Friday, March 1, 2019

BalaKot and Beyond - NaMo's spectacular win

1. Paki economy hit - FDI investment wont show up
2. Space created between all out war and nuke threshold i.e. target terror camps and terrorists
3. Win universal support from West, Russia, even China and the Arab world
4. Mute Chinese influence in Indo-Pak conflict
5. Changed narrative from Kashmir to Terror
6. Expose Paki military weaknesses
7. Reduce pressure on Baloch freedom fighters
8. Take calibrated measures to establish an anti-Paki climate in Indian Babudom - Water, MFN, Duties, etc.
9. Justify a massive (future) Indian military build up
10. Drain Paki army by keeping it in a state of constant def con 2-3 alert
11. Make surgical strikes the default option to any future terror strike
12. Discover Paki thresholds - there are many. 
13. Expose Paki military's main concern: To save face
14. Allow India to strategize beyond retribution i.e. to make real moves in POK and beyond