Joe Shearer
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Really no change at all... I knew Indians (Hindus, Muslims, Christians and a few Parsis too) first hand growing up. There are good and bad people everywhere. Indians are no more exceptionally bad, or exceptionally good than us, they are just people. It re-affirms just one thing we have political issues that require political solutions. There is no clash of civilizaion between us that either we or they can exist.
What I've observed is that primarily the issue is of Kashmir, other than that we are willing to accept almost everything about India, especially Indian culture despite massive opposition to it. The part where there is almost unanimous consensus is the Kashmir issue.
The one change I've come to have through forums is that egos won't ever allow Kashmir to be solved. Egos are just too damn strong. My suggestion has been to be equal opportunity ego hurter. The notion "What? Pakistan jeet jayega, Kashmir ke maamlay main?" or vice versa is something Indians or Pakistanis would never accept. So why not think in terms of "Ok hum bhi Kashmir ko chorte hain and tum bhi Kashmir ko choro". Both lose Kashmir and Kashmir becomes and independent nation.
This idea would only work if and only if the intent is there on both sides to do a mukmuka of sorts and proactively try to end a long lasting feud.
From PDF I've learned that we are far away from such thinking and still mostly just want to screw over the other one.
Dear Asim Aqil, although our views differ so widely, I would like to raise my hat to you for this post. It was infused with reasonable and generous spirit, and makes a welcome correction to the pyrotechnics that we have been subjected to by some young lions who want to break their fast with my old bones. As it happens, I do not agree with your prescription for Kashmir on conservative and status quoist grounds, which will take a lot to explain - perhaps some day, if you have a little time, I could explain, but not here, not now, not in the middle of what I intend to be a fulsome compliment, in the best sense of the word 'fulsome'. Thank you for the breadth of vision and the somewhat amused but not ungenerous understanding that you have shown. With warm regards, 'Joe'.