partha wrote:http://pakteahouse.net/2012/04/26/i-am- ... ni-indian/
I am a Pakistani Indian……
Raza Habib Raja
There is something about India as an idea which transcends the modern day political configurations. It is the idea of India as a huge mass of land which stretches from Baluchistan to present day Bangladesh. This idea of India is independent of any political configuration. In fact during the past thousands of years, this mass of land has very seldom been a unified political entity. And yet there is something which loosely unites the inhabitants despite their substantial religious and at times even ethno linguistic differences (after all let us not forget that more than 200 languages are spoken in India). There is something, perhaps difficult to articulate, which enables this huge stretch of land to be called India irrespective of various political shapes it has assumed over thousands of years.
My country Pakistan was created only 60 years ago. In my eyes, the current political landscape consisting of India, Bangladesh and Pakistan is just one of the many political permutations, Indian subcontinent has witnessed over thousands of years. This current political formation does not mean that I have ceased to be an Indian. Yes at this point I will say that I am a proud Pakistani. I opened my eyes here and I love it intensely despite the fact that I have often been severely critical of the way things are being run here. But at the same time I would also like to say that I have an Indian identity as well.
Dear Raza, we saw this coming a long time back. How much you RAPES have evolved! Hindus and Muslims are different and can't live together -> Two nations -> Pakistan is TFTA and India poor SDRE -> Please give us Indian visa -> South Asian union -> Pakistani Indian! Next what? I am an Indian? I will not be surprised. How clever of you guys to want to have a separate land only for Muslims but want access to brand India which is secular? So you are a proud Pakistani which means you stand by separate homeland for subcontinent Muslims theory which means no Pakistan for dirty kafirs. But you want the dirty kafirs of India to accept you as Indian. No Raza, just because you claim you are a Pakistani Indian does not mean you will be treated better at airports. Your article shows how badly you elites have accepted the failure of two nation theory.
Saar,
this is just the begining. Eventually, they will talk of coming back to India...undoing the partition.
Just to clarify: When I say, undoing the partition, it does not mean seamlessly undoing the partition and becoming one big happy nation. Paki oligarchy will beg Indian oligarchy to accept them and their nation back into India. Western Oligarchy will have to bless the project for it to succeed. Just as the partition was a deal between these 3 parties, undoing the partition or continuing it will also be the decision of these 3 parties. The aam abduls and Rams need not consent to the project.
Someone said that Pakis want to have relation with India similar to Mexico's relation with US. I agree. But, I think Pakis would want better. They would want to have a relation with India similar to Maoists(and their commie 'eminent intellectual brethren').
So, when I say undoing the partition, what it means is: Paki oligarchy will get all the perks and privileges of Indian nationhood. They get to be part of the parliament and decision making. But some kind of autonomy(like say article 370) will be bargained for. Most jihadis will not like the idea of undoing the partition. They will play the role of maoists. The Paki oligarchy will then offer themselves as the go-between the jihadis and the Indian state...very much similar to how paki oligarchy have offered themselves as go-between US and jihadis. Then, the paki oligarchy will hunt with hounds and run with hares. The pakis can then again leech.
The obvious question would be: Why will India accept such losing proposition?
I am not saying that India will accept the proposition. I am saying that Indian oligarchy may find the proposition quite tempting. Why? To keep the jihadi network and paki oligarchy intact. Without such a lifeline, jihadi network and paki oligarchy may soon wither away.
BTW, the precedent to this is partition. Partition was also a losing proposition, but was accepted by the Indian oligarchy.
More importantly, in a decade or two, the Indian oligarchy maybe facing a threat from the rising middle-class Hindus. And they can be neutralised by the pakis.
It may not happen the way I am envisaging. It may happen in a different manner also. Say, the paki nation may secede into smaller parts. These smaller parts, then, offer to join the Indian union with certain preconditions. The end result may still be similar.
Of course, there is every chance that Hindus may use such an event to end all the pakiness once and for all.
At least that provides raw material for Fauji Fertilizers.