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You are being uncharitable to the aam admi @OscarForgot to include Internet in that statement Monsieur.. apologies.
However, it is odd that a nation that is usually touted as the emerging Asian twin power has so little interest in what happens outside its borders. And by that I refer to the Media and educational exposure. Even the much maligned Americans have made some efforts to find out about mexico and Canada.
Canada and Mexico are both very relevant to Americans - for trade/tourism/collaboration/busines.
Were Pakistan an important place on the global map for any positive reason - whether business or tourism or anything, Indians would have more information about Pakistan.
Once that changes, say Pakistan becomes a very successful tourism destination, or Pakistan becomes renowned for technology/medicine/engineering/etc, or heck, if India had a lot of trade with Pakistan..it would naturally become an object of reference and thus knowledge for Indians. As of now, its a non entity barring in public consciousness except for either terrorism or some actor/actress.
You are simply asking Indians - who have to work hard to be able to afford 2 meals and make ends meet while drowning in EMI payments monthly - to be aware of aspects of Pakistan. Not logical.
It's not just about Pakistan. Indians are the most insular people, period. Ask a tamil about the most popular serial in Delhi. He will have no clue. Ask any number of Indians from all over India about Nepal. Half of them will say it is part of India. Many don't even know that Northeast is a part of India. As a Jammuite, I have no idea about South Indians. I probably know more about Pakistan than tamil nadu or karnataka or andhra pradesh. Never been south of Taj Mahal.
Pakistan's population is less than UP. Ask people if they can name 5 cities in UP. Most Indians outside UP won't be able to.
Absolutely correct.I am witness to this phenomenon wherein Northern Indians were quite lost as to what goes on in the south.... and the Kashmir issue.. mattered very little to those of the South.
Though that is now changing because of work patterns and media. There is unprecedented level of migration in India because of work.
IT has been the cornerstone in this. Lakhs of North Indians migrated to South to work in the Big Companies which made IT campus's in the South.
Later on IT giants opened centers in North for which South Indians came.
And as of now - Tamil Nadu is probably third in India is manufacturing, again lakhs of North Indians are migrating for blue collar jobs.
All this in the last 1-1.5 decades only. Before that migration was far far lesser.
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