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Pakistan’s army has been a rentier force available to a reasonable bidder. It has never come to the aid of any Muslims including Palestinians or the Gazans, except making noises here and there.
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This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.
Though pakistan failed in the battlefield but their leaders played too well on diplomatic field. Full details r not known, still the visuals of managing US and China is sort of diplomatic success, may be short term. India boasts of many successful billionaires but none of them could break the ice with Trump business interests rather got on the wrong side for windfall gains from Russian oil.
Indian leader played hard to secure vote bank in sight, just ensured that voters r not made to think that US is influencing indo pak relations. Being that focus, very many other angles got overlooked. SCO visit also gave short lived psychological advantages rather exposed long term relations bottlenecks with China. Every nation has smart people and opportunistic overtures r well judged by them. Too much talk or explanations r spoilers, politicians r basically power hungry and lose the judgement when the power is at stake. Personal charisma has got limited potential and can not be the leading tool. India has got only strength of population to tempt others to see vast market in a limited geography. Thorough review of foreign relations policy is required.
Though pakistan failed in the battlefield but their leaders played too well on diplomatic field. Full details r not known, still the visuals of managing US and China is sort of diplomatic success, may be short term. India boasts of many successful billionaires but none of them could break the ice with Trump business interests rather got on the wrong side for windfall gains from Russian oil.
Indian leader played hard to secure vote bank in sight, just ensured that voters r not made to think that US is influencing indo pak relations. Being that focus, very many other angles got overlooked. SCO visit also gave short lived psychological advantages rather exposed long term relations bottlenecks with China. Every nation has smart people and opportunistic overtures r well judged by them. Too much talk or explanations r spoilers, politicians r basically power hungry and lose the judgement when the power is at stake. Personal charisma has got limited potential and can not be the leading tool. India has got only strength of population to tempt others to see vast market in a limited geography. Thorough review of foreign relations policy is required.
Had modi actually continued op sindoor…pak would not be having any of these leverages.
Hitting soft is sin