Spitfighter
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The 2001 attack too almost led to war, and at a certain point the Indian forces were about to attack but were picked up by US KH-11 sat.. Fearing a nuclear war the Americans let us know about the buildup and in parallel tried to persuade the Indians to back down.
The Delay allowed Pakistan to position its forces properly to prevent the attack and went on to become the stalemate that lasted for over a year.
I believe we've prepared ourselves for any eventuality. It would only make sense after 26/11 and all the instability in the region. The military should have everything in place to respond rapidly should the decision be made, but then again its India so who knows. I just hope it doesn't take them 3 weeks to mobilize this time if they have to.