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India and Pakistan were never meant to be neighbours, they were to be one country and hence neither will be the good neighbour next door.
Flash back, 1947--- The freedom struggle against the British in India was almost successful and then to the dislike of many and the likes of some others it was decided to divide India into two parts -The Dominion of India and the Dominion of Pakistan. And the two unfriendly neighbours who have already fought three full-scale wars are on the verge of another war…
One must take into account the fact that the founding father of Pakistan- Mohammed Ali Jinnah was once a member of the Indian National Congress (which was the main front for the freedom struggle) and stood for a united India and Pakistan. He then switched to the Muslim League which demanded a separate state of Pakistan. Before India was partitioned, General Pervez Musharaf, the current President of Pakistan, lived in New Delhi which is the capital of India.
In 1885 the Indian National Congress(INC) was formed with the blessings of the British to provide the British with insight into problems of the Indians and help consolidate their holdings in India. Within 20 years of its formation the INC began demanding independence, the forum that was to help the British turn into their biggest nightmare. With the rise of nationalist leaders within the ranks of the INC, ordinary people joined the working of the INC which was until then reserved for the upper class of society. When the INC developed into a prominent force against the British, the British decided to create a rift between the harmonious relations between the Muslims and Hindus in India. The State of Bengal which comprised of large populations of Hindus and Muslims was divided into West Bengal (the current Indian state of West Bengal) and East Bengal(currently Bangladesh and was East Pakistan until 1975) in 1905, effectively splitting the Hindu-Muslim unity.
Furthermore, in 1906 the British blessed and promoted the formation of Muslim League to counter the freedom struggle led by the INC. Thus the Muslim League was born…..
When the British left the subcontinent, the Princely states(about 600 in number and were ruled by small princes who owed their allegiances to the British) were left with a choice of either joining India or Pakistan or to remain independent. While most of the Princely states decided to merge with India, the Ruler of Jammu & Kashmir was reluctant to do so. There were nationalist movements within the State of Jammu and Kashmir against the Maharaja(King) of Kashmir. Meanwhile Pakistani raiders began invading Kashmir while it was still under the control of the Maharaja. The Maharaja had no other alternative but to call in India. The Maharaja and Sheikh Abdullah who was the leader of the nationalist movements against the Maharaja agreed to accede to India on 26th October 1947. Since then Jammu and Kashmir has become an integral part of India although Pakistan calls it ‘disputed territory’.
Following the investigations into the vicious attack on the Indian Parliament which is the symbol of sovereignty and freedom in the world’s largest democracy, it has become clear that two Pakistan-based terrorist groups had plotted the destruction of the Indian Parliament. Further investigations reveal that the Pakistani military intelligence had trained these terrorist groups. This leaves the countries on the brink of war.
I don’t mean to paint a bleak future, but peace between India and Pakistan would never come to be…… that is a fact…. The two nuclear-capable rivals will be rivals…
I am an Indian citizen currently residing in the United Arab Emirates. The events described are from knowledge acquired over the years. The dates have been obtained from history textbooks.
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A little biased I think Simon Charles | Jan 8th, 2002
I am not meaning to say that just because you are an Indian you are biased, but it does make you view things in a certain context. I am not Pakistani but I lived there for 6 years which I believe qualifies me to say something in Pakistan's defence. I think that the problem between Pakistan and India can be resolved, but it means dealing with the core issue. Which is and always will be Kashmir. I believe that in the past the UN has called for a free referendum on either independence/joining Pakistan or India in Kashmir. To my knowledge, India refused to allow this referendum to take place. However, it is undoubtedly true that Pakistan and India should fear the outcome because they both stand to lose. Once Kashmir is resolved, there is no major problem that will always be on the political agenda and the countries can leave each other alone. This will eventually lead to normal relations between these two nuclear nations. However, the two countries must agree in the first place to talk about the core issue and if need be, allow international mediation.
i think needs more information, but on the whole, perfectly alright vivek n lahoti | Jan 20th, 2002
to tell you the fact, pakistan was a country that was formed only because unfortunately, some of our leaders thought power was above nationality.
ever sice, its always behaved immaturely and really in need of some sort of discipline.
if sano thinks this post is biased, thats only because of his personal bonding to pakistan.
tell you what sano, why dont you put up an unbiased post.
and as far as the referrandum is concerned, you dont know much of it, do you.
short on factual info vinod sreedhar | Jan 18th, 2005
I'm not really certain at all that Kashmir is an integral part of India. The Maharaja did accede to India but only under certain conditions, one of which was that a plebiscite would take place later. Since one of the conditions for this was that Pakistan would go back to pre-invasion status quo on territory, India has rightly refused to go ahead with it. But Kashmiris unfortunately are suffering because of this technical wrangle. There doesn't seem to be any true intent in resolving this issue in either India or Pakistan. Secondly, the condiions under which the Maharaja acceded to India were nullified by Bakshi Ghulam Mohammed (and the Constituent Assembly) who was INSTALLED as the premier after Shekh Abdullah was arrested by the Indian government for his increasing demands for autonomy in Kashmir. The very fact that important decisions like this were taken by UNELECTED (and therefore not representative of the people) politicians shows that India's claim over Kashmir is not completely genuine.
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