It is not the size of the dog in the fight

It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog. 

If India does not back out (which it will) we should make sure we get Kashmir this time , I know a lot of stats suggest that we do not match with India in weapons department but when have the Muslims ever against there enemies. 

It has always been our belief and promise of Allah when we steadfast, which has won us those wars and will win wars for us in future. 

Some points that go in our favor which should be considered by Military Strategists are :

1. Indian army is divided as well as there nation.
2. Kashmir moment should be weaponized further just like Mukti Bani was by India in 1971.
3. Efforts should be done to strengthen & weaponize Khalistan moment along with Kashmir moment. 

Sounds aggressive and jingoist but that's exactly what India has been doing in Baluchistan and FATA. Many will not approve of this strategy claiming that it will put Pakistan in economic crises and will take decades to recover, well in the history of nations decades are just a blink of an eye. 

India's Chanakya Mindset

India wants to be a regional power and want to subdue every other country in the region, there strategy does not believe in dual cooperation and prosperity. They are fighting with us at economic front not just to improve there economy but to make sure we default in our efforts.

There media and country do everything in power to neutralize productive efforts at our end, you will not see our media crying about India's prosperity and growth but you will continue to see them targeting CPEC and any other strategic economic move we make. 

As long as the Chanakya doctrine lives deep with in them there will be no peace.

India must stop its policy to weaken its neighbors and instead just focus on strengthening itself .

The battle of the mindsets

When we state that the world is on there side, we are wrong because every country is just protecting there own interests mostly economical when it comes to India. The world is still on our side because we are grieved, however they will not speak up unless we have economic stability to balance out Indian  markets. 

It is therefore important to understand that in any future conflict the world will actually not take sides rather they are more likely to remain neutral in general. 

However the Islamic countries will have no option but to support the Kashmir cause and Pakistan, after all they can not trust India and if it boils down to choosing between two there is only one possible outcome.

India however considers this as a win because they build a perception among there people that the world now blames Pakistan for terrorism. That is not true as the world is watching they are just not speaking up like before, however if things move to an all out war, they are not in a position to support India and it stands isolated. 

We undermine ourselves

We are always undermining ourselves and that ends up with us underselling ourselves. 

Yes we may be smaller than India but we are 2.65% of worlds population and ranked 6th in the world in terms of population. We have a strategic location which holds great importance in the region and upcoming China's one belt one road initiative . In any future global conflict, China is totally relying upon routes from Pakistan to keep it supplied. 

Similarly US needs to keep its ingress inside Pakistan to ensure we do not fall completely into China's block. 

We on the other hand should do what is suitable for us and maintain a peaceful strategic balance with both super powers in our country to make sure we get the best out of the deals we make with them. So far I believe we have failed miserably in this department.

The illusion of power

The Indian media and the Government has been creating an illusion of power yet they forget to tell you that GDP of both countries is quite evenly matched since 1947. Both countries are poor and only since 2007 the Indian GDP per capital increased from Pakistan. Presently the Indian GDP per capita stands at USD 1900 where as Pakistan's GDP per capita is near USD 1600. 

There is a huge difference in the over all GDP but that is kind of proportionate to the population as well which is 6 to 7 times more than Pakistan. So it is safe to assume that the quality of life for an average person in Pakistan and India is roughly the same. 

Although there is no denying that India just because of its mere size of economy and population can maintain a bigger army and a bigger arsenal of weapons but qualitatively it is matched by Pakistan in every field and at the end of the day it will all boil down to the men behind the gun and not the gun itself.

The best form of defense is offence

Indians want to use numbers in there favor just like hyenas hunt in Packs. But they forget that the larger number means more targets and causalities in any conflict nuclear or non nuclear. In simple terms the more you have the higher the risk. 

While in any conflict we will risk lives of 200 Million India will risk lives of 1.3 Billion people. A tactical nuclear war will devastate its 2.5 trillion GDP and can wipe out its entire 1.4 Million military. Targeted missile and air strikes will destroy its 100s of strategic assets all across India and will push India back in stone age. At the end of the day with both countries in ashes India would have lost 6 to 7 times more than Pakistan ever could. 

It is therefore important to make them realize the facts and not the ones there media is lying about. It is important to show them an aggressive stance rather than a defensive one or else they will always consider it a weakness and will act as bullies. 

This is also proved by the incidents after Palwama when they immediately acquired defensive posture when Pakistan went into offensive mode. 

Only if India understood

If India only understood how letting go of Kashmir can turn this region into a global power hub and India can become a real global power rather than just a regional wanna be. Only if they understand that it is time for Asia to settle there differences because no one country can grow in isolation and it is always the regional alliances which will prosper at the end of the day.  It is time for Russia, China, India and Pakistan to lead Asia and become global leaders of future. 

In the end I wish and hope that sanity prevails and India acts more responsibly and its leaders start thinking globally and not regionally.  As Pakistanis our hearts and arms are open to embrace you as brothers once for all and forget the past 70 years to start a brighter new future. 

But if you don't and you continue to remain hostile towards Pakistan than you give us no choice but a future which consists of Mutually assured destruction. 

Capt (Retd) Shahnawaz Yaqub Bhatti