LordOfTheUnderworlds
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Frequently we read news about plight of Pakistani (mainly Hindu) refugees in India, about stranded Biharis in Bangladesh or sometimes some Indian Muslim illegally crossing into Pakistan.
Why can't they legally migrate to their country of choice in dignified manner? Why did India and Pakistan stop this process abruptly?
What is wrong if some Indian Muslim likes Pakistan more than India and want to immigrate there or Pakistani non-Muslim wants to embrace Indian citizenship. Why is it considered a taboo? Why the process always has to be violent/ bitter? Pakistan is already a reality. We officially recognize it as a nation. Partition of India is a reality we have officially accepted. If we accept creation Pakistan as a separate nation, population exchange must be considered as inseparable part of the process. And this can not be a one off event but should be a permanent constitutional right.
Pakistan was not created with consent of each and every citizen. Why should Indian identity be forced on someone who considers himself Pakistani, or Bangladeshi identity forced on some Urdu speaker who considers himself Pakistani, or Pakistani identity forced on some Hindu/Sikh/ Buddhist just because his ancestors could not migrate immediately for whatever personal reason? Is this not a gross violation of Human rights?
Especially in case of Pakistani non-Muslims, they have been Indians for thousands of years; Pakistan was not created with their permission. Then how cruel is to ask them to give up their identity against their will. Why should they beg governments and bureaucracy for citizenship? It must be considered their natural right and obligation of government to provide it.
Same for those Muslims who consider themselves descendants of central Asians and Arabs and don't like to be called Indians. Pakistan is created as a new homeland for such people. Whether one likes it or not it is reality and it is their natural right to choose and we must respect their choice instead of being judgmental.
There should be a simple and smooth legal mechanism for immigration Indian Muslims (and Bangladeshis) to Pakistan and Pakistani non-Muslims to India if they choose to do so at any point in future. This could help to avoid a lot of internal conflicts for both the nations.
Why can't they legally migrate to their country of choice in dignified manner? Why did India and Pakistan stop this process abruptly?
What is wrong if some Indian Muslim likes Pakistan more than India and want to immigrate there or Pakistani non-Muslim wants to embrace Indian citizenship. Why is it considered a taboo? Why the process always has to be violent/ bitter? Pakistan is already a reality. We officially recognize it as a nation. Partition of India is a reality we have officially accepted. If we accept creation Pakistan as a separate nation, population exchange must be considered as inseparable part of the process. And this can not be a one off event but should be a permanent constitutional right.
Pakistan was not created with consent of each and every citizen. Why should Indian identity be forced on someone who considers himself Pakistani, or Bangladeshi identity forced on some Urdu speaker who considers himself Pakistani, or Pakistani identity forced on some Hindu/Sikh/ Buddhist just because his ancestors could not migrate immediately for whatever personal reason? Is this not a gross violation of Human rights?
Especially in case of Pakistani non-Muslims, they have been Indians for thousands of years; Pakistan was not created with their permission. Then how cruel is to ask them to give up their identity against their will. Why should they beg governments and bureaucracy for citizenship? It must be considered their natural right and obligation of government to provide it.
Same for those Muslims who consider themselves descendants of central Asians and Arabs and don't like to be called Indians. Pakistan is created as a new homeland for such people. Whether one likes it or not it is reality and it is their natural right to choose and we must respect their choice instead of being judgmental.
There should be a simple and smooth legal mechanism for immigration Indian Muslims (and Bangladeshis) to Pakistan and Pakistani non-Muslims to India if they choose to do so at any point in future. This could help to avoid a lot of internal conflicts for both the nations.