Pakistan is no match for India in its economic might and looking at the current scenario, the difference is only widening.
And freezing or cutting your defence budget does not reflect the "peace" attitude, it only reflects the economic status of Pakistan.
If pakistan want to show signs of peace, then pak must stop encouraging terrorists to infilterate into India and stop giving cover fire to the terrorists.
If you give us peace, we will return 10 times more. But if pakistan continues to use the policy of "Bleed india with 1000 cuts", then in long term perspective, its capability will be limited only to that.
And moreover, you cannot just afford to support the so called Jihad in Kashmir, because the times have changed. Terrorism was earlier only India specfic problem, but is now global enemy. Any support to terrorism with warrant global wrath and isolation.
The peace deals are just not going to work. We dont negotiate with terrorists, we only kill them or offer them to surrender. A few years back Afganistan was the battelground for fighting terrorists. But with the peace deals taking place, pakistan is increasingly becoming the battelground to fight the terrorists. It would be wise to fight them yourself, than let others fight in your own land.
You guys should be knowing well how US is changing the world opinion against pakistan, and branding it as terrorism.
Do you guys think that India is fool not to accept the Nuclear deal from US. Today we take carrot and tomorrow we get stick, so its better to deny the carrot.
Most importantly, just imagine what will happen if Osama pulls out another 9/11 like attack. The world belives that Osama is in Pakistan, and then you have no option but to let the US led forces to attack terrorists inside pakistan. And US led forces do not care about the collatoral damage, so the civilian casuelties will be very high.
Its best to come clear against terrorism and fight it yourself than making peace deals.
Actually, 9/11 has been the turning point of Pakistan's destiny.
It was unfortunate for Pakistan to be linked to it by association and not by intent.
Further the state of affairs at the time internally for Pakistan was not conducive since she was in dire straits economically and there was labels like ''failed state'' or ''rouge state'' was being bandied quite liberally in the international arena. Further, President Musharraf's regime was looked upon as yet another military dictatorship having been foisted on Pakistan.
Therefore, the dice was loaded against Pakistan.
From this unfortunate scenario, President Musharraf salvaged Pakistan, Pakistan was recognised as a responsible state and with aid from the US, WB and IMF, Pakistan's economy bounced back into not only a healthy state, but to an enviable state of financial upbeat.
As the American adage goes - there is nothing like a free lunch. Hence, Pakistan had to align with the US in the GWOT. It was obviously not a popular choice since it was felt in the Islamic world that the GWOT was actually a cloak to obliterate Islam or at least, marginalise it to an inconsequential position. It is to the credit of President Musharraf that he handled this dichotomy most astutely, wherein he did occasionally upset the US and in the later stages, added to the US frustration of his dragging his feet!
Thus, he had to go and he was himself marginalised and the elections forced on him brought his regime to a defeat.
There is no doubt the US will do its utmost to remain as the sole superpower. In its equation to be so, Afghanistan plays an important role since it overlooks areas of US interest, be it Iranm, the CAR, China or South Asia. It is wishful thinking that the US will pack its bags and go. No matter which party rules the US, the US geostrategic and geopolitical aims will remain the same.
In this whople episode, Pakistan is in a tight spot and its govt, whatever the hue, cannot extricate itself from the vicious circle, While domestic policy demands a clean break from the GWOT, realpolitik prevents such a drastic action.
The Pakistan govt thus in a bind.
To come clear and go against terrorism and the Taliban (which has many graduates from its madrassas) would inflame a large majority and that is a chance that no govt of Pakistan cannot take. It will have to be the reluctant suitor to this GWOT marriage of convenience.
It is an unfortunate state of affair, but a real one at that!