Pakistan closes air space for Indian airlines, warns against water treaty violation as ties plummet | Reuters

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1. I don’t think much more needs to be done after this. India are off the Indus water treaty which is good enough. Any news about building Dams to divert water flow is not realistic for probably 15-20 years.

2. One of the ways India could escalate this is by blockading Karachi and Gwadar ports. Navy is one area where India has a clear qualitative as well as quantitative edge over Pakistan. That’s probably also one aspect which Pakistan may not be anticipating as in the earlier cases, India had resorted by sending an army unit and launching an air strike.

   Also, might as well get some work done by the Mig29Ks before they are replaced by Rafale Ms.

3. India suspending IWT is just a dog and pony show to make the Indian populace happy. Diverting any water right now will result in flooding as India does not has the Dams nor the Canals to absorb the water.

   Second, Pakistan is an extremely water scarce country. Any diversion of water will result in millions of deaths due to thirst, so Pakistan will have to choose either to due of thirst or fight, i think Pakistan will definitely choose the latter.

   But Indian planners are smart enough to know this, so i doubt it there is any changes to the IWT.

4. Good, now that they have talked about holding the Shimla Accords in abeyance push across the LOC for a few tens of kilometers and consolidate. Just killing terrorists means nothing, Pakistan will produce them like a factory, bring the cost of war to their soldiers their families and their economy.

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