tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13437119.post3859270954402928029..comments2024-03-01T13:51:47.721+05:30Comments on Reality, one bite at a time: India resigned to ‘holding pattern’ with PakistanSiddharth Varadarajanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07721228307097170092noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13437119.post-40803152505708944642010-06-04T23:52:21.351+05:302010-06-04T23:52:21.351+05:30Arundhati Roy looks anorectic in the above photo. ...Arundhati Roy looks anorectic in the above photo. And she has been so beautiful.injamavenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15997290005034321837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13437119.post-10047119589906995082010-04-26T23:41:43.743+05:302010-04-26T23:41:43.743+05:30It would be more intellectually honest to just com...It would be more intellectually honest to just come out and say that the victims of Mumbai are of little or no consequence in the greater priority of fixing Indo-Pak dynamic.<br /><br />Why don't you just come out and say it? <br /><br />Other than a few "foreign policy experts" does anybody in India notice or care that there is a "chill" between Indian and Pakistan?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-13437119.post-89166866395190147102010-04-26T00:00:26.593+05:302010-04-26T00:00:26.593+05:30See, I understand, (you bought this idea a couple ...See, I understand, (you bought this idea a couple of times & sounded in favor of exploring all othe options) but, (my 0.2 Rs) thats the only way its being dealt. The pressure of composite dialog is coming from Pak-army to gain something (face value at least) to be some what vindicated in the event of "yet another 26/11" which is well within preparations. The dilemma on Indian side is "what next" (apart from stop talking) to show their "displeasure" knowing war is no option, would you really explore surgical strikes??(a question who's answer is NO, as you don't want to get in to a mess and be a party to it)<br />But this above argument is made thinking of other side first and if you reverse that thought:<br /><br />Their is hopefully a "holding pattern" already defined & tested but what if you are almost 100% sure, that you won't be given a go to land for next 3 Hrs, what would you do? you check your fuel and take a flight to next nearest airport and land there (& wait there to comeback or make it an alternative airport or make it a permanent airport not to never land back on previous airport at all :-) )..<br /><br />How about "Not Thinking" as next level of "Not Taking"??foolsparadisenoreply@blogger.com