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| India-Pakistan |
| Why Pakistan fears 2009 |
| 2008-12-27 |
| By Ashok Malik In the past few days, a rather bizarre assessment made by an American risk-advisory agency began doing the rounds. India had given Pakistan a one-month deadline to take serious action against Islamist terrorists on its soil and on December 26 time would run out. On Boxing Day, India would declare war or otherwise begin military operations across the Line of Control and the international border. The claim was, of course, rubbish. It has been fairly clear since November 26 that the Government of India is not seriously contemplating war. Even talk of surgical strikes and covert operations -- so popular among retired Generals and impressionable anchors on television news shows -- is grossly premature. |
| Posted by:john frum |
| #3 Why Pakistan fears 2009 Because it's the future? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2008-12-27 17:52 |
| #2 "An easier option is working with Iran. For that to happen, Iran will have to stop short of actually building a nuclear bomb. Much will depend on whether President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is defeated in the November 2009 election and replaced by a moderate." Actually, Iran made much of their progress towards nuclear weapons under so-called moderates. The more moderate rhetoric shielded them from reaction from the naive West. Ahmadinejad almost does the West a favor by consistently using hyperbole rather than stealth. If Amaddinejad loses, Iran simply regains the advantage of being able to say one thing while doing the opposite. |
| Posted by: Odysseus 2008-12-27 09:09 |
| #1 most of the 'India cant because it needs...' claims are bullshit. if India wants to submit pak-land to punishment, it will happen. all that India needs is the will to pull the trigger and the acceptance of the possible shit storm that may follow. |
| Posted by: Abu do you love 2008-12-27 00:28 |