Recent content by bandmaster

So, the PA is willing to defer nuclear C&C decisions to division commanders and non-strategic units? Interesting... The risk of detection and neutralization from this close to a battlefield is quite high. No guessing what an NFU policy says about imminent or failed NBC attack. Sub-Kt device...

It should be obvious that an Indian alliance is not on offer to any nation. India shouldn't be in anyone's equation for seeking allies. Simply put, China's coercive powers over India are extremely limited, while it has overwhelming influence over Pakistan. If China has to choose between India...

Cafe Pyala should take a look at the number of re-posts in PakDef to get an answer. The 'agencies' seem to understand their audience better than him.

The thing is, India won't have to lift a finger. The guarantors will face severe loss and penalties for disruption, for which Pakistan would be liable. Turkmenistan is not going to receive payment for goods not delivered either, for which I am sure they will be very thankful to the Pakistanis...

Exactly what can India do to Pakistan that it is not already suffering? Start insurgencies? Trigger biblical floods? Destroy economy? Isolate diplomatically? Engage in futile arms race?

"Nothing" WILL STOP Pak Army from supporting anti-India militants. POV.

I'm not certain if Pakistanis know the difference between Indian and Chinese products. Chinese products are designed mostly for the Western export markets and adopted in China with very little localization. Indian industries are more focused towards the domestic market, which is quite similar...

Haha. I was being too obvious, I guess. The fact is, India's troop levels at the Pakistani border can be justifiably seen as threatening. A stabilizing deployment would see more Pakistani troops at the Indian border, fewer Indian troops at the Pakistani border, and far more Indian troops at...

Wonder what the Chinese foreign minister Mr. Qureshi has to say about this.

Pakistan has just the right demographics, economic situation and geopolitical ambition that will belie your hope. Unless one of the above drastically changes for the better, it's only a matter of time before something serious breaks out, I'm afraid.

Yes. That is one terrifying threat.

Pakistan is nearly a superpower. Indian fear is totally justified.

That's the spirit. Pakistan should strike when the opportunity arises.

Survival comes first. It's pretty silly to assume that there won't be a fifth war. We are averaging a war every fifteen years. Demilitarization could be fatal for Pakistan.

The article is wrong. Only Pakistan's army keeps India at bay. India would attack at first chance. Pakistan needs more militarization, not less.