What a poorly written thread. Firstly, Buddhism is as much Indian as Hinduism. Furthermore, most Indians historically did not differentiate b/w Hinduism and Buddhism. This was a much later attempt by British historians to understand Indian culture by diving it into "religions". The concept of religion is foreign to India. There is no word for religion in Indian languages. "Dharma" does not mean religion. If you see Indian faiths like Hinduism/Buddhism/Jainism from the narrow prism of religion, you will never understand them.
Exactly bro...Rig Veda predates Alexander by centuries!
Pakistani civilization? Man Pak's civilization is Indian with elements coming from Iran and Arabia. Nothing is "Pakistani".
The Meluhha lived on this land known as Pakistan much before Vedism, Hinduism, Buddhism, Jainism and many other local faiths emerged. Though the actual religion of Meluhha has not been deciphered so far, many Indian and Pakistani scholars believe that they followed monotheism. When these faiths emerged in sub-continent there was no India. Rig Veda does predate Alexander, but does not predate the Meluhha. Pakistan was created on the land of Meluhha by the original inhabitants of this land and the actual descendants of the Meluhha, and are therefore the true heirs of Indus Valley Civilization, and not India. India did not have any civilization and wrongly claim that IVC is Indian. The world is waking up to this reality. The Indians may like to find their own identity from within the Republic of India rather than seeking a Pakistani identity. Winston Churchil once said that India is merely a geographical expression and it is no more a single country than the Equator. What more can I say.
Interestingly, the Indian Constitution and Indian Supreme Court states unabshedly that Buddhism, Jainism and Sikhism are sects of Hinduism. The Buddhists, Jains and Sikhs themselves do not agree with connotation and claim that they are separate religions as the rest of the world believes, less India.