Aasim Sajjad: Anti India Pak Ideology

Aasim Sajjad - Professor of History at the prestigious Lahore University of Management Sciences (LUMS) - discusses the anti-India state ideology of Pakistan.

He explains how: (a) the country does not have an ideology that can stand on its own and its ideology is only a negation of India; (b) "threat from India" has been deliberately exaggerated by Pak Establishment to protect its interests; (c) anti-India ideology and associated massive defense spending was approved by a Constituent Assembly whose members were not representative of the territory that became Pakistan; (d) there is a contradiction in national narrative in that after Partition, Pakistan remains just as obsessed with "Hindu India"; (e) wars over border disputes do not mean that one country wants to obliterate or annex the other; (f) contrary to official propaganda, India had a minor role in the Bengali nationalist movement that led to breakup of East Pakistan; (g) India never disrupted water flow into Pakistan and later executed the Indus Water Treaty; (h) nuclear weapons have increased the overall threat level between the two countries as opposed to diminishing it; (i) Kashmir dispute has national importance for both India and Pak as it involves their national ideologies; (j) growing number of Pakistanis are beginning to realize that the enmity with India has been more harmful than beneficial; and (k) peace with India would not be possible as long as Pakistan continues to harbor proxy warriors. This interview was recorded in 2009 by Dawn.

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[TheBigFatDude]

Even to this day, what he said about the Indus water treaty, hold true. India can still do it if we wish to (its just some thing on a piece of paper) But the fact that India has never done so even in times of war n even after 26/11 should tell the Pakistanis something about India!

Actually India has never been the 1st to attack!

No one is as cruel or bad intentioned as the Mullahs in pakistan or ppl like zaid hamid project. Just learn to trust.

[ssukhwal]

All I know is what has happened has happened. But we need to continue with peace and brotherhood from now. No more war and no more hatred!!! What would muslims achive by killing Hindus and what would Hindus achieve by killing Muslims? There is no prize for killing people but there is a prize for living in peace. The prize is happiness!!!!

[hassanumer999]

@akheR666 Count me in as well. I actually think there should have been 4 partitions of the subcontinent, and I also believe that INDIA is a continent, not a country. The name India was never used before the British, and they used it to represent the entire subcontinent.

[Titanic1954utube]

RARE pakistani. ISI will soon take him out. god save him.

[akheR666]

@moinansari You're one of the rare Pakistanis who has invoked the Indus vs Ganges civilization as justification of Pakistan State, and I subscribe to this version of history too (like Aitaz Ehsan.)

Pakistan zindabad!

[nagpal20]

@purebloodfreedom1 very Bad idea my dear friend

[sbht1]

if india is amuslim country, can u say why india still as on date not declared a hindu state.Hindu population has diminished , where as muslim population has grown in hinduindia

[22hindustani]

At least he accepts the truth and the reality of the Pakistan. It is like endless war if Pakistan wants to continue with India. India will never tire if Pakistan want a continues war. India is very strong by both economically and politically that can take any challenge given by even Pakistan or China.

In it in the interest of Pakistan to stop these kind of dirty and childish activities against India. India is a great country and if Pakistan wants to keep it's existance alive then do it. Pork..

[cue4589]

This professor is very nice, He does represents Great sense of Humor.

[purebloodfreedom1]

You know what screw this fuck. The subcontinent should recombine and become a powerful nation

[17190chejo]

This message comes out from hindu youth of India to youth and respected aged alike of Pakistan & India.Religion has to stop being an issue as it helps you in living life beutifully and there are possible hundered ways of doing so.Islam is a great but often misunderstood religion.We respect your religion, your country. I hope that we live to see a time, when India & Pak feed each other rather than feeding off each other! Stop war! Embrace peace. Religion will last only as long as human life does!

[silver4883]

these days all the talk is india-china eco power and success. india-pak no one talks about anymore. The facts on the ground have changed and india won the peace