigeons out of thin air, track boats sailing out of Karachi, pick up foot prints from Narrowal but sadly they are oblivious of what's happening in their back yard.
USSR no longer exists.
its true,
so does Nixon.USSR no longer exists.
