To the Brink and Back

The finger pointing is slowly stopping. The media frenzy is abating. The blame game is not quite over but it has lost its earlier momentum. The dark war clouds have lightened and are being blown away. The crisis persists but there are voices of reason from both sides and, having made the compulsory media waves to ward off pressures for action, the politicians are taking a hard look at the reality on the ground and the future course that events could take The two air forces have shaken their wings.. This is the India-Pakistan way of managing crises notwithstanding Western fears of a war or military action that could lead to war and a nuclear exchange.