Muslims as a nation itself might not fall in this. We saw during the Khilafat movement that the support was mainly emotional and nothing much to gain from it.
Pakistan is majorly Muslim, and that has to be taken into account
If India and Pakistan does not come into some sort of settlement, I am not too optimistic that both of us will even last next 50 years.
Pakistan itself is internally unstable, perhaps much more unstable than India, and in times of instability, conflicts both internal and external are very much probable.
Pakistan shares many traits that we see in Afghanistan, especially of fighting. We fight within ourselves and we are mentally prepared to fight anyone. Not to condone any aggression but rather just simply highlighting the characteristics found in a large population here.
I can only agree partially, my reason being:
For any community to fight for any cause, it needs leaders to rally around. I am not that of a history buff, so Wiki is my friend for now. Read up only slightly but then, it is as I expected it to be. There is a strong cause for that emotion wasn't it? Muslims in subcontinent, seemed to have feared being conscripted in a Army that will fight their so called brothers in Turkey.
I find this strange though, it's not like Muslims haven't fought other Muslims. However it's possible that, given the atmosphere of freedom movement in India, both Hindus and Muslims were trying to find non existent blood brothers outside the subcontinent, who fought against British Imperialism.
From what I read, there was concern for dissolvement of the Turkish Monarchy, across the Muslim world. However the most notable activities, seem to have happened in India of all places. It also says the Arabs were on British side, worried about continuation of Turkish dominance over them. This only supports my base idea that, people acted for real reasons. When the movement withered, it ended up paving way for formation of your nation ultimately. I think this is where the Ummah concept must have started taking route in subcontinent, but I could be reading too much being not having much knowledge on these matters.
Your statement about Muslims as a nation not falling into my original argument, doesn't entirely stand the test of proof. If all Muslims were to think the same, the struggle for the Ottoman Khalifa would have happened across the Muslim world.
It also shows that, Pakistan's problems have nothing to do with majority being Muslim. A communities proclivities might manifest socially, but state policy wise cannot hold water all the time, as policy decisions take into consideration realities of the world. Yes it's leaders have used religion to their benefit, making it a means and not the ends isn't it?
I totally agree with your reading of characteristics, as one has to consider all possibilities before predicting or even planning for future. All I am saying is that, there are too many invested parties on both sides who will want the status quo to continue. Am also saying that not withstanding the characteristics of Individual Pakistanis, the ones who are in positions to take decisions will do so based on reality. A simple profit and loss statement if I have to use my Accounting lol, or in Urdu Munshi credentials or thoughts.
I also somehow don't agree with Pakistan as a nation disintegrating, it's not going to happen. As long as the Army is doing it's job, they will hold it together. PDF might have some weird people these days, and strangely Pakistanis singing songs of break it up but I as an Indian don't see it happening. Yes the nation will struggle and reel under heavy issues, but breaking up is not going to happen. Too much is at stake for both World powers, to let this happen.
People might not believe, but even India will not like seeing this happen.
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