I think it's a knee-jerk reaction to the mantra of the Indians such as the one in OP, who keep going on about how we are all monolithic blobs of "brown" folk, who need to gather together under the banner of India. I think both are nonsense.
Of course as neighbours we share many similarities, but there are differences as well. When you identify with a nation state, you align yourself with its interests. Any country that has similar interests to yours automatically becomes a natural ally.
However, I am not fan of those who say our future lies in A,B or C. I want to see a strong, prosperous and completely independent Pakistan, not reliant on any third party, and able to stand on its own feet.
Quite so. Those who are suggesting that Pakistan needs to see its future with A, B or C are in no way different from the monolithic blobs (can a blob be a rock at the same time? I wish you had chosen a different adjective,
@Sher Shah Awan) geo-strategists. It is just that they see things as a monocultural sea of, say, light cream-coloured blobs, or as naan-shaped blobs, or high-cheeked blobs. Nonsense is possibly the nicest word that can be used of these addle-headed theories and the theoreticians who promote them.
As far as the 'similar interests' argument goes, there can be pacts and agreements among wholly dissimilar blobs without getting hysterical about it. No need to standardise underwear sizes to achieve the kind of agreement that France and Germany have sought. That argument contradicts the various 'we look like green Martians more than we look like the Indians, so lets...' schools; cultural identity is important, economic interest is also important.
Eventually every nation should be standing on its feet but shared goals isnt bad when you have certain foes in your hood
I find myself getting into a short and peremptory mood reading tripe like this; my apologies in advance, but it is tripe.
Consider thinking the unthinkable. Why do you have foes in your hood? Might it, just possibly, maybe, perhaps, let's joke about these sacred wars for a bit, not be the undiluted fault of one side in the enmity?
I argue the same I am big fan of the Sino-Pakistan and Turk-Pakistan Alliances but I cringe when Pakistanis be like we share the same thing with them the Chinese are Communists the Turks are Secular Nationalists but that does not mean I hate them they are better allies than cough cough our "Muslim" Brothers Afghanistan or Saudi Arabia
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Once you have sorted out these very important differences, we can get down to the real issue at hand: how many angels can dance on the head of a pin.
Meanwhile, can we have an MFN agreement just to get along with? Yes, yes, money doesn't matter, we must all die on our feet, and so on. But just as an interim measure? To make things easier to swallow, we can sacrifice Katju - very reluctantly, for the common good of all - on the Feast of Abraham, since he shows such willingness to embrace others who do not wish to be embraced.
