The 1965 war lasted twenty two days and ended with India being forced to withdraw. The 1971 war lasted 17 days and ended with the loss of East Pakistan and substantial damage to West Pakistan. The recent conflict didn't last even for four days (87 hours only) ending with India in a panic begging the US to persuade Pakistan for a cease-fire. The question arises, why? If there's one thing we know, it's that the extremist Indian leadership would never have asked for cease-fire if India had been winning the war. So what happened?
At first I was tempted to believe that Pakistan was making preparations to go nuclear. In fact, this is what the Indian foreign minister told President Trump, that Pakistan was on the verge of using nuclear weapons to end the war. The fact, of course, is that India's air force was in no position to defend if Pakistan had decided to advance into Indian territory. The war would have ended with Pakistan gaining a few small towns across the border, but it would have given it a tremendous advantage in subsequent negotiations, which are scheduled to begin today. Of course, I'm no expert and only a military analyst knows whether that would have been good for us. But the war ended with mud on Modi's face and Pakistan and China being the winners. This should teach Indian media and extremist leaders not to be so arrogant.
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