Hi RKN I am a bit unclear about what exactly you are saying on the issue of the birth of India and Pakistan. True, huge India is quite difficult to govern but I take pride in its success with democracy against impossible odds.
My criticism of Britain is that she wanted one India as long as she was in control. It is only when it came to Mountbatten, towards the end of the Raj, that he talked of "many Indias" It was his dubious rationale for Pakistan but has always reminded me of the 'Red Indian' saying..."white man speaks with forked tongue." Regards Cornel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gabe Menezes" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Goa's premiere mailing list, estb. 1994!" <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, July 18, 2006 11:02 PM Subject: Re: [Goanet] Goanet as learning instrument > On 18/07/06, Radhakrishnan Nair <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> <<Cornel wrote: Once again, I have been very critical of Britain >> initiating the split to maintain its toe-hold in the sub-continent. A >> secular big India was infinitely preferrable to me than a religious >> based Pakistan split from India.>> >> >> It's not irrational to believe that an undivided India would have been >> untenable on many counts: too big and ungovernable with too many pulls >> and pressures -- not to speak of the sectarian violence and even civil >> wars that are all too conceivable. True secularism and democracy are >> unpalatable concepts to vast sections of the South Asian population. >> >> -- RKN > > > RESPONSE: Yes we should follow the Singapore model and ask for a Goa > plebiscite, on whether we want to be independent of India, no? > > This would fulfill the promise made eons ago!! > -- > DEV BOREM KORUM. > > Gabe Menezes. > London, England > _______________________________________________ > Goanet mailing list > [email protected] > http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org > _______________________________________________ Goanet mailing list [email protected] http://lists.goanet.org/listinfo.cgi/goanet-goanet.org
