After the conflict, India and Pakistan may have an outer ramp. Will they accept it?

Over the course of two weeks, as India’s strong reaction to the terrorist massacre, it’s related to Pakistan, the only real problem seems to be its hardship.

The answer was that in the early hours of Wednesday, India sent jets to soar in the air, attacking several Pakistani locations, while the Pakistani military mobilized its own fleet in an attempt to shoot Indian planes out of the sky.

By the end of the day, long after the missile stopped flying and the killing was over, both sides took stocks and found that they had enough victory – or escalated the conflict further.

India's attack on Pakistan is deeper than the hatred between two nuclear-weapon competitors in recent decades. The damage to all accounts was widespread, with more than 20 people killed during strikes in six to nine locations, including towns eager to suffer from what terrorist leaders have heard of, as this was the massacre caused by India.

But there is also increasing evidence that Pakistan has also suffered a severe blow. Two or three Indian planes landed on the Indian side of the border, according to reports from Indian officials and Western diplomats, as well as local media reports and witnesses. This is exactly what India avoided this after it suffered a similar embarrassment during the last military strike with Pakistan in 2019.

The question now is whether Pakistan will decide to answer India's strike against Pakistan's heartland with its own attack on Indian soil.

Currently, Pakistan says it is keeping all options. But diplomats and analysts expressed some hope that the day's events could provide both sides with a cross-country basis so they could avoid spinning in a full-scale war. The hope is a suggestion that began with the post-channel dialogue, partly because Pakistan’s Foreign Minister told the News Channel that there has been “some kind of interaction” between the national security advisers of the two countries since Wednesday’s military confrontation.

Those seeking signs of possible signs of relegation from both countries pointed out in part India’s statements about its strike. India stressed in its public announcement and a series of diplomatic activities that its actions are limited and targeted and that no escalation is sought.

The nature of the strike is targeting localities related to terrorist groups recognized by India and can also help Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government to public outrage after the terrorist massacre held in Kashmir last month.

“These actions are measured, irrelevant, proportional and responsible,” said Vikram Misri, Foreign Minister of India.

On the Pakistani side, military and civilian officials tried to leave the narrative behind what they called Pakistan’s main victory in shooting down Indian planes.

Pakistani officials have publicly claimed that the country's forces shot down a total of five Indian aircraft. In a private conversation with diplomats, officials stressed that they are still subject to restrictions. They said Pakistani forces waited for Indian aircraft to start releasing their loads before hitting them.

Pakistan announced amid some signals of returning to normalcy that its airspace has been opened again.

“Our armed forces were on standby 24/7 and were ready to shoot down enemy jets and then they rushed to sea,” Pakistani Prime Minister Shehhbaz Sharif said in his speech. “The five Indian aircraft that landed last night could have been 10, but our pilots and falcons were cautious.”

Analysts and diplomats say what will happen next will depend on whether the sides have extracted enough satisfaction to satisfy the people and whether enough international diplomacy can be called up during a time of global turmoil.

Indian Parliament Member Shashi Tharoor said the horrific nature of the massacre in Kashmir last month left the Indian government with no choice but to take some military action, “because otherwise terrorists would feel they could come and kill them without punishment.”

But he said India has “sensitively calibrated” its response to ensure reduced chances of escalation.

“I think it's a very clear way to express it, and we don't want to see it as the opening remarks of a protracted war, but a one-off,” Taroll said.

He said there is no official confirmation that Pakistani troops have shot down Indian aircraft. “But if Pakistan can shoot down several aircraft, it's easy for them to say the honor is satisfied,” he said.

Although the Pakistan side needs to prove its power against India, there are strong reasons to avoid further escalation.

In times of economic hardship, Pakistan can hardly afford the protracted war. This will also face a complex challenge when choosing goals within Indian territory. There is no equivalent terror ritual in India to attack the tit attack. A potential option, shocking Indian military facilities, will risk serious retaliation.

Moeed Yousaf, a former national security adviser for Pakistan, said he viewed the issue as one of the deterrent forces – making it clear to India that it cannot strike on international borders and get rid of it.

“Mr Yusaff said: “In Pakistan, there is debate in the decision-making circle.

Retired general Muhammad Saeed, who served as chief of staff of the Pakistan Army, said both sides would need help ease tensions.

“The international community must understand that no matter how distracted they are with Ukraine or elsewhere, it is an outbreak of crisis with a huge impact,” Said said. “If the region is stuck in open war and there is no crisis management framework, so what? Will you continue flying from mediators in Washington, London, Rome every time?”

He said that world powers must continue to “work hard to participate.” Otherwise, he said: “We will prepare for the same crisis again.”

Although there seems to be broad consensus on the damage caused by the attacks caused by India on the Pakistani side, the exact nature of the Indian aircraft drop was reportedly unclear.

Public accounts of both sides show that Indian aircraft are unlikely to cross Pakistani airspace. All signs indicate that India has already conducted a strike from the sky or ground missiles.

If it is indeed not entered Pakistan's airspace, it is not clear how Pakistan brings Indian aircraft.

Pakistani military officials said they had used air-to-air missiles to shoot down aircraft that could not be independently verified. In interactions with foreign diplomats, Pakistani officials described the standoff as nearly an hour-long fighter that splits India and Pakistan.

Military analysts say that given the long-range missiles the two countries have in their arsenal, they do not need to violate each other's airspace to conduct cross-border strikes on air or ground targets.

Hari Kumar and Pragati KB Report from New Delhi.