And this time with a purpose and a sense of indignation permeating the Indian side which far exceeds what was prevailing in 1965. If you have friends in the Indian military, or any source of gathering their sentiment, check how they feel. The inhibiting factor is that the politicians have pulled on the reins too many times for the military to feel that it is supported.
Think about it. The ceasefire, when Indian troops were near Muzaffarabad; the ceasefire, in 1965, thanks to pressure from Russia, and the subsequent handing back of the Haji Pir Pass; the ceasefire, in 1971, when the Indian troops earmarked for Bangladesh were free to turn around, and the passes had frozen, ensuring that the remaining mountain divisions were also free to move, when there had been no serious engagement in the west yet; the instructions to push to the border, and the counter-instructions to stand down after a year; the utterly idiotic orders not to step across the LOC in 1999, and the instructions to the Air Force not to go a millimetre over, and not to engage the PAF; there is no dearth of examples.
Quite possibly. It has not been a practical proposition to determine the identity of every infiltrator killed.
Feel free.
Cheaper by the dozen.
, anyways we will make sure they will get decent last rites like always.
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