So, let me get at this piece by @MichaelKugelman.
"Still, using what information is available, it’s clear that Pakistan derives benefits from the standoff."
How can hazy information paint a clear picture ? nationalinterest.org/feature/pakist…
"Still, using what information is available, it’s clear that Pakistan derives benefits from the standoff."
How can hazy information paint a clear picture ? nationalinterest.org/feature/pakist…
"Some Indian media reports—albeit unconfirmed—claim that as many as ten thousand Chinese soldierscrossed into India at various parts along the Line of Control and remain on Indian soil."
LOC or LAC ? The difference can turn the entire piece on its head.....
LOC or LAC ? The difference can turn the entire piece on its head.....
"China’s military pressure on India underscores a second benefit for Islamabad: The standoff helps advance a core Pakistani foreign policy goal, which is to deter and undermine India."
How can Pakistan exact deterrence viz India when the latter is bogged down in Ladakh????
How can Pakistan exact deterrence viz India when the latter is bogged down in Ladakh????
"But Islamaba also resorts to more conventional tactics that include leaning on its close and more powerful Chinese ally to push back against their shared rival."
When have we relied on China for our deterrence. Such a thought never crosses us even during crises.
When have we relied on China for our deterrence. Such a thought never crosses us even during crises.
"However, there is still a risk that Islamabad may capitalize on India’s distractions along the LAC by sending militant assets across the LOC to J&K to stage attacks—or by encouraging those already there to do so."
Has India left the LoC ,WB and IB open ? Has the Orbat changed?
Has India left the LoC ,WB and IB open ? Has the Orbat changed?
"For one thing, Delhi’s relative restraint during the standoff undercuts a key narrative that Islamabad has sought to project globally—relentlessly and emphatically—about the Modi government."
The doyens of strategy would term India's attitude as one depicting lack of resolve.
The doyens of strategy would term India's attitude as one depicting lack of resolve.
If one reads deterrence literature carefully, it is the balance of resolve more than that of capabilities that matters in a crisis. China does not believe in bean counting, so the local balance does bother it.
Trump talked to Khan more warmly than he did with Modi. Does that mean that our ties with the US are stronger?
The US has neither shown the commitment nor resolve to bat for India in this crisis!!!!!!
The US has neither shown the commitment nor resolve to bat for India in this crisis!!!!!!
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