Ah, the smileys at the end! Rest of your post came across as a caustic jibe misdirected against an incumbent head of the government of a sovereign nation state.
Using your own good words, the jibe was no doubt caustic, but not at all misdirected. Being "head of the government of a sovereign nation state" does not essentially preclude criminality and wrongdoing. Ancient, medieval and modern history is replete with examples of such rulers, who were criminal to the hilt. That is another thing, that they were and are above law, whatever little there was or is.
Indeed, Pakistan is under no such compulsion to accede to any demands. The very fact that you are changing your stance denotes how much of a quagmire you find yourselves in on all fronts.
I don't know to which changes in stances, you are alluding to. But, in any case, changing the positions and narratives is part of diplomacy and politics, particularly the global one. You appear to be under some misconception that politics is governed by some kind of morality or ethics. It is not. As for the quagmire, if there is any, that is of course problem of Pakistan and Pakistan will have to address it, if it so desires.
That is unquestionably true, the age old dilemma between terrorists and freedom fighters.
Good, that you accepted it. Most of the Indians don't.
This is where the scale of justice shall always tip to the side of the righteous, and punishment reserved for those truly deserving of it.
This is some sort of metaphysical, mythical and utopian statement, to which I better not respond. Since, in my 60 years of life, I have never seen any such "Scale of Justice". Generally, scales tip to the mightier side.
Are you proposing a military solution between two nuclear armed states to resolve this conflict? As opposed to CBMs which might appear cosmetic but have far reaching implications.
No. Not at all. I think that many fundamental political and social disputes get resolved, not owing to the willingness of the combating parties, but by the forces of circumstances, which are beyond anybody's control, or even imagination. Let's await for them.
Cosmetic things, in my view, are essentially short term in nature and don't lead to far reaching implications. More than often, they are merely storm in a tea cup.
