RIP, Captain. To my knowledge, the birds are not equipped with zero-zero ejection seats. From the video, you can't even tell if the parachutes actually opened. And the jet was a couple hundred feet in the air (at least). Waiting on the official report to explain why the jet banked high and to...
In no particular order (and these are all I can think of on the spot):
1. Knowledge of terrain, weather and overall environment
2. Knowledge of your own soldiers: their mood, their energy levels, their overall structure, their strengths and weaknesses
3. Knowledge of the enemy's troop...
Funny how you think there will still be Kashmiris who actually won't support "terrorism." Battlefield success won't translate into political success. The only way India can pacify Kashmiris by nuking it. Any hoped you have for a decisive and lasting victory are arrogant and ill-conceived. Cunt.
There are Western movies named Once Upon A Time In America, Once Upon A Time in London and Once Upon A Time In Hollywood. The template is nothing new and the Indians didn't create it. It's ironic for you to talk about copying since a substantial portion of India's film industry is based on knock...
Maybe unwittingly, but I do not know who the gentleman is. I have not used this forum long enough to understand who's who. Any knowledge I have is from outside sources. But thank you for the heads up, I shall look into it.
Much appreciated. My credentials as a patriotic Pakistani notwithstanding, I am first and foremost a student of military history. And while I believe it is impossible to account for and eliminate all sources of bias, I try to be as objective as I can.
Oh boy, from a purely academic perspective, I cannot wait to see the Indians try their "Kashmir model" of counter-insugency in Afghanistan. Goes without saying that it will fail miserably, but it will also tie up their resources. The most prudent move militarily would be limiting troops to...
(2) Kashmir's status as a nuclear flashpoint is indisputable, but I highly doubt any conventional conflict will take place over the region, any more than the current status quo of insurgency and cross-border firing.
I believe India could have had a chance at reconciliation with Kashmir under Vajpayee, based on my amateur understanding of the man's political abilities. Compounding these problems was Pakistan's experience in funding and training insurgents during the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. Plus, the...
Another glaring fault was micro-management by the higher-ups. Yahya delayed the attack long enough that the Indians could rush in reinforcements. And this was not an isolated pattern in the war either. Prior to the 21st century, I highly doubt that in the conventional sector, the PA had much...
Thank you. The way I understand it, Grand Slam presupposed that PA's incursions into Kashmir would have the unconditional support of the Kashmiris. That did not happen as the locals were not facing the same deterioration of law and order as they would in the 90s. And that's just one of the most...
Fighting Pakistan in Azad Kashmir? Do you mean taking the offensive to Pakistan on its own soil? Please explain to me how India hopes to do that when it is currently engaged in a prolonged and bloody "counter-insurgency" operation (that is the tamest euphemism I could find) in JandK requiring...
I think Hollywood needs more female-centric films. It needs more representation in general. Here's my problem with it: you might recall some people pushing for a female James Bond. My gripe with any series that seeks to reinvent itself by casting female actors in male roles is that it's...
The Applied Sciences Division has since been renamed to Ghazi Ibtidaa Division. Also, for spilling state secrets, a black Vigo has been sent for you and myself. To save on fuel, they're picking us both up in the same car.
That's assuming that people know their ancestry is a lie and has been a lie for centuries. That simply does not happen. It is far more likely (statistically speaking) for people in Pakistan to claim false ancestry unknowingly than for them to be doing so knowingly. Since it's hard to determine...
It all boils down to how much people associate with their heritage. It is all well and good to point out that your ethnicity is from an area you do not live in. But expecting that ethnicity to be a character trait is what irks me. It is irrelevant to me if a person claims to have Turkic blood or...
Not a joke if it's true, my dude. I cringe so hard whenever my Pakistani friends try to hype up their Turkic/Arabic heritage to my Turkish and Arab friends.