The last time I felt happy after a war with India was in 1965, when our armed forces beat the Indians back. After the debacle in 1971, there was always this feeling that we can never defend ourselves against India. But in the present conflict, which began only four days back, India has been shocked to find that it cannot defeat Pakistan. Modi will have a hard time explaining why his army and air force failed so miserably, despite having told Indians that Pakistan is a failed state and does not have the ability to fight back.
Just four days after India attacked Pakistan, it is asking for a cease-fire. Their analysts (who have claimed that Pakistani cities of Karachi and Lahore have been reduced to rubble) are in a state of shock. One of them, a retired military officer, must be passing sleepless nights after claiming that Baloch rebels had captured Quetta and Pakistan is on the verge of destruction. A sane Indian Analyst (Pravin Sawhney) has been banned after he confirmed that at least four Indian jets were shot down by Pakistan. An Indian TV channel (AAJ Tak) has apologized for airing fake news. But I'm sure Modi's goons will go out and claim that India has won this war. They won't be able to fool the opposition in India, where a lot of awkward questions will be asked about the failure of Rafael jets procured at enormous cost. They will also wonder why India with a defence budget nine times larger than Pakistan's (81 billion dollars compared to 9 billion), was not able to win.
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