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Neither of us can relocate either. So what's the plan?

As I said before, that is only to India's own detriment. As an aspiring regional power, this conflict only weighs India down. India can look away all it wants but the specter of this conflict will continue to weigh on the country's drive to regional power status. You are keen to mention the US...

The PMSA are not commandos or marines, they're paramilitary. Basically maritime police to protect Pakistan's EEZ from illegal fishing and bootlegging operations. Their role is more akin to police than military.

The problem lies in the fact that the Kashmir Issue has become intrinsic to the identity of both nations. For India, it its "Atootangh", for Pakistan it is its "Jugular Vein". In such a situation, either nation cannot simply forfeit its claim, lest the leader who did so be ready to be dragged...

Thanks! I deal internal security though so relations with India don't really govern my schedule. Contrary to the past, for many security men these days, India is only a latent threat. For the record though, as far as relations between our countries go, they're pretty bad. As for the second...

Ideally we shouldn't have been enemies at all but bad decisions and the baggage that they entail have effectively doomed this region to be a perpetual minefield of misfortune. We walk a couple of steps and start becoming confident, just then, bam.....new fiasco!

I am prepared, for argument's sake, to concede that Jhadav wasn't a spy and that he was indeed abducted from Iran. But I still can't fathom how a Commander of the Indian Navy can get a new identity without raising any red flags and continue to enjoy his service benefits. And why would he go...

Of course, giving out legit information about yourself, your history and the scope of your work whilst being engaged in intelligence and espionage is the very essence of cover.