For the past few days, there have been questions raised about the Balakot air strikes post Pulwama. One recent prominent example is Congress aide Sam Pitroda's questions about what exactly was struck during the strike. Pitroda has challenged the ruling party to a debate.

The reaction has been uniform: to question the air strikes means one is not patriotic at best and a Pak consort at worst. Perhaps the most heinous charge is that those who ask what happened during the air strikes are told they are questioning the bravery of our armed forces.