Can there be a war between India and pakistan?
138639
it's probable since both nations don't very much like each other and they do have a few skirmishes here and there but not enough to warrant a full scale war.  we should hope that these two nations keep the peace because they do have nuclear weapons pointed at each other.
1003768
i am pretty sure u wont like this answer and itsnt worth the effort, but still i will answer it.\n\nis india afraid of pakistan??\nthe answer is yes\n\nwhy should not we be?? the country has got a nuke. the country is ruled by its military.  next change may bring in religious fundamentalists to power,\nso why should not we be afraid.\n\nunlike pakistan we cant allow our citizens to be killed by another country(as the usa continuously raids targets inside pak and keeps on killing their citizens)\n\nwe are not foolish enough to send our soldiers to a war which is not necessary(which we can win in the end) and loose their precious lives.\n\nif u take the above factors into consideration yes we are afraid.\n\nu know i was always weak at history but seems u never even studied it!!\n\ncan u please enlighten me which war ended in equality\n\n1948:- when india gained control of kashmir\n\n1965- when pakistan had to run around in the world to find a negotiator\n\n1971- when 90000 of ur soldiers surrendered to our army and needless to mention u lost east pakistan\n\nnow we come to kargil\n\nfirst of all can u kindly tell me whether it was pakistani military in kargil or just mercenaries.\n\ni am not disagreeing with u when u say that it was pakistani army.\n\nits just that the govt of pakistan didnt have the guts to acknowledge those people as its soldiers.\n\npakistan is really a very strong country one which cant even claim back the bodies of its soldiers and give them decent burial.\n\nif pakistan is really so strong then why does it have to send its soldiers in disguise,\n\ni mean 1948:-tribals who somehow had mortars\n\n1999:-mercenaries who somehow had got hold of pakistani army identification.\n\ni am gonna skip the china part thats another story\n\ni am not hoping for a best answer but if u think it is worth it i will only be too glad   ;)
365790
India definitely needs the nuclear energy for its surging economy and it's perfectly acceptable for civil puposes, but I doubt the government will restrict it for that exclusively given its annual military expenditures of 16B/year ranking  it on the top ten. \n\nCompartively, the recent agreement with the US to share knowledge etc is not going to sit easy with Pakistan, unless there is a similar agreement for the so-called ally.
263696
because pakistan is NOT a friend of india, and is waging war against it... (invasion of sovern indian territory, kashmire)
4742
they try to but many nations do not agree because of rivalries like india and pakistan or usa and south america
351450
Not at all.  In military and atomic power India is not a puppet like Iraq or Afgan.  Even if the 100 million people walks over, the invation will come to end.  US will not take this kind of invation decision against India or China fearing the population these countries have.
665345
neighbors always have a feeling of insecurity when its neighbor grows in strength and power.  jealousy and enviousness also exists. look at the press conferences held in Pakistan after the nuclear deal between India and u.s. it clearly showed Pakistan's comfort level.\n\nand your question?? you want to know what is the reason. if you are an Indian or a Pakistani i don't really need to tell you. if you aren't the main reason is Kashmir the disputed land between the country which has seen transition from the land of heaven to the land of death due to the terrorists in the region. also the scars that were left at the time of partition that have not been healed till now.\n\nthere is a constant arms race between the two.\n\nand as far as Pakistan defeating India (without any external aid is concerned) the chances are bleak.\n\nthe only option left is nuclear weapons and no one will use it or they will face isolation and global rejection.
856538
well there isn't exactly a WAR between Pakistan and Saudi Arabia BUT there isn't too much of a 'friendship' either.\n\nSaudi Arabia would never want to do anything that might jeopardize its relation with US because, well, there isn't much unity between Muslims and since its a very rich Muslim country, it feels much more safer with relations with US...\n\nPakistan on the other hand isn't rich or friendly to other Muslim states of the world as its much more on the modern side and its media is getting stronger day by day therefore almost everything that the government tries to do in Pakistan is discussed openly and boldly on media and politicians are questioned by public on daily basis. \n\nyou cant really question anyone in KSA....
590653
No war is not Right. Even the Mahabharat war was wrong but it happend. Also it should be noted that Pakistan is the work of the British. But the sad thing is that the problem sees no soloution in the near future. It will take only a miracle to solve this problem.
640120
There is  no  militancy in kashmir its only the hold of indian media that has made it militancey they are the freedom fighters which are compelled to do this India which is being a hindu country took over by force in 1947 a muslim state with the help of then maharaja of kahmir a sikh in reality hari Singh and entered her armies and confiscated the area.in return the muslims of Jammu and Kashmir Asked from help from a muslim state pakistan which also attacked on indian confiscated kashmir and freed some of it but the problem was taken to Un vich passed a resolution to solve the  issue with talks and the will of kahmiris but india has not yet been able to do it so both kasmirs devided and now in Indian held kashmir Freedom fighters are fighting their own war to get it freed whwre  as in opakistan held kashmir there is no such problem
257264
i suggest that it is in India’s interest to develop closer and less hostile relations with Pakistan, but the same holds good for pakistan.In fact, I would argue that for Pakistan, given the geographic space it occupies, living in peace and harmony with India will bring many economic, political, and social rewards.The benefits it will derive will be even more than for India. It is in Pakistan’s interest, therefore, to persist in the efforts to quickly normalize relations with its neighbour even if India seems somewhat tardy in pursuing the same objective. In building my case for a more proactive role Pakistan’s part, I will start with the economic benefits that would result from good relations with India.\nThe first dividend of peace will be in the area of trade. At this time South Asia is unique among the large regions of the developing world in the sense that there is a small amount of trade among the countries located in this geographic space.\nIn fact, South Asia is the only economic region in the world where the “gravity model” of trade does not seem to apply. According to that model, the amount of trade between countries is determined by the distance between them and also by their size.\nFor obvious reasons neighbours should trade a great deal with one another. However, when one of the neighbours is a large country, as is the case with India with reference to South Asia, trade as a proportion of domestic product will be much smaller for that country relative to that for the smaller states. This is the case for such continental economies as the United States, Russia and Brazil. China is the only exception since its model of development is based on an aggressive pursuit of foreign markets.\nThe gravity model — or some variant of it — helps to explain the pattern of trade among most countries in different regions of the world. If the model were to hold for South Asia, India would be the most important market for the countries around its periphery. Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka would trade a great deal with India. For the moment this is only true for Bhutan and Nepal.For these two countries, India has a dominant presence but that is more the result of their geographic situation than the working of the gravity model. Both Bhutan and Nepal are landlocked countries with the only natural access to the rest of the world available through India. They have no choice but to trade with India. That notwithstanding, India has been quite grudging in allowing even these small countries an open access to its markets.\nThat the gravity model does not work for South Asia is largely the consequence of the bitterness that has prevailed between India and Pakistan ever since the two countries became independent nearly 60 years ago. (I touched upon this subject in this space last week.) There was considerable trade between the areas that were carved out of British India to form the states of India and Pakistan.\nWhat is now India imported food grains, raw cotton and other agricultural products from what became today’s Pakistan. Cement was the only large industry that was in place in the areas that later became Pakistan and a significant part of its product was exported to India. Some of the electric power consumed by such large urban centres as Lahore came from generating stations located in what became India. The parts of British India that are now in Pakistan purchased textiles and other semi-manufactured and manufactured products from today’s India.\nTrade between the areas that were to become India and Pakistan was conducted by both road and rail. In fact, a great deal of investment made by the British during their rule over India was meant to facilitate the movement of agricultural commodities between the food surplus provinces of Punjab and Sindh and the food-deficit areas that are now part of India. The British also invested heavily in the port at Karachi which became active in coastal shipping between
187321
India. Time to end the border dispute between these two developing nations
100572
All I know is India and Pakistan have a region between them called Jamo & Kashmir and they fight there like hell.\nSo what's the point?\nI hope they don't end up nuking each other. I really like India.
804731
In conventional warfare, India is superior to Pakistan just by sheer number, here is a list from Jane's defense weekly a 2005 update:\n\nIndian Army statistics: Active Troops 1,400,000, Reserve Troops 900,000, Territorial Army 200,000, Main Battle Tanks 5600, Artillery 3800, Support Aircraft 9 squadrons of helicopters, Surface-to-air missiles 1900.\n\nPakistan Army statistics: Active Troops 800,000, Reserve Troops 200,000, Territorial Army 150,000, Main Battle Tanks 2900, Artillery 1700, Support Aircraft 11 squadrons of helicopters, Surface-to-air missiles 700.\n\nBut you can be rest assured that a war between India and pak will not remain conventional for long. Probably China will take their side and Russia will take India's side, USA will remain neutral and sell arms to both...\n\nIn a worst situation, God forbid, if nuclear weapons comes into play, and probably Pakistan makes a first strike,(India will never strike first) it will annihilate about 70% of west India, with India's counterattack wiping off about 90% of Pakistan, because India has 4.5 megaton NW's while Pakistan has 2.3 megaton.\n\nLets just hope nothing as above happens, conventional war or proxy war restricted to the borders are a far better option. Moreover, neither country can afford either a full fledged war, the Pakistani economy will crash in less than 7 days on a full fledged war, while India will go bankrupt in 30 days time.
27280
As every one know the terrorists were created by Pakistan, atlease the ones which are active in India. This was done by the government which was in power previously. Now that the present government is trying to build up the gaps between the two nations are trying to come closer to each other, the terrorists are afraid they might loose their job so they are turning against Pak now.\n\nI think it will take a while to eliminate all the terrorists if the same procedure continue.
1181744
Yeah you are right and they even have the audacity to say things like whoever attacks them or tries to take their nukes out then they will hit India and they say this after four defeats in four wars.India should teach them a lesson and the POK should be recaptured  because it is a part of india and the pakis are illegaly occupying it and using it as a launching pad for terrorist activities against India.Pakistan should not play with India's patience 'cause when it does run out then Pakistan will have no place to hide.
544241
pakistan is big. india is bigger