The answer is, Yain. Yain in Deutch means both yes and no. India has gone to the moon and back and sees no threat from its neighbors towards its Western border. It has economically achieved so much that Pakistan remains in the dust after the race that has now clearly no competition for India. The credit is fairly due, India has proven itself immaculately and progressively in all fields of work. Science, technology, engineering, social studies, political welfare, and more. However, there are incidents where unfortunate realities do indicate some sort of imminent hatred towards their neighbors, predominantly on religious grounds.
It is to be understood that India hosts the exact number of Muslims within its population which equals to the entire population of Pakistan. India need not worry, both militarily and economically from any threat from Pakistan. However, daily news resurfaces whereby mosques are torn down for temples, and Muslims from far-right groups are taunted and threatened directly for their lives if they do not exit certain extreme regions.
Another recent update came from a movie trailer for a film based on the 1971 war, Mujib. This film is about the Bengal movement and predominantly shows Pakistan and Bhutto as the enemy that has been forever. Bangladesh has also surpassed Pakistan, beating them in their textile industry in recent years, a huge blow to the Pakistani economy. However, this film again indicates and fuels an unnecessary narrative of the Eastern regions of the evil of their Western neighbors. The question then extends to, is it necessary?
The External Minister’s treatment towards Former Foreign Minister Bilawal Bhutto’s visit to India was a prominent show of the lack of concern for what the Pakistani government is. India’s stance remains strong, claiming Pakistan to be a terror state not worthy of dialogue, and believing it to be no special moment for their visits.
India shows that it truly is a powerhouse, and with its future alliances with the BRICS bloc moving towards fair trade amongst all in the region, Pakistan still cries wolf. There is no indication of Pakistan ever reaching even closely the might that India has garnered in the last 20 years. But indications of small ripples of a sense of hatred may still exist within the Indian Halls of Power towards an Islamic Pakistan.
Michael Denning – Political Analyst at AGC
