Kashmir is not the root cause of India-Pakistan conflict : Rajiv Malhotra ----------------------------------------- Article Link: rajivmalhotra/library/articles/root-india-pakistan-conflicts/ ----------------------------------------- It is commonly accepted as an article of faith that Kashmir is the root cause of all problems between India and Pakistan. I disagree with this premise, and wish to demonstrate that the Kashmir issue is itself the result of a deeper root cause, which is a clash of two worldviews: pluralism versus exclusivism. (It must be clarified that neither pluralism nor exclusivism is the same as secularism, because secularism denies the legitimacy of religion, seeing it at best as exotic culture, and at worst, as a scourge. On the other hand, pluralism and exclusivism both recognize and celebrate religion, but in entirely different ways.) Most people fail to recognize that this clash between pluralism and exclusivism does indeed exist. This exposes an intellectual failing and lack of preparation in getting to the root cause of the India-Pakistan conflict. This has repressed the real problem, pushing it into the intellectual basement of the global subconscious, and turning it into the shadow side of humanity. Any genuine attempt to address geopolitical problems must look deeper than examining merely the symptoms of conflict. This essay calls for a paradigm shift in the understanding of the root cause, without which attempts to resolve the Kashmir issue shall fail, or at best bring temporary relief. It concludes by defining the hard question that must be tackled by the world community. Read the complete article at the above mentioned Link.
Posted on: Fri, 10 Oct 2014 14:11:50 +0000
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