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There was a bit of disappointment by some of us in the Commonwealth when India was partitioned.

But in retrospect, it is perhaps fortunate.

India does not have Pakistan and Bangladesh as festering sores within its body politic.

1 posted on 08/12/2007 6:22:04 AM PDT by Clive
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Salim Mansur ping.


2 posted on 08/12/2007 6:22:28 AM PDT by Clive
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To: Clive

“India does not have Pakistan and Bangladesh as festering sores within its body politic.”

Ofourse it does.


3 posted on 08/12/2007 6:45:44 AM PDT by Gengis Khan
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“There was a bit of disappointment by some of us in the Commonwealth when India was partitioned. But in retrospect, it is perhaps fortunate. India does not have Pakistan and Bangladesh as festering sores within its body politic.”

Do you see a commonality with the situation in Iraq? It would be “easy” in many ways to partition Iraq, and then let each partition then form its own alliances and government.

India benefited from decades of British parliamentary rule before independence. Iraq didn’t have self rule for centuries (Turks, etc) before they got independence, and obviously they’ve struggled to rule themselves.


5 posted on 08/12/2007 6:57:07 AM PDT by TWohlford
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To: Clive

Why don’t they have Halloween in India?

They got rid of the Ghandi!


24 posted on 08/13/2007 7:54:22 AM PDT by HitmanLV ("Lord, give me chastity and temperance, but not now." - St. Augustine)
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Asia pinglist ping.


27 posted on 08/14/2007 12:41:47 AM PDT by Jedi Master Pikachu ( What is your take on Acts 15:20 (abstaining from blood) about eating meat? Could you freepmail?)
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To: Clive
"Here, all faith traditions have found a home and received respect"

There is still discrimination against Christians and Muslims, at least, and adherents of the religion of the majority still discriminate against fellow followers of their religion because they are from a 'lower caste.'

India still has a sort of 'non-aligned' stance to foreign relations--which isn't necessarily a bad thing for India.
The United States should take notice and not get entangled in the many mutual defense treaties the nation is currently member to.

28 posted on 08/14/2007 12:49:32 AM PDT by Jedi Master Pikachu ( What is your take on Acts 15:20 (abstaining from blood) about eating meat? Could you freepmail?)
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Muhammad Ali Jinnah ping.

Calling Mr. Gandhi.

34 posted on 08/14/2007 4:12:17 AM PDT by MrBambaLaMamba (F' Akalla - D' Ethtislam)
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