faizahmad
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See the problem is that you and (others like you including on the Indian side) see history only in religious terms. Did you know that Mughals strongest alliance partner where Hindu Rajputs that played a major role in extending their rule across India. Did you know that Muslim Pathans and Punjabis actually revolted against Mughal rule a number of times? Similarly take the example of Shivaji who formed the Maratha empire. He was fighting the Mughals but had a big section of his army comprising of Muslims. The chief of his army and head of his navy were both Muslims (King Shivaji and His Muslim Warriors)
And yes, ofcourse the Mumbai riots and the Gujarat riots are a blot for India. In both cases between 1000-2000 people were killed and in some cases there was collusion by the state machinery. But these are considered as blots and there are cases AND convictions against those involved in the riots. Maybe you don't know but 100s of people have been put in jail for life for multiple killings during the riots.
But is that any different to what the PAkistani Army did in say Bangladesh? How many were court martialed and how many were imprisoned for life for killing their fellow Muslim country men? What about the current situation in FATA and Balochistan?
Even Jinnah wasn't sure about Pakistan and if we are to believe Ayesha Jalal, he never wanted Pakistan in reality. The only problem was he didn't know when to stop when demanding concessions and messed up the end game.
Pakistanis who can see through the painful process of introspection already realise that Jinnah made a mistake. A neutral observer with no emotional investment in Pakistan would say that Maulana Azad was right and Jinnah was wrong. Jinnah's politics is a lesson for those who aspire for religious natianalist politics and how failed policies are created by doing so. Muslims should learn a lesson from this and keep parties like JI and the more crazier ones like Taliban and Hizbut Tahrir at bay because we already have an example of failed politics using a religious nationalist agenda.
I Fully Agree with you ejaz