I just realized something very important. India, as far as I know, is the only nation that was born without waging a war. Sure, there was the 1857 war of Independence, but that was not won, was it? We continued to live in oppression. Gandhi brought us a mutually friendly separation, and Indians overall only feel a minimal anger towards the British. I know of no such births on earth. That does make me feel proud to be a citizen of India, and that we have a responsibility to teach the world how to co-exist peacefully with other nations.
Sure, the British imperialism brought unity to the country, and it's the same unity that made them leave. One claim cancels the other out. India was just an unorganized collection of states and kingdoms before then, and it is still slightly a similar mess, because, after all, India is a very young country. Look at the US - it's around 300 years old, and we don't throw temper tantrums over hiccups in the conduct of our foreign policy, do we?
Manmohan Singh seems to be doing an extraordinary job when it comes to dealing with Pakistan, while other leaders would throw mirchi over Pakistan's wounds. In this light, I no longer care what Kasab's sentence will be, because in my eyes, he is already a martyr. He joined LeT for money, and got none. He confessed the truth in the context of a newfound friendship between India and Pakistan, and I think that's a good thing.
Gandhi will continue to exist in our minds, because he is a ghost in all our minds. His ideas have no parallels, because he would assume responsibility for things he had no control over. By doing that, he knew that he was unifying his people.
Sure, the British imperialism brought unity to the country, and it's the same unity that made them leave. One claim cancels the other out. India was just an unorganized collection of states and kingdoms before then, and it is still slightly a similar mess, because, after all, India is a very young country. Look at the US - it's around 300 years old, and we don't throw temper tantrums over hiccups in the conduct of our foreign policy, do we?
Manmohan Singh seems to be doing an extraordinary job when it comes to dealing with Pakistan, while other leaders would throw mirchi over Pakistan's wounds. In this light, I no longer care what Kasab's sentence will be, because in my eyes, he is already a martyr. He joined LeT for money, and got none. He confessed the truth in the context of a newfound friendship between India and Pakistan, and I think that's a good thing.
Gandhi will continue to exist in our minds, because he is a ghost in all our minds. His ideas have no parallels, because he would assume responsibility for things he had no control over. By doing that, he knew that he was unifying his people.
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