The public sentiment surrounding India-Pakistan tensions is sharply polarized, with strong nationalist fervor observed on both sides. While there are significant calls for peace and diplomacy, many comments express skepticism and distrust towards government narratives. Despite a minority advocating for military action, a prevailing desire for restraint is evident, highlighting the complexities of historical grievances intertwined with emotional responses towards ongoing tensions.

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Man. I’ve been under rocket attack but like in war. Something about just chilling on your bike and watching the booms. Crazy. 

I hate this. 

Practical-Pickle-529

Probably a bit pedantic, but no one has declared war yet. So, at the minute it’s a squabble.

ImABrickwallAMA

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JUST IN - Pakistan has "started the process of retaliation" against India's missile strikes — Samaa TV.

trippy_toads

Looks like things are getting too spicy for the pepper.

Jonas_Venture_Sr

Gosh darn that weak Biden leadership.

/s

RegattaJoe

From CNN;

“Our actions have been focused, measured and non-escalatory in nature. No Pakistani military facilities have been targeted. India has demonstrated considerable restraint in selection of targets and method of execution,” the statement added.

And

"Pakistan will respond to it at a time and place of its own choosing,” Pakistani military spokesperson Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry told Geo TV. “This heinous provocation will not go unanswered.”

WOULD HAVE NEVER HAPPENED IF TRUMP WAS PRESI.....WAIT.....

yamers

Why tf are they fighting? I mean- they’ve always detested each other. But why tf now?

Emotional-Change-722

PrometheanSwing

[This kid is almost grown up now...](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V8HhZlu5DrU)

LBC1109

As a Pakistani it's always sad to see the strings both our militaries and politicians pull to make an intense feeling that war is just on the doorstep while sacrificing a couple hundred just to earn more war money.  
May these conflicts end and we both live in harmony.  
Nobody wants their houses to be bombarded like that in either of our countries.

Pillstyr

Is this the start to the US China Cold War?

slowlongdeath

Trump:  This is Bidens fault. C h I n a   better not get involved or the US will raise tariffs 280%.

Beautiful-Salary-555

It seems both countries' leaders have decided that a war is a good way to distract their people from their daily mismanagement and incompetence.

Jealous_Chance115

suchet_supremacy

Do you know what the word 'official' means, dumbass?


There will be no war... unless Pakistan is really stupid and retaliates.

Anim8rFromOuterSpace

I'm guessing it'll be smaller conflicts.. not a full blown war.. unlike say.. Myanmar.

Dear_Natural6370

So a couple of missile strike makes a war but almost a million soldiers invading another country for years makes it a "special operation"? /S

evoc2911

FrozenBee44

Narwhal_IceCold

What are they striking if not military targets?

Edit: disregard, I misunderstood. They didn't attack Pakistani military but targeted terrorist infrastructure

SeraphiM0352

good god, that sent chills down my spine 😨

AnthonyGSXR

jjrocks2000

This would have never happened if Trump was President.

bennythegiraffe

They do this every 5 years. This is literally just a Tuesday.

ExpertCatJuggler

No it hasn’t. There was only several dozen dollars in damage dealt. Relax

Border skirmishes or did someone come out and it ?

Stanf_63

This never would’ve happened if I were prez.

Reasonable-Collar-69

YVR_Coyote

I don't think it's gonna escalate any further. What do you guys think?

JohnWick2808

Content_Watch_2392

This wouldn't have happened if Joe Biden was President. #FDT

JustAnotherHooyah

BaloothaBear85

RootbeerninjaII

As far as I know this kind of skirmishes are a periodic issue in the Pakistan-Indo border. Sometimes are just light weapons firing, sometimes heavy rounds involved.

Altruistic_Fee661

Huh? This is a fairly regular occurrence. Your title is hyperbolic clickbait.

Luckygecko1

That’s an old video of a tanker blowing up

Express-Row-1504

Someone legit said

7-1-1 vs 9-1-1

💀💀💀💀😭😭😭😭💀💀💀

Deadshadow84

The one who's benefiting is China. They wanted instability in India and they are getting it. Bought Bangladesh and Pakistan and making them do their dirty work.

Practical-Ice-8597

DamnGoodFries

That’s what? About two billion people affected? 

The scale of the region is bonkers.

India had what,.. 900 million registered voters in their last election?! Can’t fathom.

woswoissdenniii

Shame 5hey couldn't wait until GTA 6 is released to go to war.

I don't know what to think. I don't trust they would stop to think of the world, we see the first full on nuclear war.

No_Restaurant566

when is Trump gonna blame Biden for this one?? where is he when the world needs him most?

picnik07

India has hit terrorist camps and bases in POK earlier too. There will be no escalation. 
MOD even live telecasted the reason and mapping of specific targets. A must watch for anyone interested.

The only thing new here is hitting terrorists bases deep inside Pakistani territory and the use of cruise missiles and drones.

doctor_anku

They have been doing this for many years next week they’ll get revenge

Possible_Win_1463

Rob3D2018

No_Tangelo805

So I'm not seeing an actual declaration of war just obvious outrage at the terrorist attack, retaliation, and counter-retaliation.

Am I missing something?

Wenuven

Always playing the victim card. They have internalized the trauma of being ruled by outsiders for the past millenium and turned it into the biggest insecurity on the planet.

Jade_Rook

They send suicide drones to our cities and “reiterate” their desire for peace. Fuck them and fuck their desire for peace. Bring it on mofos

In gashtion ki toi mai jf17 aur Shaheen abhi taak kun nahi diya?

Banhammer_007

THEY ARE LITERALLY SENDING DRONES TO MAJOR CITIES

OkChallenge983

Omg what kinda gaslight is this bro, they throw a missile and send multiple drones to our country and in response any military action would be met with a very firm response? Its like they are allowed to punch us in the face as many times as we want and if we try to shove them away their gonna start crying?

random_duddonreddit

InjectorTheGood

bc yeh abhi khud abhi tak kia kar rahey hai.


LITERALLY USING ISRAEL MODEL!!! We shouldnt back down

Ok_Obligation_223

And what about the drones they're sending in Pakistan? That ain't considered a military action. 


What a load of BS. 

They are absolutely shitting the idea of their economy being hit. Shows that the genius who approved the attack on Pakistani cities are not on the same page as this guy here. We need to make sure every tourist and corporation reconsiders their options of going to India.

Gen8Master

So they want to lose their remaining jets too?

outtayoleeg

Bomb them and let's see how firm it will be

AstaraArchMagus

India using Israel drones, has only one meaning...  IDF has lost the war.

powerflower_khi

Abk545

India pagal kutay ki tara dan’danata phir raha hai. And COAS response is jaagtay rehna saaday te na rehna. 

Itna thanda apni awam ka liye hona chahiye, Dushman k liye nahi.  When it comes to PTI hafiz sahab ko buht ghussa ata hai. And when it comes to india, no response from COAS, wese tou buhat shoq hai headlines may anay ka

Opposite_Actuator860

They bombed bhawalpur then Kashmir now sending drones to pindi Lahore Karachi lol fuck them

gangnem555

Candid-Onion-1590

This clown is always crying. They lost in international media when they couldn't trace those militants who were killing civilians in pehalgam and produce the factual evidence that pakistan was involved in this activity. Now they are sending drones and missiles to pakistan to kill civilians. This clown should have learned his lesson, they already lost 3 Rafaels, which poor indians have to pay for by taxes instead of investing in a private toilet in their house.

abubakar26

Bismillah .. keep your patience. Israel should not be allowed to start this shit.

Significant-Dress-40

Kindly listen to the DG ISPR recent press conference at 7:15 pm (8 May 2025)

Dronze_9964

theartistmsb

I don't see pak coming out alive this week. Therefore I am already collecting pak related images, videos so that future people can know where pak was , and how it looked like. /s

Open-Evidence-6536

So they can attack us when they like, but if we retaliate, inko masla hai, aisa?

SoKayArts

ilo-murtaza

shadowkh1

Pakistani pilot captured by Indians

https://preview.redd.it/8mmx36mljlze1.jpeg?width=1179&amp;format=pjpg&amp;auto=webp&amp;s=ef8db3730d47c908c2cc7f4de7d6c2265f2233da

Radiant_Property1958

The self-proclaimed Muslim protector Marshal Munir was able to successfully salvage not only his position but also Get an extension for some time. It's a win for the the army , successfully revamping their image again. 

A big win for the army but a lose for the Pakistani society.

romeoomustdie

A bright star shimmered above the quiet lake, reflecting softly in rippling water.

Perdix_Icarus

This was probably the end goal. It’s not unheard of historically for countries that are struggling to wage a war to rally home support. The Argentine dictatorship did precisely this during the Falklands war. 

That said: pretty damned high risk game everyone played. This wasn’t to far from becoming an all out war. And after that, it could easily have escalated.

mahavirMechanized

Its the addage of - "to make yourself look more powerful you need an enemy"

Bob_Spud

Looking at Western commentary on this conflict what strikes me is that India is subjected to significantly more scrutiny and negativity than Pakistan, which is essentially a de-facto dictatorship and one of the least free countries in the world.

American and European political commentators and journalists breathlessly debate about how the conflict may have been 'stoked' by India's strongman leader to reinforce his own popularity. The reality is that 2025 is a lull period for Indian elections, with no major elections for at least 6 months. So if Modi really had to orchestrate any of this, he'd have waited till December at the least.

On the other hand Pakistan's military leaders receive a much clearer benefit from this, because they're finally able to rally public support around themselves after 2+ years of unending protests over their treatment of the country's ousted Prime Minister Imran Khan and his party. Now Imran Khan has been virtually forgotten and Army Chief Asim Munir, who was previously quite unpopular, is being seen as the savior of the nation overnight.

1-randomonium

I comment on this in my blogpost on Op Sindhoor.   
[https://rpdeans.blogspot.com/2025/05/operation-sindhoor-what-we-dont-realise.html](https://rpdeans.blogspot.com/2025/05/operation-sindhoor-what-we-dont-realise.html)

I have written this to address some of the geopolitics around Operation Sindoor, combat disinformation and answer questions frequently raised on forums like this.  
After going through various reports of the actual action, I have linked the two I find most credible - Air Marshal Bedi, who is the only analyst to have actually flown fighters and handled air defence at a senior level (linked with his permission) and Tom Cooper, probably the world's leading writer on modern air combat, who has an outside perspective.

I look a the widening gap between India and Pak, explain why, as in the past, Pakistan took a reckless gamble, why the op had to end when it did and what happens next.

Dean_46

After the election fiasco, the train-jacking incident in Balochistan and a failed economy, literally the only thing that could have changed the narrative for now would be a confrontation with India.

hinterstoisser

maybe India missed a trick by not agreeing to a neutral investigation. 

Maybe next time Modi should avaoid a knee jerk reaction and think things through. 

Not everything is a Bollywood movie.

qsmrf56

achauhan01

I  think the loan from IMF  came with a condition....

DistributionOk4488

Have patience suwar ki puch kbhi sedhi nhi hoti jb tk kaat 
kr alg na kr de.

RecognitionBright583

source - [https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1921174163848401313/photo/1](https://x.com/realDonaldTrump/status/1921174163848401313/photo/1)

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