Some smart aggression

Bleed India until death surely seems to be the motto of many powerful people in Pakistan. For us Indians, it becomes imperative to understand, who is our enemy? Not all Pakistanis but a selected lot, for sure. Should other Pakistanis suffer for actions of some? I am sure there is something about it written in the Bhagwad Gita but I haven't really read it, so wouldn't know. However, what I do know is that to save India we need to think of our own self interest. So priority should be India and then anything or anyone else. Let us now try to understand, who is the enemy? The terrorists, the people who fund them, the people who sympathize with them and the ones who manage them. If you wreck the management, the company will eventually declare bankruptcy. So go for the management. Now, who manages them? The ISI, Pakistani army and a few in Pakistani political circles (read many in PML-Q). Now, that we have a clear identification of the enemy, how do we destroy them? Notice that I am using the word destroy and not weaken because I believe that second chances are given only to freinds not foes.

Covert military option should always be an open option whenever we have any intelligence about terrorist bases near the LOC or the international border. This will result in these operations moving into the heartland of Pakistan. Now, we have the global clout to cripple Pakistan economically. Let us use that intelligently, to dry up the coffers of the Pakistani army. Use American friends to do it. Obama has actually already done half the job for us by giving a plump post to Hillary Clinton. She has to be used aa a strategic asset in this mission. Join the US and NATO forces in Afghanistan. Offer Canada to replace it's army in Kandahar. They have been desperately looking for ways to get out from there. We do not need to rush our army there in haste. We need to understand the situation on the ground, ask Canadians for feedbacks from the ground and then move in gradually. In this phase, Indian embassy in Kabul needs to create a favorable ground for India, in and around Kandahar. Kandahar is important as it could serve as a base to support Baloch rebels. Nushki could serve as an entry point where India could establish its presence. Proximity from Quetta helps. Now, although Quetta is the capital of Baluchistan, majority of the population there are not Baloch but they are Pakhtuns. This can work in our favor. Pakhtuns are agitated with the Pakistan military in Waziristan. This sentiment needs to be spread to Quetta and surrounding areas as well. The Afghan government should also be encouraged to get back Pakhtun dominated areas from Pakistan as Pakhtuns are the largest ethnic group in Afghanistan. However, alienating Pakhtuns might be hard as they hold key posts in Pakistni military and federal government. However, every opportunity created by the US strikes in NWFP should be utilized. A Baloch and Pakhtun unity could mean doom for the Punjabi dominated Pakistani army establishment. A Pakhtun rebellion in the army should also be looked at as an opportunity waiting to be exploited.
The US has its hands tied when it comes to acting freely against Pakistan as its troops in Afghanistan depend on Pak food supply and military help on Afghan Pak border near NWFP. Here, Tajakistan comes into the picture. India has already established an aircraft base there. Now, whether food supplies can take a route from there into Afghanistan can be looked at. Russia could be a very important player here. India might have to do a difficult, rather unthinkable task of bringing Russia and US closer. However, its worth giving it a shot. If that can be done, then Central Asia could be used by US and allied troops to launch attack against terrorists inside Pakistan. This hugely diminishes the influence Pakistani army has with America.

All these if done simultaneously, can bleed Pakistan to death. Seperating Balochistan from Pakistan could mean cutting of 50% of its energy and land resources. It would mean a strong Indian ally breathing right besides Karachi, Pakistan economic capital. Hence in the long term it becomes important that Pakistan becomes a weak and fragmented state, so that we Indians can live our lives in peace. Who says we need war for peace, we just need some smart aggression.