Bang Galore
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Modi has calmed down after being briefed with classified information. He realizes the mountain of responsibility he carries on his shoulders and his advisers know first hand what a proxy war with Pakistan would result in for Indian security. I don't think that Mr Doval who has spent time in Pakistan and has had first hand dealings with the ISI, would make any amateurish decision.
It's funny to hear about "calmed down" etc...it implies that you treat election rhetoric as something more substantial than it is. Modi is an experienced operator and has always kept election rhetoric separate from governance. Modi would have had reasonable access to information & ideas from his advisers even before he became PM even if the complete picture was available after he took office. Contrary to street opinion in Pakistan, Modi is no hot head. Probably one of the coolest operators around. His pragmatism is even more evident in his relations with the U.S. where he has not allowed a personal slight to anyway influence public policy. Too many people in Pakistan have a very shallow understanding of Mr.Modi & the Indian government.
What else it could be? TTP is fighting Pakistan because Pakistan is not muslim enough. Imagine India helps TTP. What would be India's goal? weaken and eventually destroy pakistan so that TTP could win and get its hands on nuclear weapon? Are we naive enough to believe after that TTP would be happy and not bother India? Or is that TTP is entirely hindus posing as muslims?
Spot on. Unfortunately many Pakistanis refuse to think on the issue. Partially the connect was a deliberate creation because many Pakistanis including in the PA are intrinsically uneasy about fighting fellow Muslims, especially people asking for more Islamic law adherence. One way to deal with that problem is to create an Indian linkage & thereby make it easier to fight them. However too many have just bought that argument, hook, line & sinker even when they should have known better.