no,it is not about past present or future,it is about attitude.
I see you talking about the past as if you were in it,i dont see the detatchment one has when talking about history.
You talk of some military conquests as the only thing,but the deal with military conquests is,kabzaa karna aasan hain,lekin raaj karna hi sabse mushkil kaam hain.
Aaj Abdali kahaan hain,uske aulaad kahaan hain?
uska contribution kya hain?
pathan log kahaan hain,i see pathans in dubai feeling happy to drive taxis.
pehle in sawaalon ka jawaab deyo,phir itihaas ka purja purja karenge,
Abdali was extremely lucky,he got help from the rohilla pathans as their own biradari.
Sikhs/Jats/Rajputs stayed away and didn't help the Peshwa who was very over confident himself.
But Hindu kingdoms needed such wake up calls and abdali too needed such random josh.