Hello, The point I was trying to make was that it does not matter what the Pakistanis say. What they do, matters. What we do, matters.
Would we like the Pakistani army to take a few casualties ? Sure. When we did not move troops to our western border after 26/11, we allowed the US to pressurize the Pakistan army to move their army to their north-west. The Pakistani army says its has taken thousands of casualties as a result. Would we like Pakistani cities to be taken apart ? Sure. Who is doing it ? Its the Mohajir mafia. Its the Sindhi militia. Its the Baloch insurgents. Its the Punjabi Taliban. Are any of them our friends ? No. But they are doing what we want, isn't it ? We should treat all of this with calibrated indifference. If we express happiness, we immediately risk discrediting our benefactors. Recently the UN was considering some concessions to Pakistan wrt textile exports. We cold-bloodedly vetoed it. Their textile industry is beholden to the Americans for another year. And we know what price that commands. If people call us effete, manipulative etc, how does it matter ? We should keep quiet. And strike where it really counts. Regards, Madhav "the devious Hindu" Pai
