For those who keep questioning why partition of India took place in support of a merger between the countries.
The question should not be why the so called partition of India took place… it should be rather when, how, and why was India created?
There was NO such entity by name or size called “India” until its creation by British colonialists. It were the British imperialists who for the first time in history after invading/annexing the various kingdoms/nations of South Asia consolidated them into a single unit for their ease of administration and called it by the name of India.
The fact is the artificial entity of India has no unifying factors except for being former British colonies. To unite a country and justify its existence, at least one of the following aspect should have commonality amongst its people:
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Language: There is no common language among Indians. Hindi/Urdu (formerly known as Hindustani) is the mother-tongue of only a portion of north Indians, particularly Uttar Pradesh, Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, etc. This language is imposed on other nations that inhabit the so called India.
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Linguistics: North India is linguistically Indo-European, North East India is linguistically Sino-Tibetan, South India is linguistically Dravidian, and pockets of Austro-Asiatics in Central/East India. These are distinct linguistic family of languages, therefore Indians have no linguistic commonality.
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Race: North West Indians have more of the Caucasoid genes, North East Indians have more of the Mongoloid genes, South/East/Central Indians have more of the Dravidoid/Australoid/Sudroid genes. These are distinct races showing that Indians have no racial commonality.
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Religion: Indian Punjab is mostly Sikh, Kashmir is mostly Muslim, Nagaland, Kerala, Goa, etc. are mostly Christian. Sikkim is mostly Buddhist. Mizoram, Tripura, Manipur, etc. are mostly Animist Tribals. Then Hinduism (a term invented by Muslims-British) itself in not a single religion. Shaivism is more dominant in South India, Vaishnuism is more dominant in north India, Kali-worship more dominant in Indian Bengal, Sauraism more dominant in Rajastan, etc. Dalits/Untouchables were never considered Hindu until Gandhi got the British approval of labeling them as such for “Hindu” voting/cesus vested interests. Hence Indians have no commonality in religion.
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Culture: There are many different cultures in India. Gujaratis, Nagas, Tamils, Punjabis, Andhras, Bengalis, Mizos, Assamese, Kashmiris, and many others have their own distinct cultures. Hindi dominated Bollywood film industry and govt/media has been promoting Hindi culture on the various nations of India. Indians have no commonality in culture.
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History: India is purely a British creation. Prior to the arrival of British there was never political unity among South Asians. Mauryans managed to conquer much of South Asia (excluding North East and South India) for barely a century. Guptas were limited to Central/North India. Mughals conquered much of India (excluding North East and South India) for more than a century. So Indians do not share much history.
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Democracy: Democracy in India has been a sham ever since its creation in 1947. Kashmiris, Nagas, Sikhs, Goans, Sikkimese, Dalits, Muslims, Tamils, and others have been oppressed… some denied plebiscite despite promises by its founders… ethnic cleansing and pogroms a state policy… The fact is democracy is just a mask India wears to continue the genocide of its various peoples by the Brahmanist-Hindian ruling elite.
In conclusion… say NO to confederacy/merger with India! There was no “partition” in the first place.. it was rather “independence” from the British legacy. But the independence is not yet complete. As long as Urdu (aka Hindi) language and culture is imposed in Pakistan we will not be independent. As long as the federation is not based on a equitable/just system we will not be independent. As long as the former British colonial mentality/setup is not eradicated we will not be independent. As long as feudalism, the mililtary, and business monopolies/elite are not controlled we will not be independent. As long as religious extremism is not weakened and masses educated with secular education we will not be independent.