waraich66
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I believe the option is available to us, it is an open secret that US would definitely appreciate more troops irrespective of the source and it would love to make the new allies(India) join the NATO forces. That would be an official declaration of going under US umbrella from US' point of view.
India on the other hand would definitely consider joining A-stan, if there was another attack on Indian property like a consulate or something, a massive attack would justify India's involvement and would seem natural. India would want to take Iran and Russia into confidence before moving in though.
As for gains, the first and foremost gain simply would be that Pak's worst nightmare come true. so then it would have to now be more careful with its anti-India/terror policies than before and India has more leverage with it. One might argue that, the number of troops wont be sufficient to pose any threat to PA, but we must understand that PA traditionally has concentrated on its eastern borders and completely neglected the western one, hence it is finding it so hard to fight Talibanis, who are essentially a rag tag group with with limited capability. so, one can imagine that PA would pi$$ in its pants at the thought of IA being present at both its borders. So leverage against Pak
right now, India doesn't have this with Pak.
Then, India itself in more suitable than any other country to serve as peace keepers in A-stan. There are many reasons for it. One is that India is one of the major aid-givers to it, and has been involved in rebuilding it. So we do enjoy a positive image. There are many Indians working there as well, and who have integrated quite well. So, next to PA, the best force to act as peace keepers are IA. But since PA is not available for that role for variety of reasons, we can do it for US, provided we get concessions for it.
A-stan, is gateway to energy rich central Asia. India would definitely like to exploit this situation. Pak till now has successfully kept India out of central Asia, since India doesn't have any other route available till now.
so there are gains.
as for losing soldiers in concerned, again lets not forget that IA is one of the few armies in the world which has dealt with terrorism/extremism more than most in very hostile conditions. so, we are more experienced in that regard !!!
hence, causalities may not be as high as they might be imagined !!!
Your statement shows that India has no moral values only they need energy resources access for this they can do any thing .
This is way Jinnah decided to make a seperate country where atleast majority of muslim population could be safe from hindu extremism.