My daddy strongest syndrome..

Exactly. Indira Gandhi our former prime minister did that when inflation was almost 15 percent and more..and we are continuing to pay price even today.

@vandana7 A pity.

@vandana7 And after so many years

Perfect description of Trump and Kim Jong-un..lol. Our country is filled with folks like that...

@vandana7 Many countries are filled with folks like that.

@vandana7 We are our own worst enemies; a divided house - siva

We actually lost the time when we had the 1st pokharan thing. Then even with second pokharan we did not go ahead. Now all of us are nuclear nations. I think the beauty of Kashmir is also in its ethnicity. Whenever we went as tourists, we wore those garments and long dangling earrings and hairdo and took pictures..men wore that kind of kurta and cap. Once we allow others to step in it, we destroy that. There were aborigines in Nilgiris, now they are marginalized. I am not for destroying Kashmir by letting some real estate giant take huge chunk of land and transforming it into contemporary stylish hub with tall structures. I am also not for anybody like Geelani cornering the real estate creating fear in the minds. I will keep those articles with additional clause that nobody will hold more than so many square yards and Kashmiri Pandits return. That would be more acceptable and less likely to clear fear in the hearts of Kashmiris than completely overshadowing them with richer folks calling the shots. People like Geelani would also find it not worthwhile to be doing what they were doing...land mafia stuff...scare people away, buy their lands at throw away prices.

@vandana7 I don´t know what will happen here but there are some very clear challenges to the Prime Minister right now. They will cause a lot of street trouble like they are doing now. Before it was a troublesome time to live in this area also and now they want independence also.

Here ..it is clearly a losing battle. But still the bravado..and no attempts what so ever to stop the situation from escalating...annoying.

Yes...they just want it to sound like national pride. They forget that there are subtle issues that can tilt the balance differently.

Instead of boasting that our armed forces are now equipped to handle things, India needs to play its cards differently...get the world to see it as it is...tell the world here is a small country, my neighbor, Bhutan, that is seeking my help because China is allegedly encroaching its territory and here is China alleging that there is agreement between Bhutan and China that Dokalam belongs to China, which Bhutan denies. Please take a call on this in International court, and thereafter give India a directive as to what to do..if the world back India on this, China would go back without war. Lives would be saved, and problems associated with wars too. Instead, Indian politicians are making it a prestige issue to establish their image in the minds of people. Consequences can be bad for India, even if it wins the war. Why put people through tough times, just for indulging in loose talk? Isn't it time to be pragmatic that Indian armed forces, when divided in three or four parts cannot manage..to win the war?

I agree..oh I agree..those borders are essentially for collecting taxes...which only make politicians richer.