Two Sides of a Coin
Why are we trying so desperately to make peace with Pakistan? I mean really, do they respect us for that? Not one bit. Do they reciprocate? Yes they do. By launching a friendly barrage of rockets at our soldiers. Nothing like some fireworks to light up the whole 'Aman ki Asha' project and bring to light how futile and superficial it all is.
I wonder if the media really believe that their utopian ideas of exchanging a few movies and lighting a couple of candles will change anything at all. Things haven't changed in 60 years, so why should now be any different. Cricket, one of the strongest potential bonds between the people of the two nations has failed miserably in bringing us together, so why should Bollywood be any different.
I wonder what the brave jawan at the border outpost must be thinking when he reads the morning's paper that features large advertisements promoting Indo-Pak peace, as he braces himself for the mext missile strike that may just claim his life that very day.
To clarify, I have nothing against the people of Pakistan. I believe that at heart, they are just like us. After all, there's nothing but a sixty-year-old line that tells the world that they live in a different country. I believe that they want peace and harmony as much as we do, and it is only a small section of their population that disagrees. Unfortunately, that is the section that calls the shots.
As romantic as the idea is, I think the media needs to wake up and smell the coffee here. Until there exists a concerted political effort on both sides, and the leaders of both countries climb down from their high horses, there will never be peace. After all, none of us like nasty neighbors now, do we?
I wonder if the media really believe that their utopian ideas of exchanging a few movies and lighting a couple of candles will change anything at all. Things haven't changed in 60 years, so why should now be any different. Cricket, one of the strongest potential bonds between the people of the two nations has failed miserably in bringing us together, so why should Bollywood be any different.
I wonder what the brave jawan at the border outpost must be thinking when he reads the morning's paper that features large advertisements promoting Indo-Pak peace, as he braces himself for the mext missile strike that may just claim his life that very day.
To clarify, I have nothing against the people of Pakistan. I believe that at heart, they are just like us. After all, there's nothing but a sixty-year-old line that tells the world that they live in a different country. I believe that they want peace and harmony as much as we do, and it is only a small section of their population that disagrees. Unfortunately, that is the section that calls the shots.
As romantic as the idea is, I think the media needs to wake up and smell the coffee here. Until there exists a concerted political effort on both sides, and the leaders of both countries climb down from their high horses, there will never be peace. After all, none of us like nasty neighbors now, do we?
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