India is my country and all Indians are my brothers and sisters.. OK

The National Pledge is an oath of allegiance to the Republic of India. It is commonly recited by Indians in unison at public events, especially in schools, and during the Independence Day and Republic Day Celebrations. It is commonly found printed in the opening pages of school textbooks.

Do you know how the Pledge starts? “India is my country and all Indians are my brothers and sisters….”

Map #1 Shows India before the Indian Independence. There is not a country called Pakistan. We were one.

India was my country and all Indians were my brothers and sisters.

Map #2 Shows India after the Indian Independence in 1947. There is a country called Pakistan. Merely created on the basis of "religious demographics".

The partition of India was set forth in the Indian Independence Act 1947 and resulted in the dissolution of the British Indian Empire and the end of the British Raj. It resulted in a struggle between the newly constituted states of India and Pakistan and displaced up to 12.5 million people with estimates of loss of life varying from several hundred thousand to a million (most estimates of the numbers of people who crossed the boundaries between India and Pakistan in 1947 range between 10 and 12 million). The violent nature of the partition created an atmosphere of mutual hostility and suspicion between India and Pakistan that plagues their relationship to this day.

So, enemies is what we have been trained to call them. We wage war against that same piece of land which was once united and we are proud.

But, “India is my country and all Indians are my brothers and sisters….”

Map #3 Shows the current image of India. Shocking, that half of Kashmir is not part if India anymore. What are we seeing? What are these items – Kashmir controlled by Pakistan; Area ceded by Pakistan to China but Claimed by India; Area held by china claimed by India; Disputed areas and Line of control!!

With all these Political developments, one thing is clear. We have been wasting Natural resources for about 60 years now, by not putting the best use of it. Nobody takes it we only fight. Upon that, we spend Millions of money for the artillery, war and all the killing.

But, “India is my country and all Indians are my brothers and sisters….”