Bhaag Viru Bhaag
Senior Test Player
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- Aug 20, 2013
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Pakistan's downfall both as a nation and in cricket began after the 9/11 attacks in the U.S. Their decision to fight America's war took a heavy toll on the country.Not true actually. Pakistan was actually doing better than India for the first couple of decades following partition, but after the decision to throw their lot in with the Americans they have gone steadily downhill. Gen Zia's attempts to mix religion with politics was another disaster, and if India had BJP in power during the early days, you would have seen a similar trajectory in India. You were lucky that Nehru was smart enough to follow his Anglophile instincts and teach English in the schools, were it not for the language advantage, India's use as a service industry would negligible.
Pakistan is still trying to extricate itself from the mess it has made. You could argue they have mostly bodged it, but there is nothing to be gained by picking fights with India.
For hindutva however, picking fights with Islamic Pakistan is just a vote winner through and through.
On the other hand, India's decline began in 2014 when it gained "freedom" under Shri Jumlendra Modi, and it's been spiraling downward ever since along with the nation's collective IQ.
