A bit over enthusiastic with the use of the word "impotent" dont you think? Seems you're itching for a scrap
I mean we will let history speak for itself with the results we have shown when we attacked at the "right time"......
2002 and 2008 were obviously not the right times given that the world attention was focussed on the subconinent and any massive retaliation by India would have met with the US and the UN stepping in deviating us from our goal, plus making us look like the aggressors.
Nevertheless I think you missed that external forces had a lot to do with India-Pak not going to war....esp when considering the Post Mumbai scenario...
and lets be honest, if the Indian armed forces were so "impotent" as you put it....Your army wouldnt be suffering from sleepless nights over a doctrine that they believe we cant execute...LOL!
PS: Just for the record....I dont think the Cold Start doctrine is anything but an exaggeration for quick mobilization. In my mind, its more of a psychological "boogeyman" than anything else...
Keep your enemy guessing and busy is its only motive..
I agree, i shouldn't have used the word 'impotent' and i apologize for that. Dealing with these Indian trollers with the attitude of 'know it all' does take its toll so you need to understand where i am coming from.
2008 and especially 2002 were not the right time to attack for India because simply put India lacked the capabilities that were needed to ensure a comprehensive defeat that was politically acceptable. Even if India managed to kill more Pakistani troops as compared to hers, what exactly were the objectives? I have read that the objectives were to punish Pakistan, but even if India manages to do exactly that but in the end withdraws from the land she captures, that is still a propaganda victory for Pakistan.
2002 was absolutely the right time for India to attack and if things would have gone right for India, trust me she would have attacked. It failed big time because it took 3 weeks for Indian strike formations to reach their war time positions against Pakistan, while in less than 2 weeks Pakistani divisions from as far away as Balochistan and KP were at the Indian borders. By the time the Indian strike formations reached their war time positions, Pakistani troops were well dug in taking the advantage away from India. Without firing a single bullet, the Indians lost almost 800 soldiers. Same goes for what happened in 2008, the Indian Army could not deliver a victory that was politically acceptable for the Indian people and that is why the Indian Army stood still.
I dont know where did you get the idea that PA is loosing its sleep because of the Cold Start, infact it has only helped our Armed Forces in opening their eyes and forcing them to engage in their modernization plans. After staying static for a decade, they are finally acquiring technology to close in the gaps where the Indians previously enjoyed absolute superiority. Its quite clear to me that the Indian Army is loosing its sleep and that is why your senior officers are raising concerns in the media, i dont see the same happening on our side of the border. But than again, if you close one of your eyes to reality this is exactly what is going to happen.
Notorious,
The reality is that Op Parakrama, was stopped by the US since it wanted all attention towards Afghanistan and the long mobilisation took away the strategic surprise.
After Mumbai, our PM, who is dead keen that the peace dialogue does not get derailed did not signal a war.
Let us all hope that the push does not come to shove.
I agree, i certainly hope that peace prevails and all this talk of war dies down. But ignoring reality would be a mistake, i have already addressed what went wrong with Op Parakram. Regarding the Mumbai attacks, it was the Indian side that pulled out of the peace dialogue so i am not too sure what the intentions of your PM were. Your FM threatened Pakistan with war and your AVM stated in public that IAF had earmarked 5000 targets inside Pakistan. This threat is as real as it gets as it was issued by two very senior members.
