we talk abt building good relations with pakistan but what about the communal problems in India itself?
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This is true of most nations. There is great diversity in India, There is in the US too. Look at Iraq. There are just three nations which are already diverse in a world which is becoming more diverse daily. I n my mind, it is important that the population of a country identify themselves as nationals of that country and participate in its culture to strengthen a sense of community. However, the thousands of years of separatism in ay given place does not allow any other nation to dismiss it, rationally. As a sovereign nation, it may be difficult to integrate the needs of all the subsets of communities, but it is impossible to say that a nation must first unite its population before we can build good relations with that nation. The stakes are so very high.
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They were together at one point but because of religious differences (India is Hindu and Pakistan is Muslim mainly) they were split (actually Afghanistan was also part of the country).  It was under British control.  When Britain removed themselves it was put into 3 separate countries.  Yes Kashmir is a disputed area between them and will always be.  I think it is both of their Achilles heel in moving up from 3rd world countries.
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i suggest that it is in India’s interest to develop closer and less hostile relations with Pakistan, but the same holds good for pakistan.In fact, I would argue that for Pakistan, given the geographic space it occupies, living in peace and harmony with India will bring many economic, political, and social rewards.The benefits it will derive will be even more than for India. It is in Pakistan’s interest, therefore, to persist in the efforts to quickly normalize relations with its neighbour even if India seems somewhat tardy in pursuing the same objective. In building my case for a more proactive role Pakistan’s part, I will start with the economic benefits that would result from good relations with India.\nThe first dividend of peace will be in the area of trade. At this time South Asia is unique among the large regions of the developing world in the sense that there is a small amount of trade among the countries located in this geographic space.\nIn fact, South Asia is the only economic region in the world where the “gravity model” of trade does not seem to apply. According to that model, the amount of trade between countries is determined by the distance between them and also by their size.\nFor obvious reasons neighbours should trade a great deal with one another. However, when one of the neighbours is a large country, as is the case with India with reference to South Asia, trade as a proportion of domestic product will be much smaller for that country relative to that for the smaller states. This is the case for such continental economies as the United States, Russia and Brazil. China is the only exception since its model of development is based on an aggressive pursuit of foreign markets.\nThe gravity model — or some variant of it — helps to explain the pattern of trade among most countries in different regions of the world. If the model were to hold for South Asia, India would be the most important market for the countries around its periphery. Bangladesh, Bhutan, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka would trade a great deal with India. For the moment this is only true for Bhutan and Nepal.For these two countries, India has a dominant presence but that is more the result of their geographic situation than the working of the gravity model. Both Bhutan and Nepal are landlocked countries with the only natural access to the rest of the world available through India. They have no choice but to trade with India. That notwithstanding, India has been quite grudging in allowing even these small countries an open access to its markets.\nThat the gravity model does not work for South Asia is largely the consequence of the bitterness that has prevailed between India and Pakistan ever since the two countries became independent nearly 60 years ago. (I touched upon this subject in this space last week.) There was considerable trade between the areas that were carved out of British India to form the states of India and Pakistan.\nWhat is now India imported food grains, raw cotton and other agricultural products from what became today’s Pakistan. Cement was the only large industry that was in place in the areas that later became Pakistan and a significant part of its product was exported to India. Some of the electric power consumed by such large urban centres as Lahore came from generating stations located in what became India. The parts of British India that are now in Pakistan purchased textiles and other semi-manufactured and manufactured products from today’s India.\nTrade between the areas that were to become India and Pakistan was conducted by both road and rail. In fact, a great deal of investment made by the British during their rule over India was meant to facilitate the movement of agricultural commodities between the food surplus provinces of Punjab and Sindh and the food-deficit areas that are now part of India. The British also invested heavily in the port at Karachi which became active in coastal shipping between
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this entire thing needs to be analysed right from the grass root level and then a steady progressive approach is required.\nfirstly the problems or hinderances or major concerns-\npoverty, education, corruption and health. firsly poverty- 30% of the population lives below the poverty line. clearly a disparity, a gap exists. not just economic but also social. this socio-economic gap has to be bridged, this requires equal distribution of power, work and money amongst everyone. it should not be concentrated in the hands of a few people. government should seperate funds annually for the poor and down trodden. education- although primary education has been made compulsory the truth is that a large part of the rural population still remains illetrate. its high time the government looks into the working of government schools where teachers instead of teaching are busy chatting, playing cards and doing everything possible except teaching.. a collaberation or support to NGOs will certainly make the task of spreading education much easier. as far as health is concerned India has good health centres but then they arent for the masses and are too few to deal with the population rising at a blistering rate. drinking water and sanitation are attached issues. small children mostly in rural areas are dying due to lack of basic amenities. and corruption.. well something that has actually crippled the society. politicians have continued with the divide and rule policy. vote bank politics(recent reservation proposal) and regional politics are issues severly damping the development rate. people should unite and rise above everything(caste, creed, religion) and should work towards making india a super power. and the global scene. India is a rising it super power which is good sign. also with healthy and fruitful international relationships with countries india will surely be on the path to success. the citizens should be responsible and honest' should follow rules, pay taxes and vote for the right person. Government needs to look into and rectify and remove the loop holes in the present structure(social, economic and political). and then there are basic things which are ignored when every one is shouting corruption and poverty. for instance India which is 100(may be more or less) number of times the size of sri lanka has fewer foreign tourists every year. imagine how much it looses out on. finally... the cumulative effects of all this will surely help India rise and become a Super Power
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Thanks for the greetings for India's\nSpace programme initiatives.\n\nBut the actual problem is like that\nof North Korea, where people are living\nbelow the poverty line and dieing \nbecause of hunger and suicide of \nthousands of farmers every week.\n\nThe Government is only bothered\nabout share market index rising.\nThe Govt. has reduced interest\nrates on small savings by 33%.\n\nThe Govt. is only bothered for giving\njob reservations to such people\nwho get least of the marks in exams\nand promote them over the meritorius\npeers.\n\nThe Govt. is forcing the private sector\nto give jobs to such backward & illeterate\nclasses, who are otherwise unfit for\na job and not bothered to give them\na quality education.\n\nThere is corruption every where. Criminals\nare Ministers in the Country and the members\nof parliament (35%) have serious \ncharges of murders, bribery and kidnapping\nagainst them.\n\nRecently, several MPs were caught taking\nbribe on camera, but the Govt. ensured that\nthey are not sent to Jail and passed a\nLaw in the parliament. The MPs were from\nopposition parties. A Clear Criminal Nexus.\n\nNo jobs. Every day 6 bank robberies in the \ncountry. Courts are scared to convict any\ncriminal from the Parliament.\n\nNon qualified doctor(Quota pass), is the\nHealth Minister and is fighting to sack\nthe countrys' top most doctor, because\nhe is from  better/higher community.\n\nNon qualified and persons with less than\nIQ are manning Indias' Space centre,\none day, they will be responsible for\na serious disaster.\n\nThe PM (sikh) has been appointed, by \nthe President of Congress- an Italian by\nBirth, to ensure that old cases of Sikh\nkillings are not opened.\nThe Harvard educated Finance \nMinister is a crook of First order\n to identify himself as a backward \nclass for reservation of jobs for\n his community. He is from a money\n lender community and a Pawn Broker,\n who amassed huge wealth in the past. \n\nCriminals are having the best time.
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of course it will! All those years of friction with neighbouring country Pakistan will now have a strong back up!(i.e: Kashmir conflict). Pakistan is already in good terms with the USA so India is scoring good points by having a nuclear treaty too..Another reason why the treaty's important is because the political situation is already unstable enough (i know what im talking about, i live in Lebanon), and the threats to Iran concerning its nuclear activities are opening more eyes on the danger of atomic energy. It was wise to sign a treaty with the US since it dictates (illegitimately) the steps of the Security Council and the General Assembly..
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Either kick his arse or overlook it or get out of there. The biggest problem in India right now is that it is taking very long for new cities to develop. We have only a few metropolitan cities and too huge a population.
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WELL UNITED NATION NO MORE A NEUTRAL BODY ...NEITHER UNITED NATION HAVE SO MUCH POWER TO TAKE DECESION...IT IS JUST RUN BY FEW COUNTRIES OR I MUST SAY FEW PEOPLE...SO IT HAS NOTHING DO WITH PROGRESS OF INDIA OR ANYOTHER COUNTRY..SO WE SHOULD CONCENTRATE ON COUNTRY SPECIFIC DIPLOMATIC TIES RATHER THAN WASTING TIME TO GET A PERMANENT SEAT IN UNITED NATION
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No.  The nation is divided into parts.  All those parts will never get along with all the other parts so long as religion and politics are intertwined together, which I think will be always.  Look at India...they had Hindus, Muslims, and Sikks.  They were divided along the lines of religion and politics.  They will always be at odds with each other until these two things become separate or one.
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well when media protrays the other country as a mortal enemy - like in the movie Border - it can't make the two countries closer...so media can sway Indo Pak relations...remember when the two countries were about to go to war, the media was so forceful about the devastating issue - that things got sorted out pretty fast.\n\nSo yes Media has a big role
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bush vist india n pakistan for its own purpose not to solve kashmir problem. yae south asian could do progess if kashmir problem  solved
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In India, people of varying religions have gotten along peacefully for years.  Of course, there will always be exceptions to the rule, but by and large, religions in India have been able to co-exist peacefully.  India has been a haven for the religiously persecuted.  Look at how the Jews who sought refuge in India fared compared to the Jews who ended up in Europe.  Look at the Zoroastrian community in India.  The Zoroastrians were not tolerated in their native Iran, but in India, they make up a prominent and well-respected part of society.  Besides these groups are Buddhists, Jains, Sikhs, Muslims, Christians, and others who manage to live side by side in peace in India.  My friend from India says it is nothing unusual in India to see a combination Church-Mosque-Hindu Temple.  I have read stories of Muslims who actually own and operate Hindu Temples!  I know that they CAN get along.\n\nSo the issue is more complicated than just religion.  Yes, it IS religion that is the primary cause of the partition, however, it is a very particular expression of religion, and politics gets mixed in in a very fundamental way.  I still maintain that it is not religion that is the root of the problem, but extreme exclusivity (the idea that my religion is right and yours is basically demonic).  \n\nJust my 2 cents!
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India definitely needs the nuclear energy for its surging economy and it's perfectly acceptable for civil puposes, but I doubt the government will restrict it for that exclusively given its annual military expenditures of 16B/year ranking  it on the top ten. \n\nCompartively, the recent agreement with the US to share knowledge etc is not going to sit easy with Pakistan, unless there is a similar agreement for the so-called ally.
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This is a very complex question that you would have to research India's history to undersand.\n\nIndia has a long history of a wide gap of poverty between certain factions. Even today while they are experiencing great economic growth, there is severe poverty within the muslims sections of the society. \n\nEven the Hindu section sees this, my grandmother is Hindu and from India. It seems to me that India has a big problem of religious discrimination.
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hi, im pakistani and im NOT anti-hindu or anti-hindustan, infact i got sum friends from india.\n\nyour question is really funny, as far as kashmir concerns, i think more dan 75% pakis give it a dam to kashmir or kashmiris we as a public dont need kashmir or kashmiri public, we just av the opinion that if you just stop hurtin dem we wud be friends again. now if u say indian military dont hurt them den dat wud b the biggest lie, cus my bro, there is no military in this world whos polite or loving or carin\nif americans can rape iraqi women who got 1million opportunities to get women den why wont ur soldiers wud do dat?\nu keep kashmir, but keep it like u are keeping mumbai or delhi, \n2nd thing terrorism, i think if u av a look on stats we in pak av 50% more terrorism attacks than in india, now im not sayin that indian do that, becaue i dont know that they r americans, afghanis or indians,\nu knw both of our curent polititions (not talkin about jinnah or gandhi) are the most curropt ppl of this world, \ni believe they cud kill their own ppl for their reasons so think about it\nif u personally find any terrorist plz ask for his passport.\nif 99%population cud love aishwarya rai and shah rukh khan, and if 100%women can love star plus dramas, why wud dey dislike U?\nu r not different than those hindus who are on showbiz.\n\ni think both of our countries should stop thiking about kashmir, we shudnt say we need it, and u shudnt say u will keep it wiv force, we need more activities to be arranged between both of our countries, so this hatered shall go away from our hearts
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Well the question is very combustable. it is a sore point politically for the muslim world.It is a race who controls whom in what way and by whom.\n\nMuslim countries are dominant in the area by number. A certain power wants to control the whole area by the most trusted friend, for obviously for economic/ commercial interest and....where as such a policy these days will breed more contempet and hate.\n\nAll these years,that power enjoyed the fruits by having a hand on the head and a leg on the battacks of these countries and controlled them. But now, they all are raising their eye brows knowing their past, present, & importance.Another concern is that, all muslim countries should not combine together and become a competitor/threat to nations not interested to see such a rise.all these has given rise to this stunt which you termed as double standard.It is not only one power envolved, there are several more.They are behind the scene with the power in front. This is because of vested economical/financial/ industial/ commercial & other interests which may get damaged and they may be hard hit not to recover. They are though powers are not that strong economically to recover the shock of any war, as has the power infront recovered with lot of difficulties.The policy makers while doing this unwilling policy under a heavy lot of pressure from a community holding the specture of that country's finance thus economy etc. etc. The power, even if it does not like the policy itself has little room to maneover under this community's claws. \n\nThe population of the country knows it much too well. Can only lament; and exactly that is what they are doing.\n\nDeduction:\nMuslim countries are rising in all respect may be at snail speed,but in the long run will be a formidable opponent of these particular countries.Look at the African countries. What ever one did they remembered their past with hate and venange.\n\nMuslim people are now polarizing behind a rising power of east. If the power sides with Isreal or India they may gain temporarily but may be a long time looser. \n\nsuggestion: \nEstablish as an equal and just arbitrater in all matters.And strongly implement the rightful decsion irrespective of any country and temporary gain.This will enable to regain the confidence of all countries.  \n\nStill there is a chance.Because still with all enemeosity, countries do look up to the powert till to-day. But the question is for how long.\n\nBy all means help Isreal but should be on equal basis.No one is a baby not to understand the right and wrong.It would be pertinent to point out, that the  power which built up an image for itsef for long fifty years took a couple of years to drain it out as waste for what cause? Was it worth? May be May be not.\n\nThe countries mentioned as friends of the power are 180 degrees apart.Poles apart will never work out.\n\nPower in discussion  must be cautious in this area. Even the Mughals who stayed for over 100 yrs and married locals could not establish real friendship.It is the same country same people may be now more advance in all respect then previous days.TO ME IT SEEMS TO BE A DIFICULT PROPOSTION EVEN IF THE FRIENDSHIP IS LAUCHED.WATHE TO SEE WHAT HAPPENS. THANKS.\n\nRecomendations:The policy should be absolutely impartial come what may, will DEFINITELY lift the image like magic.The question is not Only Iran, Israel or India, the whole world.\n\nto control to-days world do it by friendship not by fire power it will not wot work out. it will increase enemy outside and ay home. THE POLICY I WOULD NOT TERM IT AS DUPLICTY BUT AN UNFORTUNATE ONE NO DOUBT, AT A TIME WHEN THE POWER ITSELF IS THE ELDER BROTHER IN THE COMMUNITY OF NATIONS. Thanks.
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For India, it is vital Bush keeps up good relations for two very important reasons.  The first is that our trade deficit with India and the holding of US bonds as their treasury security makes them strategically important.  In other words, they are one of many countries (ironically) financing our national debt and your cushy un-productive (service/retail industry oriented) lifestyle.  For them to suddenly cash in on those bonds and back themselves with either gold or Euros would be disastrous for the US economy.  The second reason is that members of the Indian government are complicit in the 9/11 cover-up.  A majority of the steel from the WTC collapse was immediately shipped off to Indian scrap yards, and any remaining to this day would be "smoking gun" forensic evidence which would be brutal, if not devastating, for the administration.\n\nWith Pakistan, we helped install that guy (Musharrif) in the first place and he has nukes.  As it gets harder and harder for him to keep a lid on the chaos in his own country, we need to ensure him that America still backs him all the way and will keep up the foreign aid and military neighboring which helps him stay in power as his cronies loot the country of anything of value.