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But PA is not a rag tag African army, it is a professional fighting force with a martial tradition. It has a competent officer cadre with disciplined soldiery, and a chain of command. No reasonable Indian would deny that. If this was some third rate force of mercenaries, no one would have...

There are covert operations by armies that capitalize on an unsuspecting or an unprepared enemy. Large scale operations where the armed force participants do not even wear their uniforms - i.e. they go in mufti- cross a definite line. One can call them covert operations but they are in my...

You are advocating assassination of an individual on a public forum. If someone takes enough interest it would not take long before the website owners - for no fault of their own- can be asked to give up your IP address. From there on...

Interesting debate. My POV is closer to the Pakistanis on this one. First, let's talk about the military plan to invade Pakistan to reach the fabled warm water ports. You can say today, as have some others over the past few years, that a Soviet invasion of Pakistan was "militarily...

An outsider's perspective, but I don't think it is a very big deal that he put a public bounty on Musharraf's head. You cannot stop fools from mouthing off, even if they're homicidal maniacs. The law should take care of it- ideally. What bothers me is that he said it in a forum flanked by...

Heh, well expressed. Anyway, I'm out of here.

It is exactly that but it is more than that. You mentioned physical strength- it's also a physical need to dominate. That is the reason I sometimes think that in their thinking about women, the religious arch-conservative has the exact same mentality as the pimp- both feel the need to dominate...

This is not really OT, given how the thread is moving. I think we need to look squarely at what we mean by women's freedoms, physical and sexual freedoms in particular. Why do we regard women who sleep with more than one partner as sluts, but not men? Why are we afraid of the sexuality of...

It is almost always men who insist on the 'purity of women'. It is almost always men who say they're 'protecting the honour of their women' but in reality treat them as property. And it is men who, when confronted by these facts, lash out by saying "yeah, your sister or other may be loose...

RIP to the brave soldiers. My regards to the soldiers and civilians injured in the attack. The terrorist fidayeen scum are roasting in hell.

Never mind, do not respond to trolls.

A very tight one. :lol: Itna kas se mara hai, hum sub Italian mein bolne lage hain.

Yes that I agree with. That is why China is to be admired. No two bit nation can dictate to it. As for us, hum ko apni aukat pata lag gayee hai, ab baitho aur pichwade me ley lo.

Right, so all wars are alike. Carry on.

What I am going to write could be unpopular with Pakistani forummers. But hear me out first. While we also appreciate Captain Khan's bravery, there are a few random and misleading statements in your link. What does it mean 'forced'? It was an act of great graciousness by IA, and it is...

I have recently read a few books (Indian authors) that had accounts of Captain Khan. From what i read, he was part of a team responsible for holding three features across a ridge line. The middle feature was captured by IA during a midnight raid and NLI soldiers retreated to the western spur...

I notice you did not answer that last question I had. Well done! Dear Lord, what can anyone say to that. I guess by your definition Stalingrad was only a political defeat for the Germans. No military defeat there, nossir. Shaking my head. Carry on.

Except that we know more than to 'just fight'.

If in your opinion the 1971 war was not a military defeat for Pakistan, and if you think that what you have written above passes for success (far less analysis) I can wish you best of luck. As for getting ready for the post 2014 era, could you elaborate with some definitive statements, instead...

Apart from the core issue, there's a cultural aspect as well that people from other countries, especially Asia don't realize. Which is, do not get into an argument with an American security official. Comply, do what they say, be courteous and move on. They do not care for your izzat, your...