India, it seemed, was preparing to invade Pakistan.
Analysts say the danger is far from over.
The two sides continue to trade artillery and machine-gun fire across the Line of Control, which divides the rugged Himalayan province between India and Pakistan. According to the Post, the first reports of renewed fighting along the cease-fire line did not attract much attention in Washington. As EmergencyNet News has said several times, India and Pakistan routinely trade artillery fire with each other in the area. The incursion marked the first time since 1965 that Pakistan had taken and held positions in Indian-controlled Kashmir, and it put the infiltrators in a position to call in artillery strikes on Highway 1A, a major supply route for Indian forces encamped on the desolate Siachen glacier. Even more ominous than the situation in the province, however, was what was happening elsewhere in India and Pakistan.