While political opportunism is not new to Indian politics, the Batla House encounter was a glaring example of putting vote bank politics over the country's interests.
In two separate attacks by ISIS, three female employees of Jalalabad-based Enikas TV died while one was severely injured. The women were gunned down while they were returning from office.
A letter recovered by the probe agencies talked about avenging the killings of Iran Quds Commander Qassem Soleimani, and Abu Mehdhi Al Muhandis, who were killed in a US drone attack in January 2020.