Pakistan – British Raj’s worst political mistake

The British could have insisted on keeping India together but instead they did everything diplomatically possible to partition India. In fact after granting independence they continued to support Pakistan against India in almost every sphere of international politics.   
The British did not realise how short sighted and self-destructive policy of creation of Pakistan could prove to be. Even today they do not understand Muslim psychology and Islamic theology and hence they have been facing continual military insurgency and terrorism. Pakistan is now the safe haven for the Taliban and al Qaeda. Osama bin Laden was living in Abbotabad among Pakistani elites and conducting international terrorism from there. Yet the Pakistani authority of all descriptions always claimed he was not in Pakistan.
About three-quarters of terrorism and anti-UK activities either stem from Pakistan or carried out by people of Pakistani origin. Besides people involved in grooming hundreds and hundreds of young girls in the UK for rape are mostly of Pakistani origin. The most unfortunate fact is that the British still don’t realise the folly of British Raj.
Dr Jatindra Saha
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