Lately, I’ve been mulling over things. Maybe it’s the constant barrage of news. Maybe it’s the echo of history. Or maybe, it’s the slow burn of watching the world lose its way — again.
As a citizen of free India, born in a country that fought tooth and nail for its independence and identity, I can’t help but look across the border and feel a strange mix of concern, disbelief, and, yes… pity.
The India-Pakistan Loop: A Broken Record of War Drums
The threat of war between India and Pakistan is nothing new. It’s a tune we’ve all heard before — loud, dramatic, and ultimately tragic. Each time tensions flare, leaders beat their chests, soldiers brace themselves, and ordinary citizens hold their breath.
But this time, something feels different. Not in danger — there’s always that — but in the absurdity of it all.
How is it that in 2025, when the world is racing toward AI revolutions and space exploration, a roomful of so-called grown men in Pakistan’s administrative circles are behaving like unsupervised children? Honestly, if this wasn’t so dangerous, it would be laughable. And it seems even the children on the internet are laughing — turning political rants into memes and mockery.
I almost feel sorry for the people of Pakistan. A people full of potential, resilience, and spirit. But they’ve been saddled with a leadership that seems more interested in emotional manipulation than national progress.
When the Quran Is Misused, the Future Is Betrayed
And this brings me to a deeper heartbreak — one I’ve thought about more often than I wish I had to.
As someone who’s lived in a multicultural India, I’ve known and grown up alongside Muslim brothers and sisters who are warm, intelligent, kind, and devout in the truest sense of the word. But it pains me to see how, in parts of the world — and yes, including within sections of Pakistan — Islam is being hijacked by those who use it not to enlighten, but to control.
The Quran, has been misquoted and misinterpreted by certain self-serving factions for decades. These are not scholars. These are not spiritual leaders. These are opportunists.
Instead of nurturing a generation of readers, thinkers, and innovators, they are handing children guns. Replacing dreams with doctrines. Turning young minds into tools of violence rather than vessels of growth.
It’s criminal. It’s heartbreaking. And it’s not what Islam is.
The real Islam — the one I’ve seen in homes, classrooms, and communities across India — is rooted in peace, learning, and compassion. . To see that legacy twisted into a license for terror is an insult not only to Muslims, but to humanity.
Can the World Intervene? Or Are We Just Watching the Tragedy?
At some point, you have to ask: Where is the global conscience? Can there be intervention — not just politically, but educationally, socially, spiritually?
Or is it already too late?
Because what we are witnessing isn’t just a political failure. It’s a humanitarian one. A spiritual one. And if we keep ignoring it — brushing it off as “just politics” — we are complicit in the loss of yet another generation to ignorance, fear, and hate.
A Final Thought from a Free Indian
We have flaws. We are not perfect. But we are free. We are growing. And we have the courage to look within, even as we defend our borders.
So I write this not with arrogance, but with deep sadness and urgency: Pakistan, your children deserve better. Your future deserves better.
Reclaim your narrative. Reclaim your faith. And for God’s sake, hand your children books, not guns!!!
Because if we fail them today, what kind of world will we leave for them tomorrow?
