Asif Ibrahim, the Intelligence Bureau chief, says the terrorist challenge from the Indian Mujahideen (IM) remains “undiminished”. And the prime minister warns of terrorist threats to disrupt elections. How do we meet the challenge of alienated Muslim youths getting radicalised on our own soil? Here’s what the IB chief offered as a solution: “We will rigorously pursue the leads emerging from investigations to neutralise the IM network.” I seriously wonder if that isn’t self-contradictory. If determined pursuit alone were to work, why would the IM challenge remain “undiminished”?