The New Nation - Internet Edition

India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Kashmir, Palestine and Israel! How far can we compare and contrast between India and Palestine?

Long after 190 years of British colonial rule India was divided into two separate independent states under 'two nations' theory i) India for the Hindus and ii) Pakistan for the Muslims.

India and Pakistan achieved independence in 1947.

Thirty-four years after British rule (During World War I the British forces invaded and conquered the Turkish Muslim Ottoman Empire in the Middle East including Palestine) in Palestine, Palestine was divided into two independent states i) Palestine for the Arab Muslims and ii) Israel for the Jews.

When India and Pakistan became two separate independent states in 1947 Bangladesh, (former East Pakistan)/ East Bengal legally and constitutionally became the part and parcel of Pakistan under 'two nations theory'.

But Pakistan ruled former East Pakistan/East Bengal, now Bangladesh like a colony.

The people of former East Pakistan/East Bengal, now Bangladesh protested and demanded their rights, subsequently jumped into the War of Liberation and won their Independence after 24 years of Pakistani colonial rule in 1971.

India on the other hand in violation of 'two nations theory' claimed, illegally and forcefully occupied Kashmir against the wishes of the majority Muslims of Kashmir.

If Bangladesh can achieve independence from Pakistan in 1971, If Israel can become an independent state in 1948, why Palestine is deprived of independence for last 60 years and Kashmir is bereft of independence for last 61 years?

Israel in collaboration with USA is carrying out reign of terror in Palestine and India is carrying out reign of terror in Kashmir.

How and when Palestine and Kashmir would achieve independence?

How and when the international terrorism would come to an end?

O.H. Kabir

Dhaka