How many of us Indians have really met a Pakistani? and vice-versa? My experience with a few Pakistanis outside have been really friendly - once they come to know that we are from India. There has been few incidents in Europe such as when we got into a Taxi car, the driver was a Pakistani, and upon recognizing that we are from India, he was so friendly and talked to us in Urdu (or Hindi - rather, Hindustani - how it was 60 years before), and finally did not charge money at all !!!). Of course, there is Terrorism and India bashing out of Pakistan - that is more at the political, military, media and extremist religious level. The average common man on the street would want peace and cordial relations!!!
But, that does not mean that we should forget the reality that we are now 2 separate nations, 2 nuclear powers. We must be careful and vigilant, at the same time, extend peaceful and cordial relations.
