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At a pure strategic level, that piece of real estate is barely of much consequence for India. However that being said, Siachin is one of those areas in LOC where Pakistanis have the natural advantage over us. Their lines of communication to Siachin are simpler and easier to traverse, and allows...

It's more complicated than a mere case of getting kicked hard in the face. All the way from 1989, pakistani Army has operated under the assumption that they alone hold the initiative as far as the LOC is concerned. They firmly believed that any attempt at changing status quo along LOC would be...

A lot of posters here believe that post capturing will require post by post fighting, kind of the way portrayed in the movie LOC Kargil. That is not really the case, definitely not in certain sectors anyway. In certain sectors, slivers of pakistani controlled territory jut into our lines, i.e...

Why do you think 2003 ceasefire came about? It almost certainly didn't come about because Indian army & GOI thought like you do now. I remember in 2001-02, articles/editorials suggesting exactly the same argument was put forward by every goddamned "pseudo-intellectual": They will respond in...

Yes that's the extent of our revenge, our rage. They kill 1 of us, we kill 3 of them. And then you imagine why Pakistan does what it does. You might want to read up on the definition of insanity by Einstein. We are at best idiots, or worse, outright insane donkeys. @COLDHEARTED AVIATOR & I have...

I too believe that time has come for a fundamental realignment of the LOC in certain sectors where we are at a tactical disadvantage. Most of the BAT actions are concentrated in 3 sectors of the LOC. The current situation and the avowed position of the Pakistani army allows just enough room for...

The fundamental problem with our strategic posture can be summarized in one damned phrase: Proportionate Response. So long as we follow this god-damned concept (God knows which donkey came up with it) we're going be shafted once too often. We will always end up being reactive, predictable. The...