I am sorry if I didnt elaborate on my previous post. The point I wanted to emphasize is that no deterrent will stop India from doing what it wants to do. But logically speaking, strikes have not been carried out for one reason - i.e. what would it achieve, in other words what would the objectives of such a strike be?
See, your country has received alot of media attention because of your economic growth, and you're already blabbering about nobody stopping India from what it wants to do.
You say that the ONLY reason these strikes weren't carried out were because the objectives wouldn't be clear and there would be nothing to achieve?
Then why on earth would the GoI be talking about surgical strikes in the first place?
I don't believe that's the sole reason that has stopped India from doing so, infact, that's not a reason at all, the actual reason is quite simple: Pakistan is no pushover, and India simply cannot tell Pakistan what to do and what not to do, it's that easy, I know it hurts your baseless pride and ego, but it's reality.
If India could boss us around, we'd be long gone in these 60+ years, but we're not.
Back to 2006, remember the Israeli fiasco in Lebanon? The went all out to destroy Hezbollah, but they didnt have well defined objectives! Their objectives kept changing all the time while innocents were being killed on both sides, more so on the Lebanese side.
Their objectives were to destroy Hezbollah, and they miserably failed.
International pressure was mounting up, more and more Israeli soldiers kept dieing, they initially had to retreat to safe their image, the cowards, as a goodbye dessert, they treated the lebanese people with alot of clusterbombs, and the after-effects are still being felt in Lebanon.
Extrapolating that experience to the Indian strike in Pakistan, there are no defined objectives here. India wants to destroy the terrorist training camps and their infrastructure. But unlike for example Pakistani army infrastructure which can be targeted in a time of conflict, these rouge elements are no defined targets! Thats the reason why the so called surgical strikes are not a feasible option. However if the complicity if ISI as an institution being involved in these attacks is proven beyond doubt then ...maybe then...there might be a possibility of strikes and that too only on selected targets. In such a scenario, the Indian govt would be ready for any repercussions from the Pakistani army. Not that the PAF would be sitting still, they would, ofcourse respond, but what I am trying to say is, planners would take into account any such eventuality before deciding on the possibility of strikes.
What exactly do you mean by "no defined objects"?
I think it's pretty clear that India cannot keep it hands off Pakistan, it just HAS to show her dominance and simply wants to powerboast infront of Pakistan and the rest of the world.
Ofcourse India wants to destroy militant trainingcamps inside Pakistan, the best way to do so is by starting at home, afterall, charity begins at home, and India has its own big problems regarding (hindu) terrorism which pesters Pakistan from its existance.
Even
IF the ISI had something to do with the attacks in Mumbai, I still doubt that India would be able to lay its hand on Pakistan.
There is no possibility of any strike in Pakistan my hopeful friend, because India does not have the right to violate Pakistans sovereignty, doing this will result (howmany times do I have to say this) in serious retaliation.
Also, don't tell me that RAW isn't behind any attacks inside Pakistan, has Pakistan threatened India with strikes, war etc and media propaganda?
NO!
OFCOURSE the Indian planners would bear everything in mind including a retaliation from Pakistani side, which will occur, you guys are not invincible, you're not anything near that, stop fooling yourself seriously.
The problem is, the burden is too big, the stakes are too high, GoI knows this, the planners know it, they cannot foresee and defend against a fitting Pakistani response to any Indian strike.
The fact that India has not carried out any military operation inside Pakistan despite all the threats and big talk from Indian politician, sends out a signal to the Pakistani people that India is at the moment, in no position to harm Pakistan and get away with it.
India won't be in the future either, it's just the reality, you will simply have to live with your neighbour, as Pakistan is living with theirs.
Its been well documented that India does not want war with Pakistan. You guys just got a civilian govt after a decade of military rule. A full fledged war between the neighbors is entirely unnecessary here in the present context. What is important though is that the earlier mindset of Pakistani army trying to match Indian forces arm for arm should be discarded in favour of increased bilateral trade, which I believe is a win-win situation. We dont care if you buy weapons form China or US or any other country as long as we get lots of moolah by trading!
Oh really? So that's why the PAF had to increase its vigilance and the PA moved its troops to our eastern border after certain threatening statements from your very own PM and FM?
Not to mention the exercises India conducted during those times with precision strikes and such, also relocating its fighters and troops in Rajastan.
The Pakistani Army has been trying and succesfully matching the Indian armed forces for 60+ years now, I say that with pride because if the PA wouldn't be able to match the IA, we'd simply be another Iraq.
You are completely wrong and right at the sime time when you mention that Pakistan should increase bileteral tride and that the military investments and such should get a lower priority.
However, think logically, with a neighbour like India, we have no other
CHOICE.
It's very logical, do I really have to explain to you? Do honestly think it's that easy for Pakistan to simply focus only on economic development? So that once we developed our economy to a great extent, it can simply be crushed in a matter of hours by Indian forces?
Ofcourse not, we will always need solid defence to protect Pakistan and its citizens.
If we had the option of going for pure economic development, i'm sure Pakistan would've went with that, but with 3 wars and a handfull of skirmishes with India, I don't think that's a feasible option.
We have the money and the world knows it! Thats why they all are courting India! How does Pakistan fare in such a comparison? They all say what Jerry Maguire says "SHOW ME THE MONEY"!
Ofcourse you have the money, go outside and look how Indian streets are filled with people living on less then a dollar a day.
Pakistan is developing just like India, we are keen on improving our image and attract many foreign investors, it's already happening now.
Our economy has very good prospects, you cannot deny that, so money will come and go, same story for India.
Everything revolves around money, that's true, however, with Pakistans limited budget, it has done extremely well to make the most out of their deals.
And whoever said our economy is solely based on IT? You my friend have no idea what a behemoth the Indian economy is! And its not only IT that runs it. Dont get so desperate and spew off irrelevant points.
Elaborate on this please? What kind of a "behemoth" the Indian economy is?
You shouldn't go too far fetched with your statements.
And a missile strike in Bangalore? What for? And do you really think its gonna be that easy that you push a button and Bangalore goes puff!!? LOL gimme some of whatever you are ingesting, I too need to see wonderful hallucinations!
Infact, it's that easy, yes.
There is absolute nothing India can do to stop Pakistan from bombing Indian cities to smithereens.
We have the capability to do so, perhaps a reminder for you that this might be a good reason for the GoI to keep their threats verbal and nothing more then that, that's why we haven't seen anything after the 26th of December deadline, which your officials have given to Pakistan.
See, another form of the so called power boasting I was talking about.
Who is India to give Pakistan deadlines?
Harm us, and we'll harm you back, it's as simple as that.
Don't be blind for the truth, as it may be shocking for you to face the consequenses of your countries own actions, once your government dares to initiate any strike on Pakistani soil.
Just wanted to make sure where you were from! very few people on these forums know the meaning of those words, which btw are to be addressed to a woman of disrepute (by which I dont mean those who follow the oldest profession but those who really deserve it).
