Partition - did it help or hinder? - Page 4

Originally posted by: Gauri_3

exactly my point. So, partition ended up harming us more than it benefitted us...right!!!

It didn't harm us because people's mentality is the same. Religion hardly matters. Partition didn't make any difference.

Originally posted by: sareg

If we did not have partition, we would have far more internal strife than what we see now, so no we would not have progressed more

but we would have full control over the mushrooming of so called "terrorist training camps", over the foreign policy, over the domestic policy of radical Islam in the region that is Pakistan right now. This would have saved us billions in our defence budget.....what say???

If it was a fully effective partition, India would not have progressed as much, Muslims in current India have contributed heavily to the current economy(http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Muslims_of_independent_ India), contributions that would be hard/impossible to replace

Most of the people who live in India currently live over there by choice, barring a very fraction of a %ge who have been disillusioned by ones who left during partition that pasture if "greener" on the other side, perhaps we should leave the door of immigration open to them too😉

A lot of these people shelter terrorists across the border b/c they connect with them thru Islam lot more than what they connect with us thru nationalism. If there was no Pakistan, there won't be any foreign aid coming to this faction....hence they could have been a little easily controlled.......food for thought here!!!

Originally posted by: Maya_M

It didn't harm us because people's mentality is the same. Religion hardly matters. Partition didn't make any difference.

Mentality towards terrorism migt have been totally different if there was no Pakistan to run to for hiding etc.....don't you think so!

Originally posted by: Gauri_3

Originally posted by: Maya_M

It didn't harm us because people's mentality is the same. Religion hardly matters. Partition didn't make any difference.

this interesting :) mentality could have stayed as divided even w/o partition.

Originally posted by: ~LiL*PrInCeZ~

I fully support the partition. However, the British cunningly left it incomplete to cause rifts between the two nations. Had Kashmir been properly divided, there would not have been such problems. The muslims needed their own country and they got what they deserved. Pakistan was much needed and I am proud of my ancestors who fought for their rights. Just because India and Pakistan are two separate countries does not mean there should be a rift between us. Even as separate countries we should work closely and support each other. India-Pakistan permanent friendship would be amazing.

very well said and I totally understand your pov here...but the debate is on whether partition helped or harmed INDIA....from Indians' perspective here.

I am with you on there shd be no rift b/w the two countries...but then, if wishes were horses..........😊

Originally posted by: Gauri_3

very well said and I totally understand your pov here...but the debate is on whether partition helped or harmed INDIA....from Indians' perspective here.

I am with you on there shd be no rift b/w the two countries...but then, if wishes were horses..........😊

I personly not agree with partition...........after partition millions of muslims happly liviing in india (more than pak) , Partition is wrong step India ever taken.