I would argue that the British Raj was a good thing for muslims because by the time of Bahadur Shah Zafar in 1850s, the Mughals were at their weakest and their decline had become inevitable.
If the british had not taken control of the sub-continent, then the Hindu Marathas in western india and sikhs in punjab would have become dominant force all over sub-continent and Muslims would have been forced to live under their Hindu Raj. i think that would have been even more disastrous for the muslims than the white man's british raj?
the British raj filled that power vacuum at a crucial time in history, and allowed the muslims to regroup first under Sir Syed Ahmad khan's leadership in the late 1800s and later the Quaid-e-Azam's muslim league fought to ensure that we have Pakistan and the hindu baniyas don't rule over the entire sub-continent
Thats a whole different subject , but yes i agree that british were definately better than the hindus
Pakistan army is arguably the most Islamic army in the world. No other army of any Islamic country has so much emphasis on Jehad and Islam. Pakistan army also has been a long time supporter, provider and trainer of Jehadis. Who do you consider as "GhairatMand"? Baitullah Mehsud, Qari Hussain, Mullah Fazlullah?
Baitullah Mehsud, Qari Hussain and Mullah Fazlullah are cold blooded , mass murders of Pakistani people, civilians, army and police. Your admiration of them is misplaced.
Not that I am proud of them but Pakistani army has a long list of Jehadi and Islamist generals. Generals Zia, Aslam Beg, Hamid Gul, Mohammad Aziz, Javed Nasir, Mahmood and many more are names that you Sharia lovers should admire not hte two bit thugs like Mehsud.
The British had this theory of martial race and they encouraged and promoted people from certain regions in India, many of whome were in Punjab and NWFP. So, there is really no new information in the article. The martial race theory was a result of British experience in the 1857 war where they were able to defeat the rebels from Central India by utilizing troops from Punjab, Frontier and Burma.
Stop! our Army needs to choose what it wants to do. It can either follow the west or go traditional.
However i would advise looking elsewhere. Our Army should develpo it's own fighting systems. I know fromexperience that the most verstile and adaptable armies will win. Therefore we should create new techniques or improve older or exhisting ones
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obviously as only hindus really showed any inclination to resist the british
why shud the axis bend over backwards to help the muslims when their leaders are lending full support to the british?
Why bother helping the Axis when helping the British gave India's Muslims the most political rights - their own nation.