Bleed India with a Thousand Cuts
Bleed India with a Thousand Cuts is a
In a 1965 speech to the
Origins
The origins of the strategic doctrine are attributed to
On 5 July 1977, Bhutto was deposed by his
Zia then assumed the office of President of Pakistan in 1978 and the thousand cut policy began taking shape. After the defeat of Pakistan in the
Punjab
Pakistan had been helping the
Kashmir
After the conclusion of the
According to a general involved with the "bleed India" strategy of infiltrating jihadists into Kashmir:
It kept 700,000 Indian troops and paramilitary forces in Kashmir at very low cost to Pakistan; at the same time, it ensured that the Indian Army could not threaten Pakistan, created enormous expenditures for India, and kept it bogged down in military and political terms.[26]
In May 1998, India tested its nuclear weapons at
After the Kargil War in 1999, the Kargil Review Committee came out with a report which took reference to the concept of Pakistan bleeding India. In Chapter 12, "Could Kargil Have Been Avoided?", the report said that if the "Siachenisation" of Kargil had happened prior to the war, that if troops had been stationed there all year round along a wider area, it would have resulted in huge costs "and enabled Pakistan to bleed India".[30][31]
On 13 December 2001 a
In spite of grave provocations, the lack of military retaliation by India was seen as evidence of successful deterrence of India by Pakistan's nuclear capability.[1][39][40] According to David A. Robinson the nuclear deterrence has encouraged certain Pakistani elements to further provoke India. He adds that an "asymmetric nuclear escalation posture" of Pakistan has deterred conventional military power of India and in turn has enabled Pakistan's "aggressive strategy of bleeding India by a thousand cuts with little fear of significant retaliation".[40]
Present
Presently, the militant
Pakistan has decided to bleed India with thousand cuts. It's the policy of Pakistan. The creation of Bangladesh, which happened with the help of India, was a very humiliating defeat for them, and they feel that this is one way of avenging that defeat. They are avenging this defeat by causing casualties to our security forces and creating mayhem amongst the people.
According to Pakistani commentator
In an interview in May 2016, Pakistan's former ambassador to America, said:[52]
Pakistan sees jihad as a low cost option to bleed India. The security apparatus views terrorism as irregular warfare. Islamabad feels this is the only way to ensure some form of military parity.
See also
- Pakistan and state-sponsored terrorism
- India and state-sponsored terrorism
- India–Pakistan relations
- Cold Start (military doctrine)
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