I certainly do not blame India for the problems in Pakistan today. So, do not expect Zainab Sikander to blame Pakistan for whatever is wrong with India.
Finance ministry says the proposed revamp will focus on structural reforms, rate rationalisation & ease of living, & will be deliberated upon in the coming weeks.
The project is meant to be a ‘protective shield that will keep expanding’, the PM said. It is on the lines of the ‘Golden Dome’ announced by Trump, it is learnt.
Standing up to America is usually not a personal risk for a leader in India. Any suggestions of foreign pressure unites India behind who they see as leading them in that fight.
If Pakistan is really concerned about Indian Muslims, it should open it’s borders to allow any Indian Muslim who wants to move to Pakistan. As Pakistan was created as homeland for South Asian Muslims. So It should keep it’s commitments and just the way Israel allows ANY JEW TO MOVE TO ISRAEL PAKISTAN SHOULD ALLOW ANY SOUTH ASIAN MUSLIM TO MOVE TO PAKISTAN IF HE WISHES.
Pakistan has always been a sour loser & it shows in it’s actions. They can’t leave the past in the past & start afresh. Reminds me the ending of Lawrence of Arabia. They can never stop bickering, it’s in their DNA.
I believe, Indian Muslims are Indians and are totally de-hyphenated from Pakistan since 1950. As L.K. aAdvani learnt, one cannot get votes of Indian Muslims by praising Jinnah. The author’s attempt re-hyphenate these two distinct entities is, therefore, quite futile and unnecessary.
Billboards should to go up in US cities showing, “Picture of OBL , living large house as a paki guest next to paki military academy after 911 with pictures of towers , OBL imran, bajwa” asking why spawns of evil paki land are allowed in US?
Periodic reminders to American people about Pakis 911 and OBL nexus, will do more damage to pakis army than anything else in terms of PR.
This FYI guy is falling in the same trap that the author of this article, Shivam Vij has done by pointless Paki-bashing to look good and acceptable in front of the present ruling dispensation on India.
Look, Indian Muslims don’t need or are not looking for any support from anywhere, neither from Pakistan nor even from the Opposition leadership in India. The whole world is talking about mob lynchings and gradual marginalization of Muslims, the long periods of incarceration if their youth, and just because Indian mainstream media is in denial mode, it does not follow that foreign media, (isn’t Pakistani media foreigm) should also shut it’s eyes. How does it really matter, when nothing else matters in pursuit of a well defined agenda?
India’s Muslims must be ready to fight their own battles, peacefully and with perseverance, just as the Dalits are fighting, to snatch their legitimate rights from those denying them.
As a Muslim it has dawned on me a bit too late in my life that no Opposition dispensation will fight our battles for us as it simply does not sync in with their overall agenda. Just like how the 8 million Kashmiris by now know that no one from the mainland is going to stand with them in their long struggle ahead to protect their identity.
So don’t waste your energy cribbing anout what an Imran Khan from across the border says as India’s 15% strong Muslim minority does not bother about it.
India and Pakistan will never stop justifying the two-nation theory because they essentially are one nation split into two countries. Imagine if there’s no politically manufactured enmity between these countries, but economic and political cooperation, communal harmony in and between the countries and commencement of student/cultural exchange programs etc. We’ll no longer feel the need to be separated. We might just as well become a confederation or something which can eventually lead to reunification. But this will be detrimental for the West, who see Pakistan as a buffer state for stalling/preventing Russian communism to reach India.
Significant number of muslims who voted for Muslim League but did not go to Pakistan after partition.
All writer and blogger of the Print media including S Gupta needs to listen to Pushpendra Kulshreshtha on you tube as he is well versed in Islamic text and provides enough knowledge about Muslims real goal.
Why majority in India has to ask for uniform civil code?
If you want to educate for sake of mankind please listen to him. India is only country who has welcomed all but these invaders are really criminals even today to their host.
Look what they are doing in western countries where they get asylum. Don’t want to follow law of land and wants special rights.
I am afraid that that many Indians, like this author, misunderstand the nature of Pakistan entirely. Pakistan defines itself by its hatred of Hindus and not by its love of Muslims. If they cared about Muslims in India, why would they foster Hindu Muslim enmity in India. Many years ago, Pakistani foreign minister, while refusing to take in Pakistanis stranded in Bangladesh, suggested to Bangladeshi that they should push them into India. Now why would he do that if he cared about Muslims in India? They know fully well that mayhem in Kashmir and terror in India hurts Muslims in India. So why do they support terror so openly?
The discredited two-nation theory is itself a fig leaf for this hatred. What they really want is to restore the long-lost Muslim hegemony. When Pakistanis say that they are happy with BJP because it removes the fig leaf of secularism, it means that it is easier for them to hate Hindus now. For people who couldn’t coexist when Gandhiji was the leader of India, no secular leadership will change their thinking. Hinduism is a dirty word for them – it gives them comfort because it allows them to hide their own laundry. They condemn the caste system vehemently even though it exists in Muslims as well. They used to look at India’s poverty and were happy to be disgusted by Hinduism.
The saddest part of this story is that India’s left wing participated in this bigotry by focusing exclusively on Hindu issues. They even falsified history. This buttressed Pakistani belief that Hinduism was inherently inferior. The progress that India has made in industry, education, health and defense challenges the very foundation of Pakistani thinking and deeps their inferiority. To prescribe that Pakistan should stop worrying about Muslims in India, is to fail to understand Pakistan entirely.
FOR THE SAKE OF MUSILMS OF INDIA, PAKISTAN SHOULD STOP BOTHERING ABOUT THEM…. THE MORE YOU INTERFERE WITH INTERNAL ISSUES OF INDIA AND PLIGHT OF MINORITIES…. THE MORE FIRE POWER FOR RIGHT WING PROPAGANDA. PAKISTAN IS ANTI INDIAN MUSLIMS.
Quite right the fast bowler should first safeguard his own wicket in Pakistan. The Pak constitution still proclaims “Islamic Republic” and Entire democratic and military is under control of Mullas. At the from PM on top to ordinary folk at ground level should stop talking about Pakistan. We should talk more about India and Indians. It is important Modi and his leaders should attack opposition as Pakistani agent. Such utterance would naturally make him to use India. Last but not least, we the people should not allow our country turn into Hindu Republic which woukd turn India ruled by Shaitan in grab of sadhus.
Having exhausted all ideas for Congress’ flattery, Mr Vij is running acutely short of ideas to fill in the Print’s pages. Imran bashing comes in as a handy piece!! Try Chinmayanand, Rahul chalisa, and 108 tips to fix the economy from Digvijay Singh etc
Well said. As another comments here said please compare percentage of minorities 1947 vs today. Pakistan has chosen Islam where as India has freedom and democracy in majority of personal life even better than western democracy. There shall be uniform civil code for all citizens for marriage or any other civilian matter one law equally applicable to all citizens. No forced or by offering material help conversion either.
Muslims are bound to remain unhappy no matter where they live, only Chinese methods though not humanitarian can stop them breeding on their soil and allow terrorist acts. No one in world is talking about Chinese Muslims right and their forced conversion Like Not allowed to worship or dress code and beard, special skull cap, hijab or veil etc
Why no Islamic country or even westerners human rights fight for them in China?
The article itself and the comments above speak of just the opposite of what is being professed
If Pakistan is really concerned about Indian Muslims, it should open it’s borders to allow any Indian Muslim who wants to move to Pakistan. As Pakistan was created as homeland for South Asian Muslims. So It should keep it’s commitments and just the way Israel allows ANY JEW TO MOVE TO ISRAEL PAKISTAN SHOULD ALLOW ANY SOUTH ASIAN MUSLIM TO MOVE TO PAKISTAN IF HE WISHES.
Pakistan has always been a sour loser & it shows in it’s actions. They can’t leave the past in the past & start afresh. Reminds me the ending of Lawrence of Arabia. They can never stop bickering, it’s in their DNA.
I believe, Indian Muslims are Indians and are totally de-hyphenated from Pakistan since 1950. As L.K. aAdvani learnt, one cannot get votes of Indian Muslims by praising Jinnah. The author’s attempt re-hyphenate these two distinct entities is, therefore, quite futile and unnecessary.
Billboards should to go up in US cities showing, “Picture of OBL , living large house as a paki guest next to paki military academy after 911 with pictures of towers , OBL imran, bajwa” asking why spawns of evil paki land are allowed in US?
Periodic reminders to American people about Pakis 911 and OBL nexus, will do more damage to pakis army than anything else in terms of PR.
This FYI guy is falling in the same trap that the author of this article, Shivam Vij has done by pointless Paki-bashing to look good and acceptable in front of the present ruling dispensation on India.
Look, Indian Muslims don’t need or are not looking for any support from anywhere, neither from Pakistan nor even from the Opposition leadership in India. The whole world is talking about mob lynchings and gradual marginalization of Muslims, the long periods of incarceration if their youth, and just because Indian mainstream media is in denial mode, it does not follow that foreign media, (isn’t Pakistani media foreigm) should also shut it’s eyes. How does it really matter, when nothing else matters in pursuit of a well defined agenda?
India’s Muslims must be ready to fight their own battles, peacefully and with perseverance, just as the Dalits are fighting, to snatch their legitimate rights from those denying them.
As a Muslim it has dawned on me a bit too late in my life that no Opposition dispensation will fight our battles for us as it simply does not sync in with their overall agenda. Just like how the 8 million Kashmiris by now know that no one from the mainland is going to stand with them in their long struggle ahead to protect their identity.
So don’t waste your energy cribbing anout what an Imran Khan from across the border says as India’s 15% strong Muslim minority does not bother about it.
India and Pakistan will never stop justifying the two-nation theory because they essentially are one nation split into two countries. Imagine if there’s no politically manufactured enmity between these countries, but economic and political cooperation, communal harmony in and between the countries and commencement of student/cultural exchange programs etc. We’ll no longer feel the need to be separated. We might just as well become a confederation or something which can eventually lead to reunification. But this will be detrimental for the West, who see Pakistan as a buffer state for stalling/preventing Russian communism to reach India.
Significant number of muslims who voted for Muslim League but did not go to Pakistan after partition.
All writer and blogger of the Print media including S Gupta needs to listen to Pushpendra Kulshreshtha on you tube as he is well versed in Islamic text and provides enough knowledge about Muslims real goal.
Why majority in India has to ask for uniform civil code?
If you want to educate for sake of mankind please listen to him. India is only country who has welcomed all but these invaders are really criminals even today to their host.
Look what they are doing in western countries where they get asylum. Don’t want to follow law of land and wants special rights.
I am afraid that that many Indians, like this author, misunderstand the nature of Pakistan entirely. Pakistan defines itself by its hatred of Hindus and not by its love of Muslims. If they cared about Muslims in India, why would they foster Hindu Muslim enmity in India. Many years ago, Pakistani foreign minister, while refusing to take in Pakistanis stranded in Bangladesh, suggested to Bangladeshi that they should push them into India. Now why would he do that if he cared about Muslims in India? They know fully well that mayhem in Kashmir and terror in India hurts Muslims in India. So why do they support terror so openly?
The discredited two-nation theory is itself a fig leaf for this hatred. What they really want is to restore the long-lost Muslim hegemony. When Pakistanis say that they are happy with BJP because it removes the fig leaf of secularism, it means that it is easier for them to hate Hindus now. For people who couldn’t coexist when Gandhiji was the leader of India, no secular leadership will change their thinking. Hinduism is a dirty word for them – it gives them comfort because it allows them to hide their own laundry. They condemn the caste system vehemently even though it exists in Muslims as well. They used to look at India’s poverty and were happy to be disgusted by Hinduism.
The saddest part of this story is that India’s left wing participated in this bigotry by focusing exclusively on Hindu issues. They even falsified history. This buttressed Pakistani belief that Hinduism was inherently inferior. The progress that India has made in industry, education, health and defense challenges the very foundation of Pakistani thinking and deeps their inferiority. To prescribe that Pakistan should stop worrying about Muslims in India, is to fail to understand Pakistan entirely.
Sensible
The simplest argument is a comparison of number of minorities in each country in 1947 compared to today.
FOR THE SAKE OF MUSILMS OF INDIA, PAKISTAN SHOULD STOP BOTHERING ABOUT THEM…. THE MORE YOU INTERFERE WITH INTERNAL ISSUES OF INDIA AND PLIGHT OF MINORITIES…. THE MORE FIRE POWER FOR RIGHT WING PROPAGANDA. PAKISTAN IS ANTI INDIAN MUSLIMS.
Quite right the fast bowler should first safeguard his own wicket in Pakistan. The Pak constitution still proclaims “Islamic Republic” and Entire democratic and military is under control of Mullas. At the from PM on top to ordinary folk at ground level should stop talking about Pakistan. We should talk more about India and Indians. It is important Modi and his leaders should attack opposition as Pakistani agent. Such utterance would naturally make him to use India. Last but not least, we the people should not allow our country turn into Hindu Republic which woukd turn India ruled by Shaitan in grab of sadhus.
Having exhausted all ideas for Congress’ flattery, Mr Vij is running acutely short of ideas to fill in the Print’s pages. Imran bashing comes in as a handy piece!! Try Chinmayanand, Rahul chalisa, and 108 tips to fix the economy from Digvijay Singh etc
Well said. As another comments here said please compare percentage of minorities 1947 vs today. Pakistan has chosen Islam where as India has freedom and democracy in majority of personal life even better than western democracy. There shall be uniform civil code for all citizens for marriage or any other civilian matter one law equally applicable to all citizens. No forced or by offering material help conversion either.
Muslims are bound to remain unhappy no matter where they live, only Chinese methods though not humanitarian can stop them breeding on their soil and allow terrorist acts. No one in world is talking about Chinese Muslims right and their forced conversion Like Not allowed to worship or dress code and beard, special skull cap, hijab or veil etc
Why no Islamic country or even westerners human rights fight for them in China?