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Pakistan does have frequent communal clashes, just not the ones you're looking for. Shia-sunni riots and rival terrorist attacks have always been present.

Pakistan is not going to see a popular revolution. Its society is too stratified, and any uprising by the peasant class will be couched in religious extremism, which will prove to be even worse for its future. Unlike Iran for example, where society is far more homogeneous and ideas can take...

Just the plain truth Mr. Agnostic. Unpalatable for you of course, the nationalist that you are.

Did you mention those "empires"? If you did then perhaps you could change the font colour from white to black so that people can read it. Yugoslavia and Czechoslovakia simply cannot be compared with India because these ethnic groups had active and ongoing conflicts. there really aren't any...

That goes without saying. Balochis and Pashtuns don't even want to be a part of Pakistan, so its absurd to think that they would want to be part of India.

A Greater India is rather far-fetched, mainly because the inhabitants of Sindh and Pakistani Punjab would never agree to it, and also because India is simply not interested in expanding its territory, especially hostile regions which would be a nightmare to govern.

Your understanding of history is quite flawed, for the simple reason that you seem to be comparing historical empires with modern federal states. If anything, you should be comparing India and Pakistan with countries like the US which have created a successful federation based upon democracy...

No, I'm stating a plain fact that the Taliban is infact a far greater threat to Pakistan than any attack form India, irrespective of what Pakistan considers it. Indian self interest lies in the preservation of Pakistan as a bulwark against the Taliban, along with the immediate interest in...

Well then enigma, you and I are in agreement. Even I feel that Pakistan does not need to move its troops away from the eastern borders in order to fight the Taliban. It has a large enough standing army to do both at the same time.

Well Pakistan has to communicate these concerns to India and also explain the rationale behind reducing troops, giving concrete figures regarding how many additional troops are needed to fight the insurgents. Only then can such a process go forward. In the meanwhile the Talibs continue to...

Alright, lets get down to numbers. What sort of additional deployment is the PA looking at to fight the Taliban?

AFAIK, the bulk of IA and PA is stationed in the plains, so in any case thinning the LOC would not have much effect. It seems to me like another excuse to shift the blame towards neighbours. I'd like to repeat - your country is being invaded by hostile forces. What are you waiting for?

That point is disputed my friend. Its Pakistan's claim, not mutually agreed upon. And yes, it was a pre-emptive strike because IA detected increased PA activitiy on Siachen and suspected a move from the other side.

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And yet India and Sri Lanka are allies, the Sri Lankans openly praise India in the media, India has declared LTTE a terrorists outfit for a long time now, and the LTTE is on the verge of defeat. Additionally, India has done its utmost to support the civilians caught in the conflict, by...

That could make sense, but it depends entirely on how much of troop deployment from the Indian side is meant purely for an offensive against Pakistan. From what I know almost the entire deployment is meant to fight the insurgents. COIN takes a very heavy toll on the troops, so they are...

Not entirely true. The operation Meghdoot to capture Siachen was a pre-emptive attack. However, Siachen was not demarcated so technically India did not violate the borders. Pakistan however violated the LoC during kargil, which was a mutually agreed ceasefire line, so that's a clear breach of...

I fail to understand the scorched earth strategy adopted in Bajaur. It violated all norms of warfare and ended up destroying the very people it was supposed to protect. PA has to get rid of its artillery and get down and dirty with the talibs, that's the only way to defeat them. Its...

Wow Mastan Khan. Fake encounter at Indian parliament? Nice conspiracy theory to go with my morning coffee.

Absurd suggestion. The guy wants India to act directly against its own interests (esp. in light of massive infiltration in recent months ) so that Pakistan be persuaded to act in its own interests?