PAFAce
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My family is off limits here so keep my family out of it. End of discussion. I just mentioned that because some would doubt the veracity of my claims. So lets be honorable and keep families out of this. I dont comment on anybodys service history.
I did not disrespect your family. Maybe you should re-read what I wrote.
According to Geneva conventions any body/thing caught spying can be executed/destroyed without the countries declaring war. This is seen as a violation of a country's sovereignty during peacetime, and the offended party is free to exercise options it deems fit - except declaring war. Usually involved countries do the needful and sweep the whole affair under the carpet. Thats why the US and the erstwhile SU never declared war inspite of numerous spy skrimishes!
You may be right. But when a country gets its plane shot, usually they don't care much for 'legal' or 'illegal'. Shooting a plane down (in times of peace) is not a small matter. Had we exercised our right to shoot down any plane in our territory, India would be short a couple of Mirages right now and they would have had a good 'reason' to start a war.
About your last statement, thats exactly whats happening on the ground here, and its been widely reported in the media.
When your ministers say things like 'all options are on the table' while your airforce violates our airspace and you sign billion dollar defense deals, it crosses the line of 'keep your horses ready'. That is more like 'mount your horses and get in charge formation'. My last statement is nothing like what the Indians are doing. That is what the Pakistan Air Force is doing.