Is this a Joke. Pakistan is asking the world to ask India to close its “terror” cells.
A strongly-worded resolution passed unanimously by the National Assembly urged the global community to press India to “close terror hubs and stop anti-Pakistan propaganda” through the media and at international forums.
The resolution, presented by Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Malik Amad Khan, stated that Pakistan wants peace and stability in the region and end of tension with India.
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Each side knows the other is going to play for advantage in this stalemate. The question is, which one of the two is the more likely to seek this advantage in a “preemptive strike?”
In my opinion, that depends on whether the players are prepared to allow for two or more rounds, or if they expect that the other is playing the last round. I seriously doubt that the latter will be true. It is most likely the former– the civillian leadership on both the sides is building towards the next few rounds of negotiations. If that is true, then India will/should strike first– India knows that if a skirmish breaks out, the US will strike hard at Pakistan to ensure that China stays out, and that Pakistan gives in quick, and the Afghan frontier stays the focus.
However, Pakistan may game the situation to see first-mover advantage– If the US sides with India in a confrontation, they can count Pakistan in the “opposition” column for the next ten years. With this assumption, they will see a strike against India as a tool to force China to declare partisanship, and to call India’s bluff.
The problem is, India is not bluffing, and we will have a war on our hands. So, for the sake of peace, India may decide to strike first.