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India has just attacked three Pakistani army bases near the Kashmir region with missiles. There are some indications that power infrastructure in a Pakistani town was targeted as well. Troops are also clashing along the line of contact. This is as far as I know the biggest escalation in the region since the Kargil war. If this were any other two nuclear powers the world would be on a state of panic now. What are the culture war implications of a full scale nuclear war in South Asia?
UPDATE Unconfirmed reports that Pakistan is carrying out a military response, including air strikes on Indian bases in Kashmir.
UPDATE Pakistani Prime Minister has confirmed ongoing Pakistani military response. Heavy gunfire, artillery and air strikes heard on live feeds along the line of control on Kashmir
UPDATE Multiple Pakistani news outlets claim that Pakistan has shot down two Indian Rafael fighter jets. Some Indian news agencies are now reporting that a jet was downed.
UPDATE: Second round of missile strikes in the early hours of May 8. Sources confirm that the aerial engagement yesterday that caused the loss of 2-5 aircraft had over 125 fighter jets from both sides involved.
There were 15 killed in Poonch and triple-digit casualties in Pakistan. Indian leftists are silent as going against the army gets you locked in via the UAPA. Pakistan can get buck broken bad simply because India has more money, people, smarter people and geographic advantage. I don't want a war of any kind, but it is wild to see so many MAGA neocon types supporting Pakistan.
Mirpuris, the people behind the rapes in England that Kulak posted about are Pakistani, they also house Osama. The Indian state took the chance to virtue signal by making two women present this operation, two officers, both with zero combat experience, one was muslim, so Modi still yearns for Western validation.
The place attacked is Poonch, plenty of sikhs live there, and around 50 were injured. The strikes were all avoidable, unless you publicly skin some Kashmiri separatists, they will not stop. My hate for the neocon Indian Hindutva right is public as they are neither Hindu nor right, but them striking fear into people's hearts, leftists, is a big positive.
Things are not good. Indian muslims are aware of how bad this can be, and leaders like Owaisi are now bigger war mongers than anyone to show that he is in with India and not Pakistan. Things may escalate. Jaipur is not super safe. I will keep posting updates, but I do hope that we don't see any Indian casualties. The shoehorning of leftist ideals did seem bad. The army is the last bastion of Dwija male spirit, wherein regiments even have names after castes, most popular being the Rajputana Rifles.
I will also state that I am biased, I dislike Pakistan, I have family that has served in the forces and live in an area that is not super safe if an actual war breaks out. American cuck right taking pot shots was just low though, Indian state has issues, yet Pakistan usually starts all conflicts. Defending Mirpuris and people who allowed Osama in is hard to defend. Not all Pakistanis are like that, but the Pakistani state is straight evil. Any comparisons you may see about Kashmir and Gaza should result in you blocking said person.
I pray that I am safe, and my people remain safe. I got enough grains for a few months and am a little sad after the images from Poonch. The attacks in Pakistan were on terrorist bases, whilst Poonch is a civilian area where a lot of muslims got killed too.
Posting a second reply since this is urgent, there were air strikes attempted at night on Rajasthan, not on Jaipur, but in Rajasthan, and bomb threats have been called in Jaipur. Indian drones did damage parts of Rawalpindi, another major city. It hit an empty cricket stadium as a warning.
Furthermore, debris from missiles was found in Amritsar. They also targeted Changigarh and Jammu, two important state capitals with millions of residents. This might become a war after this. The villages near Amritsar are being emptied. I fear they may target my city next, not saying this in a trivial way. I hope we remain safe.
From the safety of the cushiest country on Earth, the prospect of war in the Kashmir is a mildly interesting diversion at most.
But there you are, a fellow mottizen, right alongside it.
Good luck.
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