NEW DELHI: India’s “out-of-the-box” response against cross-border terrorism through air strikes on the JeM facility at Balakot a year ago has forced rewriting of doctrines and military manuals in Pakistan, which will now “think 100 times” before trying “any future misadventures”, defence minister Rajnath Singh said on Friday.“Today, the world stands shoulder-to-shoulder with India in forcing countries like Pakistan to bring terrorists to justice. We have recently seen the impact of collective diplomatic and financial pressure on Pakistan. Terrorists like Hafiz Saeed , who were treated like VIPs and heroes, have been put behind bars,” said Singh.But much more needs to be done, said the minister, adding that unless Pakistan was made fully accountable for sponsoring cross-border terrorism, it will continue with its “previous policy of duplicity and deceit”. “All attempts are being made to work in this direction … Our approach to terrorism was, and will remain, a judicious combination of clinical military action and mature and responsible diplomatic outreach,” he said, speaking at a seminar on “No War, No Peace” organised by the Centre for Air Power Studies to mark the first anniversary of the Balakot air strikes.The 2016 “surgical strikes” and the Balakot air strikes were not just resolute military strikes against terrorism but also sent a strong and unequivocal message to Pakistan that it can no longer use terror infrastructure on its soil as “safe havens” to wage a low-cost war against India. “Balakot must teach us to think strategic rather than tactical,” said Singh, adding that while an operational victory may be achieved on the ground, the real war must be won in the enemy’s mind.IAF chief Air Chief Marshal R K S Bhadauria, in turn, said the government’s “bold decision” to strike at the “heart of terrorist training camps” inside Pakistan represented a paradigm shift in use of air power in a sub-conventional scenario. Pakistan’s “Operation Swift Retort”, the attempted counter-strike with a large package of aircraft 30 hours after the Balakot air strikes, was an effort to satisfy its domestic audience and was successfully thwarted by the IAF, he said.“We had an edge over Pakistan Air Force in terms of beyond visual range missiles at the time of the Kargil conflict in 1999. But we allowed that to slip and thereafter it took a decade and a half in our struggle to acquire better capabilities,” said ACM Bhadauria, adding that the induction of the 36 Rafales from France from this year onwards will help the IAF in retaining the combat edge. Chief of Defence Staff General Bipin Rawat, on his part, said India must maintain credible deterrence in land, air and at sea at all times, stressing that the three Services must closely work together to deal with any potential threats. “Credible deterrence comes from the will of the military leadership and intent of the political class while taking tough decisions. This was amply shown after Kargil, Uri and Pulwama attacks,” he added.