I appreciate your excellent assesment of the threat posed by Pakistan and your recommendations for our defense. However, I disagree with your view that India ought to actively promote democracy across the border. As recent fiascos in the middle east have shown democracy cannot take roots without a deep seated change in the outlook of the population. It is not for us to decide whether democracy is appropriate for another country. Also it could embroil us in a long and expensive low intensity conflict. I think that we should be vigilant but at the same time refrain from interfering in the governance of our Machiavellian neighbor.
