Re: Why India has not Taken On Pakistan
Was watching a programme on Headline news (Indian Channel) on the current situation in Pakistan, their Major General (r) A. K. Mehta, said that it was a good oppurtunity for Indian army to take on Pakistan at a time when most of its armed forces are along the Afghan border.
Why hasn't India done that?
Possible reasons
1- India wants to live peacefully with Pakistan.
2- India is having an economic boom ad will not loose it by engaging in a war.
3- India will prefer a proxy war rather than engaging its own military.
4- India won't like to take on Pakistan for it being a US ally.
5-All of above.
from the indian perspective, what is there to be gained through war? there is no real desire for pakistan's portion of kashmir. it is simply the official stance.
i can only imagine that the general was referring to strikes on terror camps, but even then, militant activity in kashmir is at all time lows and certainly doesn't warrant initiation of war.
from any angle, it just doesn't make sense.