On the contrary, they do develop. It's generally rare for insurgencies to overthrow a government without either that government being weak or outside help, but the Khalistan movement failed spectacularly. It also didn't develop quickly, and I would argue it was the consequence of Hindu-Sikh tensions as well as a radical movement within Sikhism.
without beans and bullets , you just have a bunch of angry but scared civilians
So, if I get this straight, India's real goal here is to destroy Pakistani military equipment?
yes and first line military units trained fighting men , if all their armored and mechanized corps are badly mauled they will not replace them overnight
I would also dispute that it would take years to replace because of Pakistan's sheer fixation towards the military.
getting equipment is one thing but having troops trained on it and integrated with other services takes time.Even if equipment is "donated" by Gulf states and US , it will take time to reform and train these units and in the mean time Indians can redraw the LOC to suit them and present the pakistanis with a fait accompli.
Destroying pakistani infrastructure in a air campiagn like bridges , railways , roads esp in punjab would be a big plus as it will severely limit the mobility of pakstani mechanized units.The lack of support units and logistics will be a nightmare in a country like pakistan if all these are knocked out.Ofcourse this will hinder the attackers too but if they have modest goals as far as territorial gains then it should not be an issue.
Irrelevant. The fact was, a terrorist movement was killing thousands and Hindu-Sikh relations rapidly deteriorated. Fixing this issue is far more important than invading Pakistan with the help of a country which, again, India was very lukewarm towards.
Ok so a stat that goes against your case is always "irrelevent"
Yes you cut off the head of the snake esp when given a golden chance,plus most sikhs do not have any love for pakistan despite their hatred of hindu nationalists
plus have you forgotten " the enemy of my enemies ( china and pakistan) is my friend " even if fairweather one.