Wow. I've been expecting plenty of bush wars in Africa. I've been waiting for a mistake to happen between China and one of its neighbors causing a few airplanes to be shot down or a ship sunk. But the real flashpoint, especially after the US leaves Afghanistan will be the issues between Pakistan and India.
Check this out.
The attack on an Indian Army patrol in January, in which one soldier was beheaded, was carried out by Special Services Group of Pakistan Army, Defence Minister A K Antony told the Rajya Sabha today.In a written reply to a question in the House, he also said that intelligence reports have indicated that Chief of Lashkar-e-Taiba Hafiz Sayeed had visited the Line of Control (LoC) in Jammu and Kashmir prior to the attack.“On January 8, 2013 the Special Services Group of Pakistan Army executed an attack on an Indian Army patrol in which two Indian soldiers were killed. One soldier was beheaded in the attack,” he said.The Defence Minister further informed the House that inputs analysed by Military Intelligence indicate that,”terrorists affiliated to LeT and Jaish-e-Mohammad were involved in the attack”.“Intelligence reports also indicate that Pakistani terrorists and Chief of LeT Hafiz Sayeed was reported to have visited the LoC areas prior to the attack,” Antony said. In reply to a separate question whether government has announced to consider to award the two soldiers on Republic Day, who were killed in the incident, Antony said, “As on date, no citation/ recommendations pertaining to the specific incident have been received.”
Read the entire article here.
If we're lucky all we'll see is heavy mechanized combat, mixed with plenty of sea and air action.
If we're unlucky we'll see a nuclear exchange and terrorist making off with Pakistani nukes.
Nightmare scenario? India and Pakistan go for each others throats and China makes a move to capture disputed Indian territory.
This will get ugly. Bet on it.
