Maybe. But since the Independence in 1947, India has gobbled up Sikkim, Goa, Hyderabad Deccan, Siachen Glacier's large part, broke Pakistan into two, changed Indian Occupied Kashmir's status in 2019, just cancelled the Indus Water Treaty and is planning to use water as a weapon in concrete ways. And please note: Most of those achievements happened when the s-called 'secular', 'peaceniks' Indian Congress Party was in power, so the temptation to point the finger to a 'Hindutva' Modi should be moderated.
So what does that tell you? Maybe India is like a giant volcano which erupted in 1947 and may appear passive to everyone now but the lava keeps flowing to create new terrain and in that way no credit to be given to the volcano or the lava--it is the gravity, which is the subconsciousness of the Indian psyche which is doing the work to create the ultimate United India, the 'Akhand Bharat'. And there lies the dangers for Pakistan and a call for action in a do or die struggle.
You are absolutely right, to point out some good reasons why they are obviously no push over.
You are also absolutely right 2 point out how congress posed a more insidious challenge
But, there are differences. Much of the events that you allude to were generally people closer to the post partition generation, or one generation down, and I feel that they were a tougher breed, personally that's just my opinion. Furthermore, in comparison Pakistan has been in a perpetual state of low to medium warfare for decades .....iron sharpen's iron, and the Pakistani military establishment would have had to learn some sharp lessons since Afghanistan and the decades of American presence. In other words, they have learnt to box clever and are more psychologically accustomed to being and thinking about real actual warfare
In comparison, India has not really had to engage as much, and therefore their military establishment has in effect become bureaucratic, and self indulgently intellectual, and a persistent theme of self-congratulating on the economic heft, so I observe a clear qualitative difference between generations
Remember, at no prior point in previous conflicts were India actually considered rich. However, when you are also used in thinking about your 15% annual mutual fund return, you will therefore then think twice about losing it in a protracted war. If you meanwhore, are serious about war, you therefore will not or should not be worried about your investment portfolio.
Finally, to compound India's issues, they now have instead of a poor developing China as a potential adversary, they have a china brimming with confidence, and technological prowess, leaving India for dust. Now, therefore I wonder really is there any strategic quality, within India that they now find themselves in a position where they face a China reinforced Pakistan, a potentially China reinforced Bangladesh on the other side, and of course China itself. You never know, they might have Maldives under some control for now.
