re: Creation of Pakistan - You can't create a nation created to serve a religion's interests and expect it to be secular. That's just dumb. > blaming an event

re: Creation of Pakistan - You can't create a nation created to serve a religion's interests and expect it to be secular. That's just dumb. > blaming an event from three generations ago does Indians and their intelligence a disservice. It implies that they are not in control of their own destiny and are instead held hostage by a three-generation old event. Great point. I have mixed feelings about this statement. We've had 4 wars with Pakistan, countless terrorist attacks, and Kashmir as a never ending problem for both nations. While that should ideally only route Indian ire towards Pakistan as a nation - the problem is that it also somehow festers mistrust towards Muslims in the country. The can of worms is somehow never really closed. The 3 generation old event continues to affect our lives. It also doesn't help that Muslim society is fairly insular and conservative. They are seen with suspicion as being sympathetic to Pakistan. Example : Reports of celebration of Pakistan's victory over India in cricket matches (which is a very very sensitive issue if you are Indian). This isn't an attempt to blame Muslims in India, but it does contribute to a disconnect between the non Muslim and Muslim populations in India. Muslims are somehow seen as outsiders due to the historical animosity - invasion, conversions, creation of Pakistan etc. Some of the other minorities like Christians do not face such discrimination because they're seen as just being regular Indians. I agree with you that it is downright stupid. BJP does not make it any easier to bring these communities closer either. Ultimately, it is intelligence v/s decades of animosity, emotions, propaganda, actions etc. I personally think the younger generation (millennials and younger) see through the charade and am optimistic about the future.