Sunday, November 24, 2013

Wall Being Planned for LoC

India is planning to build a security wall along the LoC with Pak:

http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/great-wall-of-india-centre-plans-10m-high-embankment-along-jammu-pakistan-border/articleshow/26234176.cms

From what I see, this is now only possible because Nawaz Sharif is in power in Islamabad, and he's busy trying to clip the Pak Army's wings. Pak Army has been using its clandestine and irregular forces to inflame the situation on the LoC with India, in order to stoke up nationalism and rally more Pakistanis to its side. But they still don't have the power to carry out full-scale military offensives, so all they can do is resort to low-level irritation. An understanding between ourselves and Sharif can allow us to build a wall that will block Pak Army's low-level attacks, and keep J&K stable. This helps to thwart Pak Army's desire to keep the Indian Army tied down in internal peacekeeping operations. We can then secure the LoC and ensure normalcy in J&K, and meanwhile Sharif gets to assert his authority over the Pak Army to keep his own job secure. All we have to do is watch out for any tunnels that appear and blow them up, preferably with the jihadis inside them.

1 comment:

Jatin said...

Is that why the Paki PM is asking for visa free travel between the two countries? So that the wall will not prevent the "mis-guided youth" to cross the border illegally?

http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/pakistan/Sharif-calls-for-visa-free-travel-between-India-and-Pakistan/articleshow/26318621.cms