1. Political secularism and religion to a soldier must not be confused. All nations accept the importance of religion to the fighting man. That's why there are Religious Teachers, Priests and Rabbis even in the Western armies. War cries of Hindu and Sikh soldiers are totally religion related. Sat Sri Akal, Hara Hara Mahadev and Ma Kali Ki Jai will not come out of the throat of any Muslim soldier. His war cry is Allak O Akbar. Even the GOI prescription of introducing Bharat Mata Ki Jai has not been accepted by the regiments. But that too sounds Hinduish.
2. Look at the formation shields on the left shoulders of ANA cadets. They are round. They are Saracen battle shields worn by all Muslim armies - PA, BA, Turkish Army, the Saudis all. And their war cry is Allah O Akbar which sounds inimical to the Hindu ear.
3. Afghans are unhappy in a nation that remembers them as raiders, looters, killers, and invaders who have married their women by force, who caused the establishment of the institution of Jauhar, who converted them by force, etc. These are all in Indian literature, Hindu history and in their songs, TV serials and films. The Hindus know the meaning of the word Hindu Kush. There is a vast cultural gap brought down through history. Hindus cannot forget the Battles of Panipath where the Afghans massacred them. Even in modern times the Sikh soldiers in the British expeditionary force was massacred to a man by the Afghans.The Sikh Regt still celebrates the Sargarhi Day when an entire picket of 4th Sikhs were killed by the Afghans.
4. I can't locate the media report which mentioned Afghanistan withdrawing a batch of trainees because their religious beliefs were unacceptable to the IA institution. But there has been trouble with other students also:
Afghans in trouble in Indian universities - thenews.com.pk
5. The name of the country is the Islamic Republic of Afghanistan. In the center of the national flag there is an image of an ancient mosque. Once the invaders are expelled Islamic Emirate of Afghanistan will re-emerge.
6. And we haven't talked about Mulla Umar who is waiting for the invaders to clear out. Nope, Afghans will eventually not train with a nation that their ancestors had used as a seasonal raiding ground. It is best that they come to BD, a fellow Muslim nation whose pre-British rulers had roots in Afghanistan.That would also be an interim arrangement as they have already signed up with UK to set up a military academy on the lines of Sandhurst. Ma'ash Allah!
