Recent clash between Pakistan and India and ceasefire:
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Posted on: 5/14/2025
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Recent clash between Pakistan and India and ceasefire:
#IndiaPakistanWar
The recent clash between #Pakistan and #India has brought some stark realities into focus. If we’re honest, the facts suggest that Pakistan’s armed forces came out on top, while India’s military performance fell short. The Pakistan Air Force, already admired around the world for its skill and agility, once again proved its mettle with a strong and strategic response that left a lasting impression. In this short but intense conflict, it made clear that it remains one of the most capable air forces globally.
Pakistan named its military action Operation Banyan al-Marsous. On the other side, India called its mission Operation Sindoor—a deeply symbolic name. In Indian tradition, Sindoor signifies a married woman’s bond with her husband, a sacred symbol of her marital life. Prime Minister Narendra Modi justified the name by referring to the Pulwama attack, claiming that terrorists brutally took innocent lives in front of their wives, thereby “wiping off their sindoor.” In his words, this operation was India’s way of avenging that tragedy.
Modi and his ministers made dramatic claims before the conflict. But after just three days of warfare, the outcome tells a very different story. Reports emerging from the battlefield paint a picture of significant damage inflicted on India by Pakistan’s air force. So, I ask Prime Minister Modi and his cabinet what happened to those lofty promises?
Indian leaders often say with pride that their country is truly independent, unlike Pakistan which, they claim, follows cues from foreign powers. But let’s talk about what really happened after those three days of fighting. The ceasefire that followed, as reported widely in the international media, was not spontaneous. It was India that reportedly approached the United States, urging them to mediate and end the conflict. And when the U.S. stepped in, both countries agreed to halt the war. This raises a critical question: If India truly is an independent and sovereign nation, why did it need to ask a global superpower to intervene?
So I ask India’s political leaders, intellectuals, defense analysts, journalists, and TV anchors—can you still say, hand on heart, that India is completely independent? Or has it also become entangled in the web of powerful global players? Is India, too, now forced to bow before the superpowers of the world?
In my view, although a ceasefire has been declared, this peace feels as accidental and temporary as the war itself. The way both countries were pulled into conflict suggests that they’ve become pawns in a much larger global chessboard war zones in the making.
Let’s be clear: as long as one or two superpowers hold the reins to the fate of the entire world, lasting peace will remain a distant dream. The world will only move toward real balance when all nations especially those in the developing world stand up with courage, dignity, and self-respect, and strive to become strong on their own terms. If we don’t take this path, the divide between the powerful and the powerless will only grow wider. And countries that appear independent will remain under the shadow of global dominance.
My philosophy is simple: Power never respects the weak. It crushes them. Power only listens to power. So the solution is not to be beggars or followers, but to become a force ourselves.
Developing countries have a choice to make: survive on foreign aid or stand on their own feet. To do that, we must give up our luxuries, embrace simplicity, and focus on strengthening ourselves from within. 1/2
I don’t want to be President or Prime Minister. I make no grand promises to turn #Pakistan into a superpower overnight. But if I were ever given the authority, I would ensure Pakistan becomes corruption-free. And by that, I mean zero tolerance—whether you're a civilian or wearing a uniform, there would be no exceptions.
I dream of a Pakistan where the law rules supreme, where the Constitution is respected, where Parliament is truly sovereign, and our courts are free. A Pakistan where every institution stays within its legal bounds. A country with real justice where no one is wronged, and everyone gets their due.
Altaf Hussain.
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May 11, 2025
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