Reply #18: Honestly, I don't think this is going to develop into anything

[liberalpragmatist]

The Indian government has been fairly restrained -- repeatedly, publicly, ruling out going to war. (Not to say they aren't above criticism -- they've bungled several other things -- but their response has been fairly light.) Even the Indian opposition -- which initially tried to wave the bloody shirt -- has toned down the rhetoric after they lost a couple major state elections while trying to play the "terror" card.

What this is is the Pakistani government, which is very weak, trying to promote the idea that India's going to attack them in order to shore up their position and co-opt hardliners.