bent on oppression and subjugation would pour over
half a million troops into that beleaguered state. They
are not there for the fresh air and picnicking. Only one
force in the region is capable of rolling back Indian aggression. Only one force HAS resisted. It is the Pakistan
Army, Navy, and Air Force.
LAND FORCES
On paper, India has a much higher number of weapons
and equipment, but when the chips are down, its weaknesses are exposed. A case in point was the 2001 mobilisation of troops on the border following the farcically
staged attack on the Indian parliament. It went very badly for the Indian army. At the cost of billions of dollars to
the poverty-stricken Indian masses, the Army took several months to mobilise, and even when it did, it was in
no position whatsoever to launch any kind of attack. The
infantry proved to be less than ready, with dozens being killed in ‘friendly-fire’ attacks, and many taking their
own lives due to ‘stress’. The armoured vehicles were
in a gross state of disrepair and the organisation was
chaotic. The whole charade turned out to be more of an
exercise in vanity and bluster than actual military sense.
The Pakistani response could not have been more different. Multip