TakingITGlobal - Panorama - India Vs. Pakistan

Published on: Jul 12, 2002

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Type: Opinions

https://www.tigweb.org/express/panorama/article.html?ContentID=462

For as long as the world can remember, India and Pakistan have been at war over nothing more than a piece of land called Kashmir. For more than fifty years, hate and rage have been felt on both sides and have been expressed through fatal actions. Violence and death seem almost casual in these countries. In this atmosphere, how are children supposed to successfully grow?
It's time to abolish hate, if just for the benefit of children. Young people in India and Pakistan grow up recognizing only hate and fear. On a daily basis, children are left without parents because their fathers have gone off to fight and never return, adding to the staggering numbers of children with one or fewer parents. How could these kids, living in such hostile societies, not want to get revenge for the deaths of their loved ones? Children as early as five have already undergone training with weapons in the hope that they will grow into killing machines. A solution to this problem is absolutely crucial.
Time is moving on and with these new times come new technologies and fears. In 1998, both India and Pakistan conducted nuclear tests, demonstrating their nuclear capabilities to the world. If the situation grows any more hostile, nuclear war is a definite possibility. According to the US Military, if a bomb is fired, “12 million [people will] immediately die, not including those who die later of radiation sickness.” With this huge problem, how is it possible for a child to pursue his or her dreams of becoming an astronaut; how is it even possible for a child to do something as simple as living a normal life?
Living in the midst of constant warfare, children are forced to sacrifice their childhood in order to show their loyalty to their respective countries. When a child is brought up surrounded by hate, hatred is the only emotion that will come naturally to them. Though there have been many attempts to end this prolonged conflict, none of these have proven successful. When children are taught to hate from a very young age, as adults there isn't a forgiving bone in their bodies. Having this makes it impossible to achieve world peace anytime in the future.
India and Pakistan must stop fighting now. If the problem escalates anymore, the result could be the end of the world. The way to solve this situation: hate has to be eradicated, eventually accomplishing peace. Without peace, there will still be children robbed of their childhood as their clear minds are corrupted by propaganda. Instead of using so much energy to argue and battle, resources should be focused on the children because they're the future and the ones who will determine if this world will end any sooner than it has to.

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by Rachel Moses
Published on: Jul 12, 2002
Topic:
Type: Opinions
https://www.tigweb.org/express/panorama/article.html?ContentID=462


For as long as the world can remember, India and Pakistan have been at war over nothing more than a piece of land called Kashmir. For more than fifty years, hate and rage have been felt on both sides and have been expressed through fatal actions. Violence and death seem almost casual in these countries. In this atmosphere, how are children supposed to successfully grow? It's time to abolish hate, if just for the benefit of children. Young people in India and Pakistan grow up recognizing only hate and fear. On a daily basis, children are left without parents because their fathers have gone off to fight and never return, adding to the staggering numbers of children with one or fewer parents. How could these kids, living in such hostile societies, not want to get revenge for the deaths of their loved ones? Children as early as five have already undergone training with weapons in the hope that they will grow into killing machines. A solution to this problem is absolutely crucial. Time is moving on and with these new times come new technologies and fears. In 1998, both India and Pakistan conducted nuclear tests, demonstrating their nuclear capabilities to the world. If the situation grows any more hostile, nuclear war is a definite possibility. According to the US Military, if a bomb is fired, “12 million [people will] immediately die, not including those who die later of radiation sickness.” With this huge problem, how is it possible for a child to pursue his or her dreams of becoming an astronaut; how is it even possible for a child to do something as simple as living a normal life? Living in the midst of constant warfare, children are forced to sacrifice their childhood in order to show their loyalty to their respective countries. When a child is brought up surrounded by hate, hatred is the only emotion that will come naturally to them. Though there have been many attempts to end this prolonged conflict, none of these have proven successful. When children are taught to hate from a very young age, as adults there isn't a forgiving bone in their bodies. Having this makes it impossible to achieve world peace anytime in the future. India and Pakistan must stop fighting now. If the problem escalates anymore, the result could be the end of the world. The way to solve this situation: hate has to be eradicated, eventually accomplishing peace. Without peace, there will still be children robbed of their childhood as their clear minds are corrupted by propaganda. Instead of using so much energy to argue and battle, resources should be focused on the children because they're the future and the ones who will determine if this world will end any sooner than it has to. « return.