Thanks guys. Historians can twist our past. Pakistanis' interpretations of Mughal era will be different, very much so! Let us be more concerned with the present & future, but learning lessons of history, that our freedom can be fleeting & lots of bad wolves out there, to snatch all away.
China does not yield an inch & are highly nationalistic. We are mired in disarray. Even the deadly bomb blasts divide politicians to such an extent we are unable to put up any show of unity - we just play into the evil hands of the perpetrators! Our politics divide us, but our aam aadmi recoup fast & know the game. He knows he has to live by his wits to survive.
Like Gautier, I worry that our sense of inertia can expose us to great harm. We have to have clear national interests to rise as one against terrorism. My point is, why cannot our leaders of all hues sit across one table to rise as one. Even Muslim countries have zero tolerance against these terrorists with three Bali bombers getting the death penalty.
Let us be on guard when danger is ever all pervasive. It need not be killings. It can eat into our psyche slowly dividing even the aam aadmi. Let us create a greater future than the past, whatever it was!
