Silicon Investor (SI) -- The First Internet Community

STOCKTALK

We've detected that you're using an ad content blocking browser plug-in or feature. Ads provide a critical source of revenue to the continued operation of Silicon Investor. We ask that you disable ad blocking while on Silicon Investor in the best interests of our community. If you are not using an ad blocker but are still receiving this message, make sure your browser's tracking protection is set to the 'standard' level.

Politics : Politics for Pros- moderated -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: kumar who wrote (108351)	4/8/2005 1:40:57 PM
From: michael97123	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793850

KR, I was struck in the picture on Page 1 NYTimes of happy folks from the pakistani side of kashmir crossing over to India. Some parts of the world fall into the Yugoslavia model--coming apart. Iraq may ultimately fall into that category although i am more hopeful today than yesterday. I have been thinking for a couple of months now that perhaps if pakistan democracizes and islamic fundamentalism tapers off i guess with the exception of the afgan border areas, perhaps the future of the indian subcontinent could be united once again. Am i way out there with that one? Has anyone on either side talked of this? mike

To: kumar who wrote (108351)	4/8/2005 2:38:08 PM
From: aladin	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 793850

Kumar, Ghandi died January 30, 1948. However, (and this is a biggie and is often overlooked by all those who want to make him a Saint) he did nothing on the question of partition. Massive population exchanges occurred between the two newly-formed nations in the months immediately following Partition (during the summer and fall of 1947). Once the lines were established, roughly 13 million people crossed the borders to what they hoped was the relative safety of religious majority. Approximately 7 million Muslims went to Pakistan from India while about 6 million Hindus and Sikhs moved to India from Pakistan. Massive violence and slaughter occurred on both sides of the border leading to the deaths of as many as five million people as the newly formed governments were completely unequipped to deal with migrations of such staggering magnitude. He accepted the partition as the price of independence. Not exactly a great legacy. On the issue of non-violence - inaction or passive acceptance are tantamount to participation. John John