Notorius.
Your interpretation of Cold Start is completely Wrong.
India will not Invade Pakistan accross the entire Western Border over a 1000 km borderline.
Cold Start means very rapid mobile raids in key soft areas going no more than 30km at max.#
I am quite aware of what the Cold Start Doctrine is, i have researched it in quite some depth. I know that India does not want to invade Pakistan, they want to capture territory quickly before the war escalates and turns into a full fledged nuclear war. The IA wants to emulate NATO during Desert Storm, a fast and vicious attack which leaves the enemy shell shocked. What you forget is that neither are your capabilities on the same level as NATO and neither is your enemy as weak as Iraq.
India hopes to use its Integrated Battle Groups and launch multiple attacks on Pakistani positions. It could be a good plan but this means these IBG's have to coordinate between themselves which i doubt they can, and they are also opening up themselves to counter attack or being out flanked. Not to mention, Pakistan can launch attack on Indian positions where their defence is weak and capture those territories. So please, dont give me a lesson on Cold Start Doctrine because it appears i know more than you.
Most important it does mean massive air strikes and cruise missle strikes to take out both nuclear stations and air bases.
Pakistans biggest weakness is NO STRATEGIC DEPTH. They all have 9 air bases and only 2 nuclear reactors, 2 Naval bases. All of these are within reach of any IAF strike fighter and hundreds 200km brahmos cruise missles.
Are you joking me
? Do you honestly think India will take out a nuclear reactor, how dumb do you think Indian war planners are. If India takes out a nuclear reactor, India itself will be exposed to massive radiation and will be subject to counter attack from Pakistan. Indeed, strategic depth is a weakness but it also our biggest strength too. PA has developed our supply lines and logistics in such a way that supplies can reach our front lines at a much quicker pace. Thus, PA has turned our weakness into a strength.
Pakistan sam capablity is poor and other than 18 F16/52s there is nothing than can stand up to 120 su30mki.
How about IAF cross the border and see how good our SAM coverage and Air Force is. Stop acting like a fanboy giving me numbers of SU30MKI or other IAF fighters. Its nothing revolutionary that is good enough to tip the balance in India's favour, their is nothing India has in its inventory that cannot be countered.
Most western military analysts have predicted a indo pak War will turn nuclear with 7-10 days. REASON being almost certainly after this period Pakistan will be blockaded at Sea lost both power stations and most of its frontline air power. Pak Army will be alone holding its own as this area is Pakistans biggest strength....
Ya sure India will impose a blockade on Pakistan and take out our entire air force, whose leading the attack Sunny Deol
. The fact that your Armed Forces still has not delivered the knock out punch against Pakistan should be ample evidence for you that India does not has much options when it comes to dealing with Pakistan militarily. All i hear are statements and rhetoric, no ACTIONNN.