@Spy Master true that, maybe national leadership on either side needs to see that!
I don't think they are blind to this. They are well aware how backward both Nations are as compared to the west and how much development is required however they are willful ignorant of this. The thing is that its not just the leaders the people are also at some levels ignorant of this.
Recently amongst social media I have seen a dangerous trend of romanticizing war. It was the same trend that over militarized powers in world war 1 were going through leading to millions of death.
Pakistan and India are also going through this image of fighting the enemy, outsmarting them, taking their land ( or in pak-india case Kashmir) and conquering them and coming home to full cheers and laurels ignoring what war brings.
I have again and again repeated that if pakistan and India fight a war even a limited locked in Kashmir war, no matter what there will be no winners. The nuclear bombs will be deployed the moment a side will realize they are losing. Whether its Indian army marching all the way to chitral or pakistan army entering ladakh.
This creates a required need to solve our issues.
In kashmir issue I often find myself moving towards the musharraf idea which would have ended this. With a bit of tweaking, it can really work well but alas prospect of a negotiated settlement looks lost considering the current situation.
The fact that both sides need to understand is that neither pakistan is going anywhere nor India is going anywhere. Both nations are here to stay. In 30 years both nations will celebrate a 100 years of creation and what will they have to show for that. A hundred years of animosity while poverty increases.
India recently agreed to buy 36 Rafael for the price of ( not sure but read it in an article) 8.8$ billion. Now let's imagine putting all that money in reforming the education system.
Unfortunately I don't see any peace prospects happening.
@Oscar @notorious_eagle @Joe Shearer
What do you guys think?
