{"id":239930,"date":"2023-04-27T20:03:31","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T14:33:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=239930"},"modified":"2023-05-02T17:02:04","modified_gmt":"2023-05-02T11:32:04","slug":"poonch-terror-attack-it-typifies-the-low-intensity-conflict-that-pakistan-keeps-persisting-with","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/poonch-terror-attack-it-typifies-the-low-intensity-conflict-that-pakistan-keeps-persisting-with\/","title":{"rendered":"Poonch terror attack: It typifies the low-intensity conflict that Pakistan keeps persisting with"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Source-<\/strong> The post is based on the article \u201cPoonch terror attack: It typifies the low-intensity conflict that Pakistan keeps persisting with\u201d published in the \u201cThe Indian Express\u201d on 27th April 2023.<\/p>\n

Syllabus: <\/strong>GS2- Bilateral groupings and agreements<\/p>\n

Relevance<\/strong>– India and Pakistan bilateral relationship<\/p>\n

News <\/strong>– Recently, five soldiers were killed in Poonch terrorist attack.<\/p>\n

What is Pakistan’s strategy in Jammu and Kashmir?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

The Pakistan strategy is low-intensity conflict (LIC<\/strong>). It is characterised by hybrid war. <\/strong>Experience shows that there is little scope for a clear-cut victory and defea<\/strong>t in the low-intensity conflict in J&K.<\/p>\n

A low-intensity conflict does not just disappear and provides sufficient scope for a bounce back. <\/strong>It is the people who ultimately decide their fate.<\/p>\n

It need not be a Pulwama-type attack with dozens of fatalities. It is just something to draw attention and an attempt to show the flag. <\/strong><\/p>\n

What is the immediate reason for the Poonch terror attack?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

First,<\/strong> is the G20 Tourism Meeting at Srinagar<\/strong> in the third week of May 2023. Pakistan’s aim is to disrupt the event<\/strong> and have it cancelled. The meet is an opportunity for India to showcase an integrated J&K<\/strong> to an important forum.<\/p>\n

Second,<\/strong> and more complex event is the SCO Foreign Ministers Meeting at Goa <\/strong>on May 4-5. Pakistan\u2019s Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto accepted the invitation for this meeting<\/p>\n

There is speculation Sino-Pak may collaborate to embarrass<\/strong> India if New Delhi cancels the invitation due to the Poonch attack. If it does not, Bhutto can embarrass India by making awkward statements on Indian soil.<\/strong><\/p>\n

What is the way forward for security management in Jammu and Kashmir?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

India must not do anything in a hurry. Foreign policy has been well-handled,<\/strong> and no major decisions are required when there is an international strategic turbulence<\/strong>, and nothing major is at stake.<\/p>\n

Recalibration<\/strong> to balance out the attention between the northern and western borders will ensure greater pragmatism and the proper security focus. <\/strong><\/p>\n

The strategic community and the media must assume a larger and more pragmatic role<\/strong> instead of pressuring the government into any hurried decisions.<\/p>\n

Operationally, the area south of Pir Panjal <\/strong>perhaps needs a review in terms of the density of troops. <\/strong>The terrain, the target\u2019s proximity to the LoC and a mix of population keeps the area in a state of higher vulnerability.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Source- The post is based on the article \u201cPoonch terror attack: It typifies the low-intensity conflict that Pakistan keeps persisting with\u201d published in the \u201cThe Indian Express\u201d on 27th April 2023. Syllabus: GS2- Bilateral groupings and agreements Relevance– India and Pakistan bilateral relationship News – Recently, five soldiers were killed in Poonch terrorist attack. What… Continue reading Poonch terror attack: It typifies the low-intensity conflict that Pakistan keeps persisting with<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10320,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[212,10500,5224],"class_list":["post-239930","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-gs-paper-2","tag-indian-express","tag-terrorism","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":6,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1698171221},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239930","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10320"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=239930"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/239930\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=239930"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=239930"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=239930"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}