Like Pakistan, the Indian authorities likewise have no intention of negotiating.

The 48-hour temporary ceasefire was nothing more than to prepare the troops for a counterattack.

In fact, the Indian army has been preparing for a counterattack for almost 10 days.

Although it seems unlikely, in the same 10 days, two armoured brigades from New Delhi, that is, the two armoured brigades equipped with Arjun 2, arrived at the barracks south of Bertangate, and more than 10 brigades completed their pre-offensive deployment.

In fact, the intentions of the Indian army are also obvious.

Even judging from the situation at that time, even if there was still a little illusion at the top level of India, the senior generals of the Indian army had long recognized the situation.

Take back Jammu?

Obviously, that was a dream.

If nothing else, the Indian army simply does not have the armored forces capable of breaking through the Pakistani army's defense line.

Srinagar?

That's even more unlikely.

Under the circumstances, the best outcome that the Indian army could strive for was to take control of the vicinity of Jammu, or the southern plains of Kashmir to be precise.

In fact, this is also the bottom line of the Indian authorities.

Why?

As long as this part of the area remains in the hands of the Indian army, the Indian authorities can claim to still control Kashmir, but part of it has fallen.

On the contrary, if the whole of Kashmir is lost, there is nothing to talk about at all.

Negotiate to keep the last few hundred square kilometers of land?

Clearly, the Indian authorities do not believe that Pakistan will abandon the offensive because of negotiations.

The problem before the Indian authorities is very real.

If no agreement can be reached with Pakistan within the 48-hour temporary ceasefire, the Pakistani army will immediately resume its offensive.

With the strength of the Indian army, can you hold on to the last few pieces of land?

Apparently impossible.

Negotiation?

The point is, will the Indian authorities be able to accept the terms of negotiation proposed by the Pakistani authorities?

Now, the initiative is in Pakistan's hands, and it doesn't really make much difference for Pakistan whether to fight or not, so if it wants to keep the last few pieces of land through negotiations, India will have to make huge concessions in the negotiations, especially by recognizing the claims put forward by the Pakistani authorities.

Is it acceptable?

Tens of thousands of square kilometers of land in exchange for hundreds of square kilometers of land?

If they had accepted it, the Indian authorities would have compromised long ago.

It is precisely because it is unacceptable that the war must continue, so the Indian authorities have no choice but to let the Indian army increase its investment in Kashmir.

The question is, more than 10 brigades, what can be done?

Of course, fighting in the southern part of Kashmir, the Indian army has a very significant advantage.

That is, it is possible to rely on the local transportation system, especially the railway, to transport war materials to the front line, thereby greatly reducing the difficulty of logistical support.

Comparatively speaking, the situation of the Pakistani army is much worse.

In the vicinity of Jammu, it's nothing.

The point is that in the northeastern part of Kashmir, the Pakistani army has only seized the strongholds of the Indian army in many places, and has not formed a complete defensive line.

These strongholds can delay the offensive of the Indian army, but they may not be able to block the offensive of the Indian army.

Of course, after breaking through the defense line of the Pakistani army, the Indian army also had to face the problem of poor transportation conditions.

In fact, this is also the key reason why the Pakistani army advocates fighting a war around Bertangold.

Only by fighting a battle around Bertangold and destroying the living forces of the Indian army can the Indian army be inflicted a heavy blow and the Indian army's attempt to launch an offensive in the northeast direction can be stopped.

Why?

For the Indian army, Bertanot cannot afford to lose!

If Bertankot is lost, then Amritsar and Jalandar in the south will be threatened by the Pakistani army, even within the range of the Pakistani army's long-range artillery.

In addition, the Indian army in the northeast will also be threatened.

Under the circumstance that the rear road may be cut off at any time, it is impossible for the Indian army to devote heavy troops to launch an attack, or even launch an offensive.

In fact, this is also the reason why the Indian army put 2 armored brigades in Bertankot.

No matter how they fight, both sides must keep an eye on Bertanogold.

Unlike the Indian army, the Pakistani army did not increase its forces in the direction of Jammu.

Why?

Logistics can't keep up.

After defeating Jammu, the Pakistani army even withdrew 4 infantry brigades, to be precise, let 4 infantry brigades withdraw to maintain the supply lines in the rear.

Actually, this is also something that can't be helped.

As a result, in the Jammu direction, the Pakistani army can mobilize only six brigades, but four of them are the main force.

In addition, in Naroval, west of Bertankod, the Pakistani army has three brigades, one of which is an armored brigade.

In other words, the Pakistani army was able to use only 9 brigades at that time.

Comparatively speaking, the strength of the Pakistani army is much smaller than that of the Indian army.

It's just that, in terms of combat effectiveness, it is much stronger.

Why?

The Pakistani army has 3 armored brigades and 2 mechanized infantry brigades, and of the other 4 infantry brigades, 2 of which participated in the battle in Jammu and the other 2 are fully manned.

What about the Indian army?

Nominally, at least 15 brigades were mobilized, but only 2 were armoured, and the rest were all infantry.

What is terrible is that these 15 brigades of the Indian army, except for the two armored brigades transferred from New Delhi, the other 13 brigades are greatly lacking.

In terms of equipment, there is no comparison.

Why?

Of the three armored brigades of the Pakistani army, two are equipped with "Khalid 2" main battle tanks, and the other is "Khalid", and two mechanized infantry are also equipped with "Khalid 2" main battle tanks, in addition to reinforced artillery battalions and equipped with a large number of heavy artillery.

What about the Indian army?

It is called 2 armored brigades, but in fact, there are only more than 100 "Arjun 2" in total.

This amount, in fact, is only equivalent to the size of an armored brigade.

As for the combat effectiveness of "Arjun 2", then there is nothing to say.

In fact, the Indian army only has an advantage in troops.

From the point of view of combat capability, the Indian army should have adopted the tactics of solid defense at that time, rather than seeking to break through the defense line of the Pakistani army.

Quite a few Indian commanders have recognized this.

Unfortunately, the Indian top brass does not think so.

To put it bluntly, for India, whether it talks or not, it must win on the battlefield, otherwise the Indian authorities will not be able to sit down and negotiate at all.

What kind of victory?

Of course, it is better to defeat the Pakistani army in Kashmir and regain some of the lost territory.

Only then will the Indian authorities be able to claim victory, sit down as victors and force Pakistan to compromise.

To achieve such a victory, it is necessary to go on the offensive.

Is there a win through defense?

After more than 20 days of fighting, except for a beautiful defensive battle fought by the Pakistani army in Lahore, the Indian army has not won a victory on the battlefield through defense.

On the other hand, attacking is also a way to avoid greater defeat.

Why?

The Pakistani army has never failed in the offensive, so if the Pakistani army is allowed to attack, the Indian army is likely to suffer another crushing defeat.