Former Union Minister P Chidambaram on Tuesday admitted that the then UPA government decided to not retaliate against Pakistan after the 26/11 Mumbai terror attacks due to international pressure, especially from the United States, and the stand of the Ministry of External Affairs. The Congress leader further added that though “retribution crossed my mind", the government decided to not take military action.

However, his statement did not go down well with the BJP, which called the admission “too little, too late".

In an interview with a news channel, P Chidambaram, who took over as the Union Home Minister just days after the coordinated terror attacks that claimed the lives of 175 people, said, "The whole world descended upon Delhi to tell us 'don't start a war'."

He stated that Condole

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