OF COURSE, Pakistan has been a habitual offender, a history-sheeter of sorts, who has often offended the international ethos and breached diplomatic etiquette and broken its own ‘sovereign’ promise. This is what it exactly did within hours of the grant of its own urgent request for a ceasefire. Even before the words of agreement dissolved in the air, Pakistan killed their spirit and opened fire on Indian installations. Drawn back into confrontation, Indian Forces, too, fired back in a fierce reposte`. In the process, Pakistan gained much international ill-will and India gained much goodwill -- and served its own multiple goals whose details will emerge slowly in public domain. Beyond doubt, thus, Pakistan proved once again that as a recognised Rogue State, it has no moral qualms whatsoever, no respect for its own commitment. In just three quick days, thus, India brought Pakistan to its knees, and emerged as a clear victor whose fury could be calmed down only through international mediation.

 

Yet, standing true to its own culture of deception, Pakistan breached ceasefire -- which it had been doing for the past fortnight as well -- and invited fresh ire from India. That breach, though only for some time, almost compelled India to state from the highest position, that “Operation Sindoor” is going on and not -- never -- discontinued. For Pakistan, this should be considered as a terrible blow. Yet, over the past seven-plus decades, it has evolved a culture of sovereign shamelessness and brazenness -- that finally led the Pakistani Forces to breach ceasefire effected just a few hours earlier. But India should thanks Pakistan for that breach. For, it gave India an opportunity to underline its ‘Gentleman State’ status once again in the international eyes, and endorse its own multiple gains in fields as diverse as military, economy and defence merchandise production and handling.

 

The short high-technology confrontation far outside the conventional zone showed how superior Indian Forces are handling hi-tech military merchandise and also producing many of those weapons and systems. For India, in a way, the short confrontation became sort of promotion of its defence products in the international market. When Pakistan was using all items produced by some other countries such as the US or China or Turkey of England -- and failing to deliver, India was making the best and most effective use of its own arsenal which was hugely ‘Made In India’ and ‘Make In India’ products. This actual, practical, on-war-action usage of the defence merchandise has given India’s levels of of excellence in that domain a good international projection. These are the gains of the current confrontation -- that was imposed on India by Pakistan’s culture or habitual deception as a ‘Rogue State’, as a State that has worked hard to destroy itself and demolish its chances of long-term existence.