India Pakistan cricket tour

The cricket tour is scheduled for Jan 2009 and there have been clouds of uncertainty over it since the shaful terrorist attacks. The Indian administration is reluctant to send its team to the country which is full of such terrorist camps and is the home to many terrorists.

Recently, Pakistani cricketers like Inzamam-ul-Haq and Imran Khan have urged the Indian team to tour. Their only justification is that the Indian players will be safe in Pakistan and the terrorists will never dare to attack cricket else they will lose their popular appeal in masses. (source: http://www.google.com/hostednews/ukpress/article/ALeqM5iRkybItiASL4YmF-urK68gePtGNQ). Another proposal is to have the series in a neutral venue (http://article.wn.com/view/2008/11/29/PCB_chief_urges_India_to_tour_Pakistan_Says_neutral_venue_op/). Again the justificatio is based on the security of the cricketers. Amidst all these futile justifications, these people are missing the main point. India should not tour Pakistan since it is hosting terrorists and still refusing to hand them over to India. It is this reluctance of Pakistan to collaborate against terrorism that is costing it. 

There is no doubt in my mind about Pakistan being a failed state and the proof is that even 60 years after its independence, it has not been able to follow democracy and has been run by military rulers all along. This is a clear indication of the lack of will in the people there. Every nation has a basis behind it which leads to a feeling of nationalism/patriotism in the people. In case of Pakistan, the feeling of nationalism has been replaced by the feeling of hatred against India and that is whatt has been their basis of existence. They claim they're a Muslim country but do they welcome Muslims from India? No. The Muslims who migrated from India at the time of partition are still called kafirs. So does Pakistan want only Muslims born in Pakistan? If yes, they should clearly state that and let this know to the few Muslims in India who still aspire to be in Pakistan and are causing internal strifes in Bharat.

Bharat will continue to be a great state because of the rich history and culture behind its existence. In these circumstances, it becomes all the more important for all Indians to realize this and form a strong society which can repel any cultural invasion.