The Kargil Conflict

Anyway Kargill is with us now. The food matters, forget the recipe. I agree that Pakis are gentecally very brave, but the hard fact is that their is a big word called bangladesh in the world & Kashmir is still controlled by India

Yes. Its a training field for the Indian army. Soldiers are sent ther for live training. Besides the weather is good.

Its occupied land contested by 3 of the most powerful countries of earth, of course India is going to have a large deployment there.

700,000 arnt deployed and Kashmiri's don't really like Pakistan either (search for a Kashmiri forum on the internet to see how they feel). What they do want is

As for a deployment, if we didnt (ignoring any resurgency) we still have our friend neighbours China and Pakistan with their own motives for the region.

Well I hear a number closer to 500,000 and not that 700000 figure. Having 700000 troops in Kashmir would not be worth it, one nuke could wipe out a good portion of the Indian army and all 3 countries claiming Kashmir have them.

I can say that 700000 troops were deployed there after the attack on Indian parliament, I dont believe that all of the deployed troops are still there.

Well once again I will restate my point. The pakistani army does not fight kashmiri civilians, thats why hardly any are needed in kashmir. In fact the vast majority of army troops in POK are there to match the forces at Indian border posts and fortifications. The Indian army however has a dual role, standing guard against paki invasions and also supressing and intimidating kashmiri civilians. Its not really that hard to accept since you only have to look at the simple figures to realize the truth. And no, the Indian army is not there for summer vacations because of the nice weather like someone keeps insisting. 

Originally posted by maqsad Training to fight civilians? But the parts held down by China and Pakistan are defended by professional armies, whats the goal here... I that means India does not totally controls Kashmir.

No. Not to fight civilians. To fight terrorists trained in terrorist training camps in Pakistan.

No again, India does'nt control the whole of kashmir, but most of it, or rather the heart of it, the Kashmir valley, Ladakh, The populated portions. China was gifted a part of kashmir by pak in the hope that they will help pak in fighting india, which they did by providing  all help.

Originally posted by maqsad Well once again I will restate my point. The pakistani army does not fight kashmiri civilians, thats why hardly any are needed in kashmir. In fact the vast majority of army troops in POK are there to match the forces at Indian border posts and fortifications. The Indian army however has a dual role, standing guard against paki invasions and also supressing and intimidating kashmiri civilians. Its not really that hard to accept since you only have to look at the simple figures to realize the truth. And no, the Indian army is not there for summer vacations because of the nice weather like someone keeps insisting.

That is true but a necessary evil.

Why on earth do you think a small nation like Israel needs such high Military exenditure. Why did they put their whole might forward & destroy every significant thing visible in Lebonan.
Why does the US need such huge & vast forces in Iraq, Afghanistan. why is it ot able to trace Osama despite it being the US ?

Reason is a terrorist is a coward who hides behind the back of civilians under some ideological rubbish. He is difficult to identify.

That is the reason why the other half of the Pak army (whatever remains of it after taking away a great section for training the taliban & kashmiri terrorists.) is usy fighting the balooch civilians in Baloochistan.

That poor infirm man called Bugti had to be attached with the combined might of the pak army & air force. & he was just hiding in a cave.

The baloochi claim that chemical weapons were used in this attack by paki forces. Why such force against an old & infirm man.

As always you are the most logical. And in any case there are more muslims in india than pak. A realignment would be better for everybody. heir was no pak before 47. If east germany could come back Why cant pak, but for the politicians & another benefit would be  that others ould also live in peace all across the land of balooch people, the land of Afghans / pathans etc.. etc..kashmir.....

Originally posted by AP Singh The partition of India was most unfourtunate thing to happen. We  have artificial borders and not natural borders like mountains sea etc. Both side we are the same people except religion and the country. I hope that politicians of both the countries now will work toward peace and stop any kind of war including terrorism and that will help both the developing countries to grow at faster pace. The present situation is like a real brother is the biggest enemy of another real brother but friendly with other distant relatives.