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In the Caribbean region they have a concept called 'browning' - apparently the craze is to lighten the black colour to a more 'acceptable' shade of brown. This is a disease that affects most of us. No country in Asia - especially South Asia - is immune. :frown: I don't really know what it...

Yeah, this story would would be funny if it wasn't so freaking tragic.

What kind of a statement is that? :disagree:

It may be laughable but it's the rule of law and due process. The Indian judicial system isn't exactly a beacon to the world in terms of efficiency, but I would rather have this than, say, people getting hanged without exhausting all avenues.

I can't answer the other parts of your question, but I would question the bolded parts above. One, I don't think you can generalize about Indian soldiers 'defecting so easily'. We do not know the full facts of either this case or others. Two, IA officers are reasonably paid, but I doubt...

^^^:rofl::rofl: Short and sweet.

Given the Indian judicial system, the case is going to keep going for a few years. I'm conflicted about the verdict; my instinctive response is against the death sentence in general. It's a pretty abhorrent part of any judicial system. However, in this case I would see him hanged for what...

^^ Here we go.:D

Well by the lord, if this is true and not something puffed up by the Krazy Kops Indian system, this here is going to truly set the cat among the pigeons. An IA major no less. A three ring circus, in fact!

Sparklingway has said it all; I'd only add this: You see the part I've bolded in your post? Scoundrels, rabble rousers and liars have used this same logic since time immemorial. We never did anything to them. It was they who brutalized us. We may committed a few acts of violence but these...

AM, off topic but do you have a link where I can understand 1971 from your perspective? A discussion on this forum would be great - when you have time no hurries. I'm afraid so far most of my understanding of 71 has been based on an Indian POV. Would be nice to hear reasoned arguments from...

Cheers AM, great post. You analysis appears to be insightful, especially this part which was very illuminating: I think it was insightful because it makes the choices of GOP (well, PA, actually if we're being realistic) more 'human' from my perspective, instead of the evil/ Machiavellian...

I'd like to congratulate Pakistani forummers, most of whom have behaved with maturity except the inevitable outliers. AM here and Sparklingway in another thread, as usual, your posts were a pleasure to read. I had not posted so far in this thread and others like it (the NYC business) because a...

^^ That's a fair remark; Solomon, you're outta line on this one. Edit: But hold on- what did umairp mean by this?:

Just a minor correction, if indeed it is a correction. AFAIK, Ajai Shukla is a former IA Colonel. So no, he isn't blogging as a IA officer. In other words the Indian Army is not so liberal as some Indian forummers claim. On the other hand he isn't 'wasting his time' blogging, instead of...

Yaar kitne thread ho gaye is topic par, ab taj to woh bhook se pagal ho gaya hoga.

If you're asking why we let them take away these artifacts, it happened when we were under British dominance. If you're asking why we are not fighting to have them returned, it's a good question. As far as I know the law is often not very clear on these issues. I think the only practical...

In Afghanistan the winners are often, if not always, also the losers. The argument about a neutral Afghanistan should, in my opinion take that into account. Also, even an Afghanistan tilted towards India or Pakistan, does not necessary mean an Afghanistan stable enough to become an economic/...

Sorry off topic but, :rofl::rofl::rofl::rofl: Aiyiyiyiyiyiyiyiyiyiyiyiyiyi.. That made my day, and the day is still young.

Negotiations or Annihilation? If it's that stark a choice then: The question would be whether PA/ GOP have the will to annihilate. Or any responsible government army in this day and age. (Another question is whether annihilation is the right strategy, but that has been asked already)...