The Taliban are in an emboldened state today, despite the recent successes claimed by the Pakistani military. The Taliban have unfortunately been allowed to become too strong. Across the entire swathe of tribal areas along the Afghanistan border, the Taliban are rapidly consolidating power by activating their cells, regrouping and are challenging the army. The Pakistan Army may well be treating the current anti-Taliban operations as a temporary phase, to please the United States and obtain much needed funds. However, if they are not serious in pursuing the Taliban menace and the riposte weakens, the very viability of Pakistan would be at risk .
Any deterioration of the situation in Pakistan can have grave repercussions for India. Our overall policy for meeting security related threats needs to be revamped. We need to strengthen our intelligence set up and hasten up our decision–making processes. The need of the hour is to prepare a series of contingency plans, to meet the situations that are likely to crop up.
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PAKISTAN’S OFFENSIVE AGAINST THE TALIBAN- An Analysis from India’s Viewpoint By Lt Gen Vijay Oberoi
The writer is a former Vice Chief of Army Staff (VCOAS) and a former Founder Director of the Centre for Land Warfare Studies (CLAWS).
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