Inside Track: 1PM’s Crisis Meet

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On Thursday, May 8, the Prime Minister summoned a meeting of all GOI Secretaries at noon. The atmosphere was tense as Modi warned that India must be prepared for a “long haul” as the other side was “foolish”. Modi also underlined the need for bureaucrats and Ambassadors to effectively and clearly communicate India’s moral high ground and strategic imperatives to the world. The PM also warned against attempts to sabotage through cyber attacks on infrastructure and software in control rooms. When a Secretary mentioned that river water to Pakistan had been intercepted as part of the Indus Waters Treaty abeyance,...