Indian armed forces still remain subordinate in body and soul to the political establishment, so there is no perceptible inclination to rebel against the same nor it can influence policy to the extent that it can trigger a limited confrontation with any of the two so called adversaries in the face of a crisis. The political establishment has a firm handle at least as of now on things which can lead to war.
The key frustration is delay in capacity building which leads to such fulminations particularly as one reaches the dusk of one's career with a media ever eager to hype the extraordinary.
"From Pakistan’s perspective the important thing is that Indian politicians might find it difficult to go against their military’s opinion in case there is a crisis in the future. Not to forget the fact that both the Indian and Pakistani military have changed qualitatively as far as their class structure goes."
- DAWN.COM | Columnists | India’s challenge (view on Google Sidewiki)
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