True they are my personal opinion. I am not connected to intelligence agencies as others maybe! Obviously, they would know more!
In international defence circles and COIN, small arms are taken to be defensive weapons. Weapons that can cause area devastation are taken to be offensive weapons. I reckon that military aircraft that can devastate would qualify as weapons of offence and area destruction. Artillery, MBRLs, aircraft qualify under such a category.
In a democracy, the opposition does have an important say in governance. To suggest otherwise, indicates the lack of knowledge how a democracy operates.
Unfortunately, some are not keeping abreast with the international situation and living in their own dream world! India is against the LTTE, but if weapons that could cause devastation and an exodus into India causing an internal security situation, then anyone would be worried. It is the same with Pakistan fret and fuming at the ingress of the AQ and Taliban into Pakistan because of ISAF action and unilateral bombing! Before one comments with pet peeves, one must understand that what is sauce for the goose is sauce for the gander too!
It is a ridiculous thought that to show that India is for the WoT, it should go into SL and attack the LTTE. It indicates that those suggesting so have no idea of international niceties. No one has invited India to enter SL. Therefore, any such action would be termed as an invasion and interference!
A juvenile thought at best!
As far as Kashmir is concerned, it matters not whether they are Mos*lems. India has the second or the third largest Moslem population in the world. So?
In any COIN operation there is collateral damage. Just like what is happening in FATA and elsewhere. Of course innocents suffer, just as it happens in NW Pakistan. What’s new?
It would be in Pakistan’s interest to solve her own problems which escalate by the day than worry about SL!