India may not have reached the world power status and yes Pakistan is no push-over. But that doesn't mean that we need to spoil for war.
Sure, but what other options are left( for Pakistan that is)?
War is dirty business. I think your troops performance in the battles against the Taliban has already shattered some cherished myths.
What age are you living in? Go check out anynews and you will find how successful we have been lately. There were initial problems, but do understand that there is a hell of a difference in COIN(i hope u know what that is) against conventional warefare. By the way we certainly would love you(Indians, India) to keep having the same opinion about our military capabilites that according to you are close to zero as compared to India, that will just make it easy to gain our objective.
Now is not mid 80s. India does have the superior quality and quantity at her disposal. Pakistan is a militarily strong country but what could you gain in a war with India that didn't happen in the earlier wars?
Yes but since you quoted from 71, i wanted to correct a bit there. Also your quality advantage isnt over miles from Pakistan, we are still considered on the same par more or less.
Do you think the conditions are more favorable for you now than in the previous wars? Care to explain, why?
That was never the point. I already said whatever the out come maybe, there ant too many options left for Pakistan, if yes let me know. By the way what makes you so sure that what happened in 71 can be repeated again.
You may cause grief to India now but is that reason enough to cause large scale grief to fellow Pakistanis!
Grief will be more or less equal in this case as the fight isnt on some piece of land infact its on water and we know our survival depends upon that and failure isnt an option in our case.
They well may intervene but do you think they can really push India?
How far was India able to go in 2002 after the staged parliment attack? Also again you are already smelling victory, why do you think that it will be only Pakistan pushing for mid way, what if the case is opposite.
Do you think that will help Pakistan's image of a responsible nuclear power that you want to project to be given the nuclear deal? What will a war achieve for you that diplomacy can't?
Dont even bring the nuclear factor, it will be very evident from the point of conflict that both nations are nuclear armed and any miscalculation can lead to an all out nuclear confrontation and that in manner means that only Pakistan is bringing Nuclear card to the equation and not just India. Like you said India wont wait either, so how exactly will Pakistan be only responsible and not the other way round.
Dont you think diplomacy is already going on. Everytime we hear singh sb making commitment( US and then in China) that we will work according to the spirt of the treaty and according to every word written in it and the very next day we find out that the flow of water has been reduced. Where do you think we are going with that and how far will we go?
Well, I think that is putting the horse before the cart. Let's see if the facts support the claims that are being made here.
Fact is that water is being reduced and our crops are suffering, fact is that despite of Indian PM assurance, water level is still dropping. What more do you think we should really wait for? Ahh yes new elections in Pakistan, so that a better and more committed government can be formed who could stand up to the occasion and raise Pakistans objections properly and more aggressively at all international forums and then if nothing else happens, then can do what is necessary in the interest of the country.