Why is India so afraid of Pakistan, despite Pakistan
being very small in size when compared to India?
NOTE: I found this topic on Quora.com. I found it funny as well as interesting, so
decided to share it on my blog. I don’t
know who posted this question, probably the person wanted to be stupid and anonymous
at the same time. ヅ シ
Here
are some answers by Quorans to this question.
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Answer by: Ashish
Redhu
Because among other things in the world, a stupid neighbor
is also a dangerous thing.
And to prove Pakistan is stupid, read this: On 6th December,
1971, Pakistan air force attacked its own frigate, PNS Zulfikar, thinking it as
an Indian ship.
Answer by: Akshay
Suri
Yesterday morning, when I went out for a walk, a small boy
in the park started throwing stones at me. Physically, I was capable of lifting
and throwing larger stones & bricks at him.But I did not. Was I afraid?
[q1]
Leave stones and objects, I could have slapped or beaten him
But I did not. Was I afraid? [q2]
I went up to him and tried to explain him that he might get
hurt if someone throws stones back at him. But he didn't listen. Knowing that
he is not capable of throwing stones more than a few meters far, I went on
about my business. Was I afraid?[q3]
Sooner or later, the boy would learn his lesson the hard way
that I tried to explain him calmly. Someone, including me might lose his cool
and teach the boy the hard way. But till I don't use force, am I afraid? [q4]
So coming back to the question, Is India afraid of Pakistan?
[q5]
The answer for q1 q2 q3 q4 q5 is same. You decide.
EDIT:
Adding another analogy. Suppose the boy runs out of stones.
He has 2 elder brothers. One of them gives boy stones in exchange of his
candies and the other brother gives the boy stones on a condition that the boy
will throw some of them at people his brother(s) ask him to. Now the boy may or
may not be able to understand the long term consequence of the deal but he has
accepted stones from both his brothers.
Answer by: Sumeet Kr
Sinha
1) Because in the last 60 odd years, India entered Mars'
orbit, and Pakistan is still trying to enter India.
We are afraid we have a neighbor that refuses to think big
(and in right direction).
2) We are afraid of Pakistan's English. Killer stuff boss!
:p "We condom terrorist
attacks" read one banner in Lahore, and more other places, including a
few tweets.
Your 'condom' for
terrorists has been leaking very bad.
BTW, on a serious note, we want Pakistan to do well and have
good life, good education, good infrastructure and peace in the country. Your
people are also humans and deserve a good social life. Live and let live. Stop
brainwashing your kids and stop being a breeding ground for anti-India
terrorists. We want a peaceful and harmonious neighborhood.
Answer by: Dushyant
Chauhan
Yes we are afraid but in a different way!
A human being is always afraid of a poisonous scorpion.
Though we are much more powerful and bigger than the scorpion as it might kill
us by its venomous bite.
A human being has family to take care of, he or she has
dreams to fulfill and has responsibilities but the scorpion does not have any
such obligations and is a poisonous creature.
Similarly India has dreams:
· To
be an economic powerhouse.
· It
has a dream that one day no Indian will sleep hungry.
·
That every child will go to school one day.
·
That every head will have a roof of it's own.
·
That Medicine will be available to all.
·
That no one will be jobless.
And countless more dreams.
And India is really scared that if that scorpion bites it
all those dreams will be shattered.
India is not scared of the Pakistan but of those many dreams
and promises it has made to it's people that will go waste if something goes
wrong.
We Indians have everything to lose but Pakistan has got
nothing to lose at least seeing the present conditions this can be said.
By the way that "Human Being" has thrashed the
"Scorpion" in 1948, 1965, 1971 and at a place called Kargil.
Answer by: Lokvikyath
Kurugundla
India is not afraid of Pakistan. Let me tell you why India
has never intentionally attacked Pak despite it encouraging Militants and
responsible for many gruesome attacks in India.
Carefully observe all the words. Literally every single word
1) We are not warmongering nation:
Yes we are not. We have ammunition, nuclear weapons and
Ballistic Missiles.
Many of them are home-grown. We have knowledge and
technology to make them ourselves. we dont have to buy like Pak has to.
2) We don't want sanctions to be imposed on our country
This is one of the major things. Russia recently screwed up
their economy coz of Ukraine issue.
We have millions of Indians under poverty line. India has to
feed its children.
Yes, We are sacrificing a few thousands of our soldiers and
civilians to feed millions of others.
3) We have lot of patience
Believe it or not, dictionary might have a word 'india'
instead of patience.
4) We dont want unnecessary blood shed
We have nuclear weapons. In case there is a war between
India and Pak, that might even lead to third World War. There are many nations
who want to side India as well as Pakistan. War will be catastrophic.
Last but not the least, we also want to make day-dreamers
like you to be happy at-least by letting you feel that 'India is afraid of Pak'
Thanks Muhammed Hussain for inputs.
Answered By: Rajiv
Hirur
If your question is rephrased as to why India is not
attacking Pakistan, then this is the answer.
Strategically, India does not consider attacking Pakistan a
worthwhile effort. In fact, India has to gain nothing by attacking Pakistan.
Over the last few decades, India has learnt one thing about Pakistan, it is a
dogs tail. You can't except anything conclusive from Pakistan. They have an
almost failed state internally destabilized by their own terrorists,
politically it is very volatile. No concrete outcome can be expected from them.
Pakistan has nothing to lose by provoking India, they know
that India will never attack Pakistan in a nuclear sense, as India is on the
verge of becoming an economic super power and India can't afford such a war to
dent that effort. So, India mostly kind of ignores Pakistan. Some minor
skirmishes along LOC has no consequence what so ever.
As far as Kashmir is concerned, India knows that giving
Kashmir to Pakistan will not end the issue with Pakistan. The problem with
Pakistan is an ideological one. India is fighting for Kashmir as it is mostly a
buffer state. In fact it is in India's interest not to solve the Kashmir issue,
and Pakistan only aides this by sending in militants.
The relationship between Pakistan and India is that of one
between a barking dog and a man with a bone. When ever the dog barks, we throw
some bones. That's all. We are not afraid!.
Answered by: Rahul Patel
You sir, are on a path to become a great comedian
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Answered by: Anshuman
Ghosh
India is not afraid of Pakistan.
India is afraid of the mentality of people living there and
the work done by them. India is a peace loving country and the fastest growing
economy, whereas Pakistan doesn't even have money to pay for the oil it's
buying. The point is Pakistan is a failed country with lot of anti Indian
players residing in it. India can easily defeat Pakistan but the toll on the
economy and investments will be very large. Pakistan doesn't have anything to
lose, so it doesn't matter to them.
The weapons Pakistan has in it's arsenal are nothing
compared to that India has.
"JF-17 Not As Advanced As LCA, But It Can Drop
Bombs": Nawaz Sharif
As we all know that JF17 is their top rung fighter whereas
for India LCA is a support fighter after MMRCA and sukhois. Same thing can be
said in case other weapons and related technology.
So in case of conventional and also nuclear war, they don't
even have enough power to reach some measure cities.
In case of cyber warfare we hear a lot about hacking and
defacing of government websites by Pakistani hackers, well even if they hack
those website nothing important is available there. India has the largest IT
based workforce. Indian Computer Emergency Response Team is very capable and
have the best people in business with them. They are responsible for protecting
important infrastructures such as national power grid etc. from cyber attack.
Pakistan is still our neighboring country because we are
patient, otherwise we could have easily created several more Bangladesh out of
Pakistan.
P.S: "JF-17 Not As Advanced As LCA, But It Can Drop
Bombs": Nawaz Sharif Nawaz Sharif is their Prime Minister
Answered by: Coyote E
Wile
The only thing balancing the power equation in south Asia is
Pakistan's nuclear capability, but they are deficient in mostly every other
department. so it's just natural for them to intimidate by boasting their
nukes. India on the other hand is much more responsible with its nuclear
arsenal with it's no first use policy.
The International Physicians for the Prevention of Nuclear
War and Physicians for Social Responsibility in their study pointed out that a
nuclear famine resulting from a nuclear war between the south Asian rivals will
put almost 2.3 billion people at risk i.e. it will effect not only India and Pakistan
but the whole south Asia, 1 billion dead and 1.3 billion starving, nobody wants
that. India is not afraid of Pakistan, India is just being more responsible.
Answered by: Woody
Bolt
The Piles Analysis:
Piles feel the entire body is afraid of it despite it's small
size, and keep hurting the body. A simple surgery can remove it, but Body gives
it time to cure by itself. Basically, The Body is not afraid, but instead it
feels sorry for the growth that was once it's own part!
Answered by: Kavish
Dwivedi
I was little puzzled at seeing the question , even annoyed
due to the sheer stubbornness of the question writer. Well, here are my views
which might not be universally true:
·
Are Indians afraid of Pakistanis ?
Big NO. We don't even have time for that. Let's accept
there's far more to our lives than bothering about wars and deaths day in and
day out. I believe majority of the Indians and Pakistanis are more concerned
about their careers, families and studies than to think and ponder over a
useless topic.
·
Are Indians afraid of Pakistani Politicians ?
Big Yes. I personally do think that people in the Pakistan
Politics are bunch of lunatics who come to their offices daily after seeing a
cartoon with their kids and then think of doing the same in the real life (I
wonder if there are really 'Admiral General Aladeen' like characters who would
want a pointed top for their missiles). The same about the Indian Politicians.
Now, by this I don't really mean all of them but majority of them. There might
be lots of good politicians in both the countries but very less that I have
come across.
But why would they do all this ? Money and power. They
obviously want themselves to be in the news because that would make us , the
normal people think that they are too important for us whereas all they have
been doing for years and will be doing further is MONEY and POWER. A politician
or a high ranked officer never dies in the India Pakistan brawl. Its the common
people, the villages, the cities and the day to day economy gets suffered. For
me personally, it wouldn't care if I live in the US or in India . All I want is
a peaceful life where I can do whatever I want and I have all the facilities.
Does that work the same way for Kashmiris ? No. Just because
someone sitting miles away in Islamabad or New Delhi are arguing , lives of
common people are going down to hell.
Answered by: Nitesh
Kumar
It's not fear, its responsibility and caution. There are
several of factors why India doesn't attack Pakistan if that is what you are
implying but I will give you just one side of it.
India is currently one of the fastest growing economy in the
world. That growth comes from a combination of several factors but one of the
prime factors is FDI (Foreign Direct Investment). In 2014-15, FDI in India has
been in upwards of $ 36 billion.
Investors hate uncertainty. Investors hate instability. All
the investment would go up in smoke if investors even get a whiff of a war. And
that investment is getting India to run a marathon and some day win a race.
Answered by: Harikrishnan
Edayalil
I may beg to differ with OP - 'Afraid' may not be the right
term to express the feeling towards Pakistan.
Even all after their nuclear weapons in their arsenal -
India won't be intimidated by Pakistan as an aggressor.
Any given day we have might to suppress an attack by an over
ambitious neighbor.
India is weary of their domestic problems, Islamic
terrorists, unstable governments. India fears for their propaganda of
recruiting young Indians into terror outfits.
India fears loosing the window of opportunity - to emerge as
a global player, to scale new economic heights, to set an example to the world
how people with different religious views co-exist peacefully on her land.
India fears for a neighbor with nuclear weapons which any
time in the future can go to dogs, those nut heads - religious fanatics can
afford to use it on innocent people without any remorse.
India despises Pakistan for the proxy war it have been
waging against India for decades. We don't man our borders for stopping
trespassing , we man it for keeping the filth at bay.
Every year the money which may well could have spend for
eradicating poverty, building infrastructure is spend on defense equipment .
After partition one soul had been split in to two - One is
trying to build is a future for itself, the other one is hell bend on
destroying the former's future.
Yes in a matter of fact India fears - We have everything to
loose but they have none.
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