Independence Day Speech

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Each Independence Day our Prime Minister and Pakistan's PM talk a lot about security, fighting terrorism and fruitful dialogue. Historically, it has only gotten worse. Day by day the blame game has become a mere excuse to get away from the responsibility of having to end this.

Exchange of dossiers does not seem to end. It is even more difficult to imagine the reason behind Pakistan's inaction when all evidence is in plain sight. It's like they (and we) are saying, "Yes I have pulled the trigger, but I don't know where the bullet had gone."

And what exactly is India waiting for? Are we still waiting for the day when Pakistan will admit openly that they are the culprits and every attack has been executed from their soil? If this is what we are waiting for then we might as well be ready to face another 26/11 soon. It might be an ego issue for Pakistan to accept their fault, but it is also not doing enough to rein terrorism in on its own soil.

Recently India signed FTA with ASEAN, of which Pakistan is also a part. This is a welcome move by India. This move will definitely be a boost for India and other countries to grow their economies. But at the same time both the countries should do their best to ensure that terrorism doesn't spoil things.

We all agree that it's a competitive world. But we can't compete if we don't survive, can we?

This reminds me of a story. There was some dispute between the frogs living in a well. The king of frogs decided to bring a snake in to kill his enemies. He made all the arrangements for the snake inside the wall. The snake took care of the king's enemies. Soon all his enemy frogs were killed. Now the king frog asked the snake to leave since everything was as he wanted. But the snake now started demanding more frogs and the King frog had to sacrifice his own family members. A time soon came when king frog ended up alone in the well with only the snake for company.

This small story has a lesson for both our countries. We need to understand the importance of fighting together, not each other. Only then will the speech made during Independence Day actually mean anything.