Not too long ago, there was a time when even Pakistan’s younger generation quietly wondered: was the Two-Nation Theory necessary? Was Partition truly the only way forward? Could Hindus and Muslims have coexisted peacefully under one democratic roof? We questioned history. We debated ideology. We dreamt of regional harmony. But today, after everything India has done, that doubt is no longer ours to carry. The Two-Nation Theory wasn’t just justified, it was prophetic.
The very foundation of Pakistan was based on the idea that Muslims and Hindus are two distinct nations, with separate religions, cultures, values, and visions for the future. In 1947, Muhammad Ali Jinnah didn’t call for a new country because he hated Hindus – he called for Pakistan because history had taught us that coexistence with a majority that refuses to accept you is not unity, it is erasure. And now, in 2025, with the resurgence of Hindutva ideology, hate crimes against Muslims, and open RSS glorification, that truth is screaming louder than ever. Narendra Modi, India’s sitting prime minister was once a full-time member of the RSS, a paramilitary Hindu nationalist organization whose founding leaders admired Hitler’s methods of racial purity. Let that sink in. The very man who leads the world’s largest democracy is a product of a group that believes in religious supremacy and violently rejects the idea of Muslim equality. The same RSS was responsible for grooming Nathuram Godse, the man who killed Mahatma Gandhi, and today in India, that assassin is worshipped by many.
This is not an isolated political phase. It is the foundation of modern India. More than 60% of BJP leadership has direct ties to the RSS. The 200 million Muslims in India are being slowly pushed into political invisibility. The Citizenship Amendment Act, the demolition of Muslim homes in the name of bulldozer justice, the Delhi riots, and the lynching over beef – these aren’t policies; they’re tactics of fear and cleansing. India’s institutions from judiciary to media have become tools of soft tyranny.
India cannot digest the fact that Pakistan walked away. That we got independence, built our identity, and survived right under their nose. Their frustration is not about what we are it’s about what they failed to stop us from becoming. They call us terrorists, but it was India who never came to terms with our freedom.
Even independent analysts confirmed the losses India tried so hard to deny.
India has also consistently tried to divide Pakistan from within. From backing separatist movements to allegedly funding instability in Balochistan, and giving safe haven to figures hostile to Pakistan’s integrity, their actions show a long-term obsession with breaking us into pieces. Kulbhushan Jadhav a serving Indian Navy officer was caught operating in Pakistan as a spy, openly admitting his role in fomenting unrest. These aren’t isolated incidents. These are strategies. And all the while, India continues to scream one word across the world: terrorism. Against who? Pakistan. A country that is one-third its size, with one-tenth its budget, and a fraction of its international backing. Despite this, Pakistan lives rent-free in India’s political speeches, newsrooms, films, and military strategy. Over 70% of content in Indian news related to Pakistan is negative. Bollywood continues to churn out hyper-nationalist movies where Muslims are villains and Pakistan is always the enemy.
But what truly exposes India’s obsession is its behaviour during conflict. Most recently, on the night of May 7th 2025, India initiated aggression at the border once again, it launched an attack on Pakistan Administered Kashmir, attempting to provoke Pakistan into silence. Instead, Pakistan Army and Pak Air Force responded not with chaos, but with clarity. Our J-10C jets took down Indian Rafales in a direct engagement. According to ISPR reports, two Rafales were downed, one crashing into Indian Territory and another falling near the Line of Control. India, humiliated, immediately began contacting the United States for a ceasefire when Pakistan started attacking after 3 days of unprovoked Indian agitation on Pakistani soil, Pakistan had no choice but to strike back. And when it did, it did so with precision and power. And yet again, India resorted to psychological warfare, spreading fake videos, recycled footage, and false claims of victory. But the world saw through it. Even independent analysts confirmed the losses India tried so hard to deny.
The facts are unavoidable. India’s defense budget stands at over $82 billion, while Pakistan’s is under $10 billion. India has 1.4 billion people, Pakistan just 240 million. India possesses over 4,200 aircrafts, 14 submarines, and a navy three times larger and yet, it trembles at the very idea of Pakistan responding with strength. That’s not strategy. That’s insecurity dressed as nationalism.
India, which keeps accusing Pakistan of warmongering, conveniently forgets how often it has crossed red lines first from surgical strikes fiction to the failed Balakot narrative, and now the recent escalations, where India attacked first, only to retreat into diplomatic backchannels when faced with Pakistan’s mature and calculated defense. They wanted a show, but weren’t prepared for a response. Pakistan’s restraint, despite capability, is mistaken for weakness and that’s their biggest miscalculation.
And looming above it all is Kashmir a land soaked in blood and betrayal. Over 700,000 Indian troops patrol the most militarized region in the world. More than 95,000 Kashmiris have lost their lives since 1947. Women have been raped, children orphaned, entire towns locked down. Despite multiple UN resolutions calling for a plebiscite, India refuses to give Kashmiris their right to decide. Why? Because it fears their answer.
In 2019, India unilaterally stripped Kashmir of its special autonomous status under Article 370, further tightening its grip on the valley. Since then, the region has witnessed an information blackout, thousands of arrests, and a visible demographic change attempt, all while the world watches in silence. This illegal move not only violated international law but also exposed India’s disregard for its own constitution. India mocks Pakistan’s existence, but is obsessed with Pakistan’s decisions. It calls us terrorists, but elects extremists to power. It claims moral high ground, but supports the very ideology that murdered its own founding father. The frustration over Partition still burns in India’s political heart, not because we left, but because we survived. They expected Pakistan to collapse. Instead, it stood, it bled, it built, and it rose. And that’s something their arrogance cannot accept.
Yes, we understand India’s hatred toward Pakistan. That’s expected from a rival. What we don’t understand is their obsession with undoing Partition, the very choice they agreed to in 1947. If they truly believed in democracy, they would respect our independence. But instead, they wage disinformation wars, fund insurgencies, and try to rewrite history. Pakistan and India could have lived like normal, separate nations, the way other divided states coexist. But India’s refusal to let go, its addiction to dominance, and its inability to accept Muslim sovereignty made that impossible. It is time for the world to wake up. Kashmir must be resolved. Pakistan must be given what was unjustly denied. And India must be told that the age of colonial arrogance is over.
We were taught to question everything. And we did. But now, one truth is crystal clear: the Two-Nation Theory wasn’t a mistake it was our only way out.
Let the two very different nations finally go their separate ways, with justice, peace, and pride before another war writes a chapter too dark to rewrite.
The writer tweets @xee_que