Storming New Delhi?

Apparently, the Indian authorities are thinking too much.

However, it is not unreasonable for the Indian authorities to make such a judgment.

As mentioned earlier, the Pakistani army has assembled 6 armored brigades in Lahore, and all of them are elite troops, of which 4 brigades are equipped with "Khalid 2" main battle tanks, in addition, in a short period of time, at least 4 armored brigades can be transferred from areas such as Fort ***, up to 6.

12 armored brigades?

With such a large force, it is not a problem to take Amritsar and storm Jalandhar.

Because the Indian army no longer has armored troops in the northwest region and has lost air supremacy, it is difficult to withstand the attack of the Pakistani army north of New Delhi.

When the time comes, you will have to stick to New Delhi.

Can you hold it?

Although near New Delhi, the Indian army has 4 armored brigades, but all of them are only formations, that is, these 4 brigades do not have main battle tanks at all.

How to fight?

More importantly, the Pakistani army has been preparing for this offensive for more than half a month!

In the eyes of the Indian authorities, this is a sign that the Pakistani army is preparing to attack New Delhi.

Why?

The biggest question for attacking New Delhi is whether logistics can keep up.

The Indian army has a very clear understanding of this.

Don't forget, in order to send 2 armored brigades equipped with "Arjun 2" to the front line, it not only took a lot of time, but also spent a lot of resources.

That's just 2 brigades.

With the 12 brigades invested by the Pakistani army, the burden of logistical support is definitely heavier.

For the Pakistani army, there is another extremely critical issue.

That is, when fighting outside the borders, the Pakistani army must consider the local situation.

What's the situation?

Civilians along the way.

Obviously, the Pakistani army cannot come as soon as it is said to come, regardless of the lives of civilians.

If you take this into account, then logistical support is a huge burden.

You know, the Northwest Territories is one of the most densely populated areas in India, with hundreds of millions of people here, almost the same as the total population of Pakistan.

It is precisely because of this that the Pakistani army needs enough time to complete the preparations before the attack.

For example, stock up on enough food and fuel.

Relatively speaking, if you are marching into New Delhi, transportation is a secondary issue.

New Delhi was originally the transportation hub of the Northwest Territories of India, with excellent highway links and several railways to the Northwest Territories.

As long as one railway can be controlled, the problem of material transportation can basically be solved.

Of course, better transportation conditions also created the foundation for the rapid advance of the Pakistani army's armored forces, which became a key factor for the Pakistani army to attack New Delhi.

It can be seen that the Indian authorities have every reason to fear that the Pakistani army will attack New Delhi.

Is that really the case?

Obviously, the Indian authorities do not know that Pakistan does not even have a complete war plan, so why should it attack New Delhi?

Besides, there is no such component in Pakistan's overall strategy.

From a different angle, what can be gained by attacking New Delhi?

You know, this is not a war of annihilation, and the Pakistani authorities have not thought of destroying India, or even of completely defeating India.

What the Pakistani authorities are seeking is actually a limited victory, forcing India to sit down and negotiate.

So, what reason is there to attack New Delhi?

On the contrary, if the Pakistani army occupies New Delhi, it will be a big problem.

Why?

When the time comes, it will turn into a full-scale war, and India will carry out a national mobilization.

Not to mention that India has hundreds of nuclear warheads in its hands!

So, what else are the Indian authorities worried about?

Actually, you can understand it from another angle.

What's the key?

Regime!

To put it more bluntly, these concerns of the Indian authorities are actually aimed at maintaining their ruling position, that is, ensuring that the situation in the country can remain stable.

What are the benefits of attacking Karachi?

Although in theory, as long as Karachi is captured, Pakistan can be forced to make concessions in the negotiations, and some benefits can be obtained through the negotiations, so that negotiations can begin, but in fact, what India can get is only limited concessions from the Pakistani authorities, not unconditional concessions, and it is impossible to meet all the demands put forward by India, such as withdrawing troops to the positions before the outbreak of the conflict.

What do you get?

At most, it's just Jammu on the plains south of Kashmir.

Will this result be acceptable to the Indian authorities?

The answer is clearly no.

To put it bluntly, if Jammu is only negotiated in the end, then after the war is over, the ruling party will lose everything in the next general election at the latest.

In addition, whether or not Karachi can be defeated is a question.

Taken together, the Indian authorities will inevitably focus on Amritsar and keep the war burning by fighting a decisive general battle in Amritsar.

Why?

Obviously, it was the full assistance of the United States and Japan.

Japan is willing to provide funds to help India purchase weapons on the international arms market, and it will certainly be willing to provide more assistance to India.

As for the United States, as long as the Indian army can win a war, perhaps something will change.

All in all, the Indian authorities still have no intention of negotiating with Pakistan, or still feel that the time has not yet come for them to negotiate.

For this reason, the Indian authorities have asked the military to focus on Amritsar, citing threats from New Delhi.

Of course, this is also a more ideal choice for the Indian army.

Why?

The Indian Air Force has long been defeated, it is simply unable to regain air supremacy, it can't even provide limited cover, what can the army do to attack Karachi?

Also, Karachi is the largest port city in Pakistan and the second most populous city.

Occupy Karachi?

Even if it could reach Karachi, the Indian army would not be able to occupy Karachi, let alone control millions of civilians.

If there is a bitter battle in Karachi, the fate of the Indian army will be extremely tragic.

Why?

The failure of Lahore is a precedent.

Don't forget, Lahore is still a border city, the burden of logistics is not very large, and the Indian army basically fights on its own soil.

Even so, they all lost so badly!

Karachi is more than 100 kilometers away from the border, and the Indian army cannot fight with its back to the mainland, and the logistics support is even more troublesome.

According to the judgment of the Indian army, the Pakistani army will not even increase its troops to Karachi.

Why?

In this direction, the Pakistani army can completely adopt the tactics of clearing the field with strong walls and using a large depth to contain the Indian army and consume the strength of the Indian army.

Taking this opportunity, the Pakistani army will inevitably launch a strong offensive in Amritsar.

If this were the case, the Indian army would not even have room for maneuver.

It can be seen that the Indian army does not have the slightest confidence in attacking Karachi.

Relatively speaking, in the vicinity of Amritsar, fighting on the mainland, fighting a decisive battle with the Pakistani army, and inflicting heavy losses on the Pakistani army through the battle, the Indian army has a greater certainty.

Of course, there is also more confidence.