M. Sarmad
THINK TANK: CONSULTANT
India ALREADY reserves their "right" to draw borders as it pleases (has done since 1947 but that is another discussion). Nobody would have stopped them annexing whatever they wanted last year. Nobody. The reason they could not achieve this outcome was our steadfast resolve, not some moment of moralistic clarity from them.
I now believe that a "buffer zone" is entirely reasonable and viable on our western border and if enabled, should be described as such. We have nothing to hide and seek no occupation per se, only security. Even allow neutral observers to oversee this buffer zone. We are not trying to sneakily annex their caves.
History is instructive... In 1971, India returned the territory it occupied in West Pakistan even before releasing the 90k prisoners of war... In 1999, Pakistan was compelled to withdraw from Kargil. That is how the international system functions... territorial grabs, however tactically tempting, rarely translate into lasting legitimacy.
Annexing another country’s land is an immediate international red flag... It invites sanctions, isolation, and sustained global blowback...




