India should have "actioned a kinetic response" in the days following the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks - given it is a state "that has no compunctions in brutally slaughtering hundreds of innocent people" - reads an excerpt from Congress MP Manish Tewari's new book.

'10 Flash Points; 20 Years - National Security Situations that Impacted India' - "objectively delves into every salient National Security Challenge India has faced in the past two decades", Mr Tewari said this morning in a Twitter post promoting the book.