Tuesday, April 21, 2009

Af-Pak and the Indian sub continent

One has said this before....the entire Indian sub continent, from Afghanistan to Myanmar to Thailand is one all encompassing civilization with a shared 5000 year old history. The only option available to this place is to be held together somewhat on the lines of the European Union and essentially the way this entire region was bound culturally aeons ago but independent politically. Since this cannot happen overnight, the process is likely to continue for another 100 years if not more. Of the entire subcontinent, the division of India into India and Pakistan is the most unnatural. As such this would be and should be the first to glue itself back together. While politically this might be harakiri at the moment, it is the only natural state for these two political entities. The two are like mercury and are bound to get together sooner rather than later.I foresee an era perhaps 50 years from now where there would be a redrawing of the subcontinental map and perhaps Pakistan as we know of it today will not exist. Some of the western parts would go to Afghanistan, some of it will remain independent, some of the north eastern parts would get merged with India / Kashmir while some of the central parts would continue to remain hubs of terrorism and under siege from the US, Israel, India and Iran.