Al-Jazeera Riz Khan - Was partition worth it?

[Bhushan]

Riz Khan - Was partition worth it?

Sixty-three years after independence, India and Pakistan stand at a crucial juncture in their history. While India's economy has grown exponentially, it is still struggling with grinding poverty, a slew of internal separatist movements and a growing leftist insurgency.

For its part, Pakistan is dealing with Islamic extremists, an unstable political system, corruption and poor economic management.

Both nations have also fought three wars - two of them over the disputed region of Kashmir - and are perennially hovering on the brink of another conflict.

On Monday's Riz Khan we ask: How has the partition of India affected the subcontinent and - in retrospect - was it a good idea?

Talking about this will be well-known Pakistani journalist and commentator Najam Sethi who received death threats from the Taliban for his outspoken criticism of Islamic extremism, and Ashis Nandy, one of India's foremost thinkers who witnessed the horrors of the partition as a child and writes extensively about it.

Was partition worth it? - RIZ KHAN - Al Jazeera English

 

[Urbanized Greyhound]

Partition was based on mutual consent of the political parties at that time not by the general population.....that situation is true even today.....

 

[kashith]

there was support for partition in general muslim population,they were led astray no doubt, if there was no direct action day, we could have only postponed partition...although it might have been a bit peaceful

 

[Agnostic_Indian]

Partition occured and it occured for the good.

 

[kashith]

Partition occured and it occured for the good.

I guess it was good that partition happened,we are able to focus on development in a much better manner.It is only the oldies who feel nostalgic.
I am all for peace but it is better to understand that Pakistan is a placec for people who think differently

 

[somebozo]

There is no such thing as India paritions..the sub continent was partitions not the so called akhand bharat...to much indian presense in al jazeera makes some pull cheap feats!

A slow and subtle anti-partition propoganda is being spread particulary by Indian media and in media services which heavily employ Indians. Remember the cheap low budget BBC film about AQ Khan with indian actor playin AQ?? These scums will fall to any level to display their superiority complex and inherient aggression. Anyone who have a second thought about partition should look in the conditions of Indian muslims and decide if they really wanted to live under shadow of backwardness. Having met many of them yes they have exceled in intellactual activities but their social fabric remains backward with extended joint family living, inter family politics, family feuds, communical mentality, etc etc...

During partition a modreate and evolutionary faction led by Jinnah won against the communal mullahs of north India and hence Pakistan came into being. We made the mistake of inviting over these fundamental mullah to live in our country which did not sit well with their idealogy.

Pak Gov should take a stren notice of Al-Jazeera as well this white boot licker Riz Khan perhaps issue an arrest warrant too as they are nobody to offer their opinion on this subject. Al-Jazeera should worry more about soverginty of its arab brothers in Iraq which coverage as milked the cash cow very well for Al Jazeera!

 

[su-47]

of course partition was worth it! look at the number of number of casualities before partition and afterwards. the figure was millions before partition and its not even 1/100 of that afterwards. If partition didnt happen, there would have been civil war in India.

Its sad that many Hindus and Muslims hated each other so much. But thats not something we could have changed. If some more sense had prevailed amongst our ancestors, then the need for partition wouldn't have been there.

But that wasn;t the case. Partition was needed and we should be happy it happened. Now we can just try to be good neighbors

 

[InPhilTraitor]

There is no such thing as India paritions..the sub continent was partitions not the so called akhand bharat...to much indian presense in al jazeera makes some pull cheap feats!

can we call it Partition of British India at least? I have to agree, Yes partition was worth every bit of it. But unfortunately, Jinnah's proposal of Monroe doctrine of Sub Continent did not take shape because of "crap job" of Lord Mountbatton and ego-mania of Nehru, further screwed up by Ayub Khan's mis-adventure.

There is no "unringing" the bell.
Just two countries have to deal with it. I advice my fellow Indians just do not have these wet-dreams. It ain't worth it bro. Just not worth it... no point .. get out of the fantasy land. The only thing we can hope is economic integration, but again .. did anyone yell "K A S H M I R".. watch out!

 

[Coltsfan]

There is no such thing as India paritions..the sub continent was partitions not the so called akhand bharat...to much indian presense in al jazeera makes some pull cheap feats!

So, the name "East India Co." referred to the post-1947 India?

Was the partition worth it?

An overwhelming majority of Pakistanis would say absolutely yes, and majority of Indians would agree too.

Truth is, there is no way to know how things would have turned out had there been no partition........ perhaps it would have been much worse for everyone in one nation.

Bottom line is ...... it is the way things are right now, time for all the 3 nations in subcontinent to move on.....

 

[LaBong]

Apart from few nostalgic Punjabis/Bengalis who long for their home in Lahore and Dhaka, I don't think anyone repent partition. It happened and happened for good, yes it's true that all the blood spills were better avoided.

 

[kashith]

There is no such thing as India paritions..the sub continent was partitions not the so called akhand bharat...to much indian presense in al jazeera makes some pull cheap feats!

So before partition this place was called just the sub-continent?You are correct geographically,but historically before partition was called British India.
That is why the company was called East Indies...I guess you hate india too much to accept that this region of the world was once called India.

Please do not re write history...

 

[somebozo]

So before partition this place was called just the sub-continent?You are correct geographically,but historically before partition was called British India.
That is why the company was called East Indies...I guess you hate india too much to accept that this region of the world was once called India.

Please do not re write history...

Before the british it was 400+ princely states..the british called their accumulation "british india" and everything fell into it. So we should then call it partition of british indian. The term india is still now warranted..

Had it not been for partition in 1947, the whole of us would be idential to indian occupied kashmir today!

This is inheirent aggressive and narrow mentality of indians to take any critisizm as hate statement towards their country or history.

 

[Urbanized Greyhound]

Originally Posted by somebozo View Post
There is no such thing as India paritions..the sub continent was partitions not the so called akhand bharat...to much indian presense in al jazeera makes some pull cheap feats!

So before partition this place was called just the sub-continent?You are correct geographically,but historically before partition was called British India.
That is why the company was called East Indies...I guess you hate india too much to accept that this region of the world was once called India.

Please do not re write history...

Bro....that is one of the most common excuses given for the butchery at the time of partition.....I m glad that we could pursue our dream of a secular,liberal ,multicultural,multi ethnic and tolerant state without any fundamentalist interference.......

 

[Coltsfan]

Before the british it was 400+ princely states..the british called their accumulation "british india" and everything fell into it. So we should then call it partition of british indian. The term india is still now warranted..

Had it not been for partition in 1947, the whole of us would be idential to indian occupied kashmir today!

This is inheirent aggressive and narrow mentality of indians to take any critisizm as hate statement towards their country or history.

Somebozo,

If I had any iota of doubt regarding partition, your posts have completely erased those doubts.....

Now I am 100% absolutely certain that division of BRITISH INDIA was for good and totally worth it.

Now you can thank my post and complete your "thanks" century

 

[Ganga]

If i am not wrong Riz Khan is of pakistani origin.