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as far as "where we have come" has concerned...I don't think the whole sub-continent has achieved much...and I say it without even a shimmer of patriotism...
yes we've shown future potential...but the ground reality is that while the ASEAN and China(similar newly independent countries without oil and other resources to hasten their growth) have had a very high Per -capita driven growth...many of our villages are still feudal...many of our beliefs still feudal...
and the plethora of disputes have made us spend a hell of a lot on military and arms...other fundamental issues suffered....
for Pakistan...it caused a traditional over-bearance on strong powers like America and China(as against India being dependent on the USSR..but only a bit more as majority of the industries from the British era were in India and the ones in Pakistan took long gestation periods)
The hold of the military in the governing of Pakistan has also been over-reaching.
For India...we've had a larger poor population...a larger illiterate population always...instead of reaching out to meet our primary pre-independence objectives...we've been totally side-tracked in the pursuit of trying to become a military power of sorts...rather than fix ourselves up.
There is a big gap in the people in Cities and the people in villages....it's huge...it's like there are two Indias...
Bangladesh has potential..they haven't had much disputes...they have rampant poverty and illiteracy...but in an extended time frame they'd reap the benefits of working in peace...
for the last sixty years..the countries of the sub-continent have made other countries stronger instead of doing that for themselves...with their constant issues...
Paritosh : The very points you mentioned for India also applies to China ie; Population and Military Ambition.
The difference, as i see, is the civilization fabric in India and Pakistan, have seldom been nationalist in action and Belief. Forget nationalist, our traits are more inwards looking (Self Centered). This has manifested in Ind-Pak political system as well.