That strike might also have been a probe, to gauge Pakistani reactions.
Hard to say.
like the last fabricated so called surgical strike (atleast this time there actually was an airspace violation)? Or when they shot down an Pakistan Navy Atlantique
Link in Pakistani airspace? There must be a better way to test the reaction
after all Indians claim the Pakistanis to be warmongers. If that were the case, the response could have been nuclear. Hell of a gamble if you ask me. Fortunately the Indians proved that not only are Pakistanis sane people, but also that the Pakistanis are better equipped to deal with them, pakistan being at war on the western front since 2001 makes it a very combat hardened military.
But hey what do I know, i am not a military man