>The irony is that the land was partitoned off to create a purely Muslim nation, whilst today, more Muslims live in India than in Pakistan, which makes the entire exercise of separation, somewhat redundant and robs Pakistan of its raison d'etre.


It is not only ironic, but possibly counter-productive. I read an interesting opinion piece once that examined ways in which the subcontinent's Mslim community might have been strengthened and its political effectiveness increased had Partition not happened. (Of course, had Partition not happened, I wouldn't be here, or was that another one of the pluses?)


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