65 years passed… India and Pakistan are now two separate countries.
The hatred that was created during partition days resulting deaths of millions also lead to many wars due to intolerance.
There are people who still follow the claims of winning wars (Pakistan claims winning of 1965 war and India claims throwing two-nations theory in bay of Bengal in 1971) in past and wish waging new wars (Ghazwa e Hind). Heavy investments on nuclear assets is considered as an achievement when majority of people in both the countries live below poverty line.
Hadn’t we have enough share of hatred and wars? Is our history not enough to prove that its a Loss-Loss situation on both the sides?
If not how much is enough?
Re: How much is enough?
Wars will never end... if you run out of enemies outside you will find plenty on the inside and vice versa.
Ghazwa e hind is such an innacurrate notion, Ghazwa only refers to battles in which Rasool Allah personally held command or sent the mission forth, such as the early Islamic battles and the first campaigns against Rome and Persia.
As for India it too dreams of growing to a global superpower but to have any credibility it seems to have to remove the small thorn in its side, like pakistan, before it can dream of competing with the other great powers...
Personally I reckon people need to learn to live together and those who want to fight should do so but keep it in no mans land and definately the ones who declare the war should be made to do some fighting...
the likes of Thakary and Zaid hamid dont come across as any real fighters put em in a ring and the match wont last long or be anything like as proffesional or entertaining.
Re: How much is enough?
Never. because none of our communities ever regard rights of other as sacred:)
Re: How much is enough?
Never. because none of our communities ever regard rights of other as sacred:)
I think its just because people don't know what there own rights are. Being a Pakistani, I would prefer to get my tax money invested in building a hospital in a rural area, rather than wasting it on a missile for fighting India. I'm sure, there would be many with same thought on both sides of the border.
Re: How much is enough?
I believe that we should focus our energies more on improving our country, and that can only be achieved through peace in the region. We are spending far too much on the defence, which should be utilized more on improving the education and health of the country.
Re: How much is enough?
I believe that we should focus our energies more on improving our country, and that can only be achieved through peace in the region. We are spending far too much on the defence, which should be utilized more on improving the education and health of the country.
100% agree, but we need to channelise this thought against the traditional rivalry. We see that India-Pakistani live in harmony in foreign countries and have friendly interaction wherever they meet. This shows that there is no enmity at common people level and there are some forces who are exploiting artificially created hatred.
Re: How much is enough?
Our problem is that we have been able to amass billions of dollars worth of weapons but couldnt stop Dhaka from falling, losing Siachin, Osama Bin Laden Operation, Drone strikes and even the attacks of terrorists on high profile military targets. We have got atomic bombs but we cannot produce electricity, dismal figures of health and education.
Re: How much is enough?
Our problem is that we have been able to amass billions of dollars worth of weapons but couldnt stop Dhaka from falling, losing Siachin, Osama Bin Laden Operation, Drone strikes and even the attacks of terrorists on high profile military targets. We have got atomic bombs but we cannot produce electricity, dismal figures of health and education.
Thats what I have been saying in other threads that both the countries having nuclear assets, but majority population living below poverty line is not an achievement at all.
Re: How much is enough?
I know if Soviet Union can fall having so many nuclear weapons, they are not a guarantee of our sovereignty, independence and unity. We need to make peace within (between different ethnicities, sects and religions within the country)/improve national cohesion, economy, health and education and we will become the most powerful country in the region. When that will happen then the establishment will change its policies towards the regional countries as well, one should always have better relations in the region to live peacefully.