Had a limited understanding of the Pakistan/India turmoil...

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On Amanpour tonite:

https://www.pbs.org/wnet/amanpour-and-company/video/imran-khan-situation-kashmir-xfx8ay/

[Ilsa]

1. I thought this was an excellent book:

Midnight's Furies: The Deadly Legacy of India's Partition is a non-fiction book by Nisid Hajari, published in 2015 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. The book chronicles the partition of India and the riots and other violence that followed. It was the 2016 recipient of the Colby Award. Wikipedia

Originally published: June 9, 2015
Award: Colby Award
Genre: History
ISBN: 9780547669212
OCLC: 885225559

It begins with the last two viceroys, then how Jennah, Ghandhi, and Nehru executed the partitioning. I think the lesson from it is that it never should have been done.

[sprinkleeninow]

4. I appreciate your recommendation. The PM of Pakistan laid out his dire apprehension of what could

materialize. Potential incendiary conflicts there and not even considering Iran. That one looks like on the back burner, for now anyway.

Troubles my soul.

[LeftInTX]

2. India was hastily partitioned by the British and that is one reason there were so many problems.

OTOH...I don't know how it would affect today. Jenneh had more support of the British (mainly because the Muslims had been more supportive of the British) Jenneh wanted an Islamic nation, hence the partition based on religion. Then during partition it happened very quickly. Overnight, Hindus and Sikhs left Pakistan and Muslims left India. Many people died because there were millions of people moving and the infrastructure wasn't there.

Did you know that Pakistan is actually an acronym?
"P" for Punjab
"A" for Afghania (now known as Khyber Pakhtunkhwa)
"K" for Kashmir
"S" for Sindh
"Tan" for Balochistan; thus forming "Pakistan


Here's a documentary

[sprinkleeninow]

5. There it is. Religious factions creating conflict. So unfortunate and lamentable.

The acronym--learned another new thing tonite!

[Ilsa]

7. Ding ding ding! I knew that!

It was mentioned in the book I referenced above.

[LeftInTX]

3. Kashmir is primarily a wilderness area (Located in the Himalayas)

I think when India was partitioned not much thought was given to Kashmir because it was so remote. As the years passed and technology improved the area became an area of conflict.

Movies used to be filmed up there, but by the 80s they started doing winter scenes in Switzerland.

To give you an idea of the climate here is a song from 1961. The actor Shammi Kapoor is a Hindu whose parent's came from Pakistan. He just has the misfortune of looking like Ted Cruz..LOL

Enjoy!

[sprinkleeninow]

6. Oy! The video. Them kooky kiddos. I had eyes for the deer/antelope/gazelle

whatever it be. A cutie! 🦌

[Ilsa]

8. That man's dancing reminds me of a Martin Short character. nt

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9. I really must say! nt

[Ilsa]

10. LOL. Comic genius! nt

[tblue37]

11. Ed Grimley was a great character:

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13. 😄