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Yes. We are already friends even though we dont have any interests in your area.Would Turkey?
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Yes. We are already friends even though we dont have any interests in your area.Would Turkey?
Well...in such a case even Turkey is not a declared Muslim country...its secular
And the basis is Islam? or similar culture? Were we in Amazon we wouldnt have similar cultureYes. We are already friends even though we dont have any interests in your area.
well i will summarize itYou didnt get it.
If religion is the only bond then who needs this relationship?
Pakistan and Turkiye have and had the same fate,thats why we are close.
If religion was the only bond,you would be so close with all of the Muslim world.
Likewise..were we in Amazon...even US wouldnt have bullied us...But still Islamic culturally and Muslims are overwhelming majority. They are forward enough to make their state secular but that doesn't change the cultural aspect.
Imagine you take all of the people in pakistan and put them in the amazon. Keep the same religion culture etc. We would still be your friends and the chinese wouldn't care about you guys because you would be of no benefit to them.And the basis is Islam? or similar culture? Were we in Amazon we wouldnt have similar culture
And the basis is Islam? or similar culture? Were we in Amazon we wouldnt have similar culture
But how will such a culture be found in Amazon beats me...but for the sake of argument, how sure are you? What's Turkey's take on Africa or say Maldives ?Imagine you take all of the people in pakistan and put them in the amazon. Keep the same religion culture etc. We would still be your friends and the chinese wouldn't care about you guys because you would be of no benefit to them.
What is Islamic culture,could you explain?But still Islamic culturally and Muslims are overwhelming majority. They are forward enough to make their state secular but that doesn't change the cultural aspect.
Let me raise raise this question, why did a pakistan- china relationship come about in the first place?
You didnt get it.
If religion is the only bond then who needs this relationship?
Pakistan and Turkiye have and had the same fate,thats why we are close.
If religion was the only bond,you would be so close with all of the Muslim world.
If Pakistan was located in the middle of the Amazon and had no geopolitical importance would china be your friend?
In July 1971, President Nixon's National Security AdvisorHenry Kissingersecretly visited Beijing during a trip to Pakistan, and laid the groundwork for Nixon's visit to China.
What is Islamic culture,could you explain?
Religions forms one's greater cultural identity. You don't have to be deeply religious to identify with that cultural identity. I will give you a couple of examples to clarify my point. I am not religious at all, but I consider myself as culturally Hindu. I take part in the Hindu festivals like Holi or Diwali etc as those are part of my culture. Similarly I would imagine that Turkey being a country with more than 99% Muslims, most people celebrate Eid and other Islamic festivals even though many of them might identify themselves as atheist. So in broader sense religions do form one's cultural identity and that way you can relate with someone from Pakistan.
Your example would not work in Turkey, most Turks would not call themselves atheist. Just because they are secular does not mean atheist LOL.
However your example would work in Albania which has a 60-70% Muslim majority but most are actually atheist in reality. If you ask an Albanian are you Muslim they will say yes, they will fast during Ramadan maybe a few times and even celebrate Eid but if you ask them do you believe in God they be like no
And when did I claim that most Turks are atheists?