Joe Shearer
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Our military can start small skirmishes and financially and tactically support the militants as they carry out operations. Also, the Bangaldeshi insurgents can draw India into a war on Bangladeshi soil, and start an insurgency in the thick jungles of Bangladesh, similar to Vietnam. Kashmiri insurgents can do a similar thing, but in the mountains and urban towns of Kashmir. As for Indian Muslims themselves, they will start fighting if India causes massive civilian casualties, which they would.
Of course, this scenario will hopefully never happen, but I'm just putting things into perspective for you.
As you said, this scenario will never happen. Let me explain why, in detail.
First, your military risks massive retaliation if they start small skirmishes; wherever they are themselves, without the luxury of a nuclear shield. This is because they will themselves be present at the scene of hostilities.
Second, there are no Bangladeshi insurgents. That independent nation has its own dignity and self-respect, and will not be cowed or brow-beaten; if at certain times, the government of India is more indulgent, it is in some small measure due to the respect for an individual leader. If at times, the government of India is less so, it is because policies adopted at those times seem to be opposed to what will maintain peace.Within that, Bangladesh is peaceful, there are no insurgents; insurgents against whom? Their own government?
You talked of the thick jungles of Bangladesh. There are some small parts that are still thickly forested, mainly in the Sundarbans, but some on their eastern borders, bordering Tripura, and some more in the Chittagong Hills.India shares the Sundarbans; the Indian border guards are present there in sufficient numbers. The Chittagong Hill areas are next to the peaceful and pro-Indian Mizoram. Nothing will happen there. The Indian Army is strongly located in the Tripura area; no danger there. All these areas have strong para-military presence, as well as Army pretence.
The worst period of the Kashmir terrorism was during 1992 to 1995 or so; it has never reached similar disturbance. There is a tiny chance of it reaching such portions. For one thing, the supply of motivated Punjabi infiltrators has reduced significantly.
The last point is too bizarre to take seriously or to answer.