In an exclusive interview with NDTV, Lt General DS Hooda (Retired), former Northern Army Commander, weighed in on the terror activities in Jammu and Kashmir in relation to the deaths of India's heroes - Colonel Manpreet Singh, Major Ashish Dhonchak and DSP Himayun Bhat. He said that "few events are exaggerated to make the situation look worse than it is", and that it is best to focus on long-term trends.