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If you prick us, do we not bleed? if you tickle us, do we not laugh? if you poison us, do we not die? and if you wrong us, shall we not revenge?

It's frustrating to watch how easily the world cherry-picks facts to suit its narrative, especially in times of war. Everyone has a moral compass now-until it's inconvenient.

Let's be clear: India and Pakistan haven't exactly been neighborly since the British packed their bags and left behind a fractured subcontinent. But beyond historical baggage, the pain runs deeper. A long, bloody list of terror attacks on Indian soil-executed by groups trained and sheltered in Pakistan-speaks volumes.

Here's a hard-hitting recap-

1993 Bombay Blasts: 257 fatalities

1996 Lajpat Nagar Blast: 13 fatalities

2001 - J&K Assembly Blast: 38 fatalities

2001- Parliament Attack: 9 fatalities. Democracy itself under siege.

2002 - Raghunath Temple Attack: 12 fatalities

2002 - Kurnool Train Crash: 20 fatalities

2002 - Akshardham Attack: 33 fatalities

2003 - Mumbai Bombings: 52 fatalities

2005 Delhi Blasts: 62 fatalities

2006-Varanasi Blasts: 28 fatalities

2006 - Mumbai Train Blasts: 189 lives lost in minutes.

2007 Samjhauta Express Blast: 68 fatalities

2007 - Hyderabad Blasts: 42 fatalities

2008 Jaipur Blasts: 63 fatalities

2008- Ahmedabad Blasts: 56 fatalities

2008 - Mumbai Attacks (26/11): 166 civilians gunned down.

2013 - Patna Bombings: 6 fatalities

2016 Pathankot Attack: 7 fatalities

2019 Pulwama Attack: 40 soldiers martyred.

2025- Pahalgam Attack: 26 or more civilians added to a long list of casualties.

The pattern isn't just coincidence-it's calculated, and often state-enabled.

Now, let's rewind to 1971, when Pakistan unleashed Operation Searchlight to brutally crush the Bengali liberation movement. Universities were turned into execution grounds, and civilian populations were massacred en masse. Millions fled to India. Where was the global outrage then?

India has its own problems-no denying that. It's a nation of contradictions, often struggling with its own diversity. But equating India's counter-terrorism efforts with Israel's approach in Palestine? That's not just wrong-it's lazy.

India doesn't drop bombs to settle ancient scores. It targets camps, not communities. Civilian casualties are tragic and never intended (while Pakistan is straight up bombing schools!). Can the same be said about a state invoking a 2,000-year-old promise to justify modern-day occupation and bombardment?

India's ties with Russia? Historical, strategic-not ideological.

India's cooperation with Israel? Tactical, not theological.

This isn't blind allegiance-it's diplomacy shaped by national interest.

Let's not forget, India was a founding voice of the Non-Aligned Movement. Not neutral out of fear, but out of principle. Sometimes the "Switzerland" way isn't cowardice-it's choosing sanity over slogans.

Pakistan, a state that was carved out in the name of religious identity, has built much of its national narrative on fostering animosity toward Hindus and Sikhs. Its educational curriculum continues to promote distorted and false portrayals of these communities, even misrepresenting the Indian independence movement as solely a "Hindu movement"—an ironic stance given the diverse and inclusive nature of that struggle.

When slogans like "Free Kashmir" are raised, it's important to confront the hypocrisy: it is not India but Pakistan (since 1947) and China (since 1962) that have occupied parts of Kashmir. So before preaching about freedom, it would be more honest for these nations to reflect on their own acts of invasion and territorial aggression.

So yeah, India's military operations were directed specifically at dismantling terrorist infrastructure, not upon innocent civilians or a specific community. Whereas Pakistani army men are busy attending funerals of the same terrorists that were targets of the mission.

As of now, the ceasefire agreed upon by the two countries, that the MAGA guys were taking credit for, was violated by Pakistan, resulting in the deaths of Indian civilians.

So before passing judgment on South Asia's complexities through a Western lens, dig deeper. Learn the region's trauma, its political chessboard, its scars. War is not a scoreboard-it's a catastrophe. And in the end, everyone bleeds, especially those with no stake in the fight.

Stay safe everyone, regardless of which side of the shadow lines you belong to.