[Sonny M]

You have radical islamic fundamentalists in Pakistan. Usually when Islamic fundamentalists have gone after opposition, (this is more recent then centuraies ago) they have gone after more logical, levelheaded and to some respect secular neighbors. They have not in a long time engaged another group with religious extremists. Hindu extremists are first, not pacifists (gandi is an exception, not a rule), do believe in reincarnation, and bitterly hate muslims. There are hindu extremists engaged against muslim extremists, and they don't mince words calling this a war against islam. The ruling party is a Hindu Nationalist party, a group that defines itself as extreme. Nukes are an option. India could lost half of its population and still have double the US's population, which, will, in hindu beliefs come back through reincarnation. Its time to see who religious extreme side, can beat who's. My bet, muslims lose. Hindu's win, and they won't be occupying pakistan.

[RightWhale]

I'm thinking the Indian army will advance roughly to the Indus River, bypassing the larger cities.

[Thud]

Actually they first go after moderates of their own ethnic group first. That's terrorist SOP.