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Let me take it one step further.
It is important for people on both sides of the border to understand that this is not a zero-sum game. That the existence of Pakistan is not dependent on the extinction of India. That the existence of India is not dependent on the extinction of Pakistan. Both can live side by side without trying to extinguish the other. Both countries were built by the efforts of the entire population of each, believing as they did in opposite ideals.
The basis on which India was built was what was described, beautifully, in the original post. That belief in part depended upon thinking that the other, opposite belief would not last. So, too, was Pakistan founded, not merely on a belief, but additionally on the opposite ideal not surviving. Here we are, seventy years later; both positive beliefs have survived the shocks of nationhood, both negative beliefs have been proven wrong. What does it mean? Simply, that you can define how you wish to live, as a nation; there are corollaries but let us ignore them for the time being, in order not to derail the discussion. You cannot define how others wish to live, nor can you be assured that that other is wholly faulty and may or may not survive.
OK, I wrote in much more detail. Take a look and tell me what you think.
That is true, but we are hopeful. This dreadful situation cannot, must not last. Already there are signs of trouble, in every sphere (almost every sphere, to be honest and to give the devil his due).
As for Pakistan, you are over the worst. The change from, say, five years ago is remarkable. All the more depressing for those of us who think ourselves to be secular and liberal is that while Pakistan is improving so decidedly, India is headed in that same direction, towards the same hell-holes in which Pakistan found herself bogged down not so long ago.
One of the signs is some of the bright young minds on PDF; that it is not a done deal is also true, and proof of that is the lamentable character of some of the OTHER young minds on PDF.