Mr. Shinde indeed has made a very tall claim to capture Mr. Dawood with or, I guess, without the help of any outside force.  If India initiates any surreptitious action in this regard,  India, of course, has to be prepared militarily to face any repercussion in the event  of any retaliatory action taken by Pakistan.  One can't undermine the significance of Mr. Shinde's statement, but one wonders the timings of his statement.  Mr. Dawood has been living in Pakistan since 1993 and moving freely in the Middle East region with the knowledge of the whole world.  India has not been able to capture him for the last 20 years and all of a sudden Mr. Shinde's statement is mind boggling. Is it because India has been able to improve upon his intelligence, or has it gotten any assurance from the FBI or other outside source to capture him, or Mr. Nawaj Sharif's government is willing to cooperate to hand over Mr. Dawood to India, or is it just the opportune time to make this type of eye-opening statement right before the national election to create a fodder for the Congress voting bank? Out of these scenarios, this writer feels compelled to waive the options of improvement in the intelligence as well as any outside assurance from FBI especially in view of deteriorating relationship between India and the USA over the diplomatic imbroglio.  Since Mr. Nawaj Sharif wants to improve relationship with India, it will be a test for him to show his sincerity towards this mission and hand over Mr. Dawood to India.  Of course, this writer does not have the privilege to know if there is any implied understanding between India and Pakistan on this topic, but time will tell.   The only option left is the last one which refers to the timing of this statement.  Since the national election is not too far, the voting bank of India needs to really understand the reality of issues and the sincerity of the leaders before casting their votes.  BALL IS IN THE COURT OF INDIAN VOTERS.