I mean you guys have all the pieces of the jigsaw puzzle in place but you're unable to see the big picture. Even after 3 years ever since the Taliban took over or at any rate 2 years since Zawahiri was assassinated by the US with the aid of Paxtan & the Taliban went loco.
You'd see retaliation in full public view only if you see a major outrage like Pulwama or Uri. Period. Will Paxtan oblige ? Unlikely.
Anything short of that & you'd see cross border raids taking out Fauji Foundation guys & destruction of their terrorist launch pads including tangos in low key operations like we've been seeing for the past 3-4 decades.
GoI has now invested heavily in Taliban sponsored TTP & Baloch Sarmachars to carry out what they're carrying out in Paxtan on a regular basis with the kind of casualties they're causing in the rank & file of Fauji Foundation .
Every time you feel despondent about losing our men here , keep an eye on what Fauji Foundation is facing in Paxtan against the various tanzeems inimical to it in operations undertaken there.
You want changes in the SOP. I think it's highly unlikely . Some lipstick on the pig is very much possible. The first indication of RADICAL changes would be a complete overhaul of the Agniveer program. Do I see it happening ? No , I don't .
But they'd tinker with it claiming they've brought about a permanent resolution to it to the satisfaction of all the "aggrieved parties. " The "aggrieved parties " in turn would concur & it'd be a case of - everyone lived happily ever after...
Don't get too vexed by these losses. Losing a dozen or so jawans & JCOs or an occasional senior officer like we did in various incidents in Jammu Kashmir & Ladakh the way we did these past days is par for the course for Sena Bhavan Raksha Mantralay & the PMO. At the end of the day it's their state of mind which matters not yours.
The template for our retaliation has already been set in stone for more than a year. If you choose not to connect the dots & keep venting about it , it's you who're going to get ulcers.