Indians and Pakistanis should unite
By Justice Katju
After the recent Pahalgam attack in which over two dozen Hindu tourists were killed, many people, including politicians, mediapersons, and others, have been inciting communal hatred, and propagating that Indians and Pakistanis are each other’s enemies. Some have even called for war on Pakistan.
Is this sensible ?
Most Pakistanis, like most Indians, are poor people struggling to earn some money to feed their families. They are not our enemies. How can two poor people be each other’s enemies ? In fact those who say we are each other’s enemies, and instigate us to fight each other, are our real enemies.
Indians and Pakistanis must unmask these real enemies viz the developed countries and their agents, our own politicians who polarize society to get votes. They must join hands and unitedly launch a mighty protracted people’s struggle, led by modern minded patriotic leaders, to set up a political and social order in which there is rapid industrialization, the standard of living of our people steadily rises, and they get decent lives.
