The seed of Pakistan as a nation and in the name of religion was sowed long before independence by Mohammad Ali Jinnah, also known as Quaid-E-Azam. As early as in 1929, Jinnah in his 14 point charter talked of two nations - India and Pakistan, one Hindu and another Pakistan! When a country is born with such psyche, much can’t be expected from it. We can say, Pakistan is in existence for close to nine decades now, but it hasn’t changed a bit, rather it might have dropped several notches on the human index counts- compared to its own score at inception. With the kind of governance it has experienced and the way its people have been mentored, I see no light in the coming decade at least.
On the contrary, India traditionally being a land of spirituality, powerhouse of knowledge and one that respects all cultures and religions; has left behind Pakistan in almost every field. And it is marching ahead with the world, to bring in more prosperity to its people.
Post Uri Attack and after the surgical strike by India in response to Pakistan’s dastardly act, India has found a new identity of itself – of a no non-sense nation! We must capitalise on it. We must not now fool around with Pakistan holding olive branches and singing ‘Aman ki Asha’. It is sickening. Enough time and resources have been spent on it, to no avail. The only beneficiaries have been tbe Pakistani artists, writers, businessmen, et al.
While going through the website of Aman ki Asha, I chanced upon a coverage dated October 8, 2016 regarding visit of a youth delegation, that recently visited India. It was led by one Ms. Aliya of Pakistan who has quoted that one of the Pakistani parent on knowing that she is on way to India, commented her ‘Pagal ho! India kaun jaata hai? Zinda wapis nahin aate wahan se.’ Aman ki Asha started in January 2010, and the above statement after putting six years of sincere efforts for mutual confidence building clearly demonstrates the futility of such exercise. And did it bring down export of terrorists by Pakistan, by any measure? We must stop all such pseudo platforms.
I also pity our Indian intellectuals who bat for Pakistani actors and artists. Do we have dearth of talent at home? At a time when Pakistani involvement in terrorist acts is well known, why we can’t do away with Pakistani artists? My simple question to the so called intellectuals is, if their neighbour happened to kill one of their family members, will they invite the child of the same neighbour to sing for a celebration at their homes, even after a decade? Then, why the soft corner for a terrorist state?
Peace is a misnomer in context of India-Pakistan relations, primarily because of Pakistan’s policy on Kashmir. It can be achieved only with might. We keep on saying that it is our integral part, why we don’t integrate it in real sense? It is time to flush out all the terrorists hiding within our territories- striking them in a fashion it was done in Surgical Strike across the LOC, based on pin pointed inputs. One or two such strikes would create an environment that locals won’t dare to shelter them. Also, once we kill a terrorist, why do we bother for religious rituals? They should be left to the vultures and other scavengers.
Further, Government must take expeditious actions now to develop infrastructure and create means of livelihood for the local Kashmiris. Once we create opportunity for jobs, sense of security in masses; I am sure that the peace loving Kashmiris would never fall in Pakistani terrorists traps and designs. Subsequently, even the PoK residents may clamour for integration with India. I bet!
On the contrary, India traditionally being a land of spirituality, powerhouse of knowledge and one that respects all cultures and religions; has left behind Pakistan in almost every field. And it is marching ahead with the world, to bring in more prosperity to its people.
Post Uri Attack and after the surgical strike by India in response to Pakistan’s dastardly act, India has found a new identity of itself – of a no non-sense nation! We must capitalise on it. We must not now fool around with Pakistan holding olive branches and singing ‘Aman ki Asha’. It is sickening. Enough time and resources have been spent on it, to no avail. The only beneficiaries have been tbe Pakistani artists, writers, businessmen, et al.
While going through the website of Aman ki Asha, I chanced upon a coverage dated October 8, 2016 regarding visit of a youth delegation, that recently visited India. It was led by one Ms. Aliya of Pakistan who has quoted that one of the Pakistani parent on knowing that she is on way to India, commented her ‘Pagal ho! India kaun jaata hai? Zinda wapis nahin aate wahan se.’ Aman ki Asha started in January 2010, and the above statement after putting six years of sincere efforts for mutual confidence building clearly demonstrates the futility of such exercise. And did it bring down export of terrorists by Pakistan, by any measure? We must stop all such pseudo platforms.
I also pity our Indian intellectuals who bat for Pakistani actors and artists. Do we have dearth of talent at home? At a time when Pakistani involvement in terrorist acts is well known, why we can’t do away with Pakistani artists? My simple question to the so called intellectuals is, if their neighbour happened to kill one of their family members, will they invite the child of the same neighbour to sing for a celebration at their homes, even after a decade? Then, why the soft corner for a terrorist state?
Peace is a misnomer in context of India-Pakistan relations, primarily because of Pakistan’s policy on Kashmir. It can be achieved only with might. We keep on saying that it is our integral part, why we don’t integrate it in real sense? It is time to flush out all the terrorists hiding within our territories- striking them in a fashion it was done in Surgical Strike across the LOC, based on pin pointed inputs. One or two such strikes would create an environment that locals won’t dare to shelter them. Also, once we kill a terrorist, why do we bother for religious rituals? They should be left to the vultures and other scavengers.
Further, Government must take expeditious actions now to develop infrastructure and create means of livelihood for the local Kashmiris. Once we create opportunity for jobs, sense of security in masses; I am sure that the peace loving Kashmiris would never fall in Pakistani terrorists traps and designs. Subsequently, even the PoK residents may clamour for integration with India. I bet!
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