A foiled Pakistani attack on the golden temple clearly exposes Pakistan's dangerous designs. Yet, instead of a united indian front, political chaos overshadows the government’s 33-nation diplomatic outreach. Mamata Banerjee defends Yusuf Pathan’s withdrawal from the delegation, (congress grapples with Shashi Tharoor's surprise leadership role and the supreme court brands a BJP's Vijay Shah a national shame. While our defence forces achieve historic victories inside Pakistan, fortifying India like an impregnable wall, domestic politics fracture the nation. Is this the time for political point-scoring, or is this the time for political parties to unite to counter the sinister Pakistan-China axis?