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We now live in a world order that will keep shifting. India must use this window. This also means we remain disciplined enough not to be knee-jerked into reacting to what Pakistan sees as its moment in the sun.
Why does Mrs. Rao only single out China? She provides only a single source to back her claim of China helping Pakistan with nuclear weapons yet that same source also names the US helping Pakistan develop nuclear weapons. Similarly she only uses one source (that too Indian) regarding the quality of Chinese weaponry which infact has been battle tested in Ethiopia, Sudan and Libya. If it is so easy to defeat the Chinese in a conventional war, the US would have done so a long time ago.
She also fails to mention how Pakistan continues to have long standing strong ties with the US government and the military and intelligence establishment. American politicians continue to refer to PoK as Azad Kashmir. Pakistan ousted it’s own PM on the order of the US ambassador. Just a few years ago the Pakistan Army general had declared that the US Pakistan alliance remains the priority of Pakistan.
It is because of so called strategic thinkers like her that India finds itself surrounded and without great options. Over estimating it’s capabilities while underestimating adversaries and not having a durable, long-term plan in place.
As war clouds gather over the subcontinent, just a stray thought. India has excellent relations with Saudi Arabia and UAE, both important for Pakistan’s economy. Remittances. Direct financial support. Pakistan itself has so many domestic frailties, led by its economy. Could India have used the good offices of such common friends to stabilise its relationship with Pakistan. Whether that would have produced better results than the total cessation of a dialogue for a decade.
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Why does Mrs. Rao only single out China? She provides only a single source to back her claim of China helping Pakistan with nuclear weapons yet that same source also names the US helping Pakistan develop nuclear weapons. Similarly she only uses one source (that too Indian) regarding the quality of Chinese weaponry which infact has been battle tested in Ethiopia, Sudan and Libya. If it is so easy to defeat the Chinese in a conventional war, the US would have done so a long time ago.
She also fails to mention how Pakistan continues to have long standing strong ties with the US government and the military and intelligence establishment. American politicians continue to refer to PoK as Azad Kashmir. Pakistan ousted it’s own PM on the order of the US ambassador. Just a few years ago the Pakistan Army general had declared that the US Pakistan alliance remains the priority of Pakistan.
It is because of so called strategic thinkers like her that India finds itself surrounded and without great options. Over estimating it’s capabilities while underestimating adversaries and not having a durable, long-term plan in place.
As war clouds gather over the subcontinent, just a stray thought. India has excellent relations with Saudi Arabia and UAE, both important for Pakistan’s economy. Remittances. Direct financial support. Pakistan itself has so many domestic frailties, led by its economy. Could India have used the good offices of such common friends to stabilise its relationship with Pakistan. Whether that would have produced better results than the total cessation of a dialogue for a decade.