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I am reading the newly released book 'Dragon on our doorstep' by journalists Praveen Sawhney and Ghazala Wahab . Both are editors of FORCE magazine on defence and security issues . Needless to say , my interest in buying it was aroused due to the ongoing India China confrontation in Sikkim . My interest was also aroused because it has been praised in reviews of it by various magazines and newspapers .
While the title is China centric , the book actually deals with the threat both from Pakistan and China . And the book paints a grim scenario vis a vis Pakistan . It plainly says that India cannot defeat Pakistan in war . It says that while India has built military force ( like buying war waging equipment ) it has failed to build military power---that is actually combining the war waging equipment for a real war . On the other hand Pakistan has built real military power with the equipment at it's disposal .
The book says that the Indian army has developed a defensive mindset with the various insurgencies it has to combat and many soldiers are used only to fight insurgencies rather than real war . On the other hand Pakistani soldiers are trained to fight real war .
Also it says that since the Babri mosque demolition the Pakistani establishment has got an ace up it's sleeve---the alienated Indian muslims , some of who are ready to help Pakistan in carrying out terror attacks not only in Kashmir but also in the Indian mainland in places like Mumbai and others .
It says that China fooled India on many occasions like the 'peace and tranquillity' agreement in 1993 , which made the Indians complacent but allowed China to build infrastructure for war on the border . It also says that China refuses to accept that it has a border with India in Ladakh , thereby implying that China regards Ladakh as disputed territory at best and Pakistani territory at worst .
It says that the Chinese and Pakistani armed forces have achieved a high degree of interoperability , and if India strikes into POK ( where large numbers of Chinese are present in one capacity or other due to the China Pakistan economic corridor ) then the consequent deaths of those Chinese could draw China into an India Pakistan confrontation---a dangerous proposition for India .
Have read the book only partly however . Will read more of the book in the days to come .
While the title is China centric , the book actually deals with the threat both from Pakistan and China . And the book paints a grim scenario vis a vis Pakistan . It plainly says that India cannot defeat Pakistan in war . It says that while India has built military force ( like buying war waging equipment ) it has failed to build military power---that is actually combining the war waging equipment for a real war . On the other hand Pakistan has built real military power with the equipment at it's disposal .
The book says that the Indian army has developed a defensive mindset with the various insurgencies it has to combat and many soldiers are used only to fight insurgencies rather than real war . On the other hand Pakistani soldiers are trained to fight real war .
Also it says that since the Babri mosque demolition the Pakistani establishment has got an ace up it's sleeve---the alienated Indian muslims , some of who are ready to help Pakistan in carrying out terror attacks not only in Kashmir but also in the Indian mainland in places like Mumbai and others .
It says that China fooled India on many occasions like the 'peace and tranquillity' agreement in 1993 , which made the Indians complacent but allowed China to build infrastructure for war on the border . It also says that China refuses to accept that it has a border with India in Ladakh , thereby implying that China regards Ladakh as disputed territory at best and Pakistani territory at worst .
It says that the Chinese and Pakistani armed forces have achieved a high degree of interoperability , and if India strikes into POK ( where large numbers of Chinese are present in one capacity or other due to the China Pakistan economic corridor ) then the consequent deaths of those Chinese could draw China into an India Pakistan confrontation---a dangerous proposition for India .
Have read the book only partly however . Will read more of the book in the days to come .