The rather lukewarm handshake between General Musharraf and Prime Minister Vajpayee has failed to reduce both the tension and the eyeball-to-eyeball confrontation between India and Pakistan. With the armed forces of both countries fully prepared for action, even the slightest spark can result in a full-scale war.
Most people in India and even some of our top leaders naively believe that it is possible for India's forces to carry out a "quick surgical strike" against terrorist camps situated in Pakistan, a la the United States in Afghanistan and Israel in Palestine. They forget that no self-respecting country, which has the power and the military wherewithal to fight back, will allow such action against itself.
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