Changing Face of War
In Jul 19, two oil tankers were sunk in the Gulf of Oman through use of mines. In Sep 19, two coordinated air strikes were carried out on oil facilities deep in Saudi Arabia by UAVs. Study them and one realizes that these attacks are co-related and well-coordinated highly lethal attacks through multiple domains. Suddenly, the world is suing for peace with Iran. International helplessness is indicated by the fact that they are reduced to use Imran Khan as a mediator. Iran has just won a war through Multi Domain Operations with minimal costs.
In Aug 19, India spikes up the deployment in J&K and abrogates Article 370 of its own Constitution. This simple action creates an international upheaval and evokes a huge reaction from Pakistan. However, the normally aggressive Pakistani Army is reduced to sitting on the sidelines twiddling its thumbs. It is left to a hyperventilating ‘Im the Dim’ to raise the nuclear bogey. However, it also shifts the spotlight across the LOC as never before. A huge info-media war is unleashed. The world is squeezing Pakistan through FATF. Pakistan is in internal turmoil with a regime change on the cards. It is a war we have won with Pakistan without fighting. Can you blame the establishment if it reduces defence budgets? After all, the Armed Forces were not the centerpiece of this victory.Read More…
