I get to visit India about once a year and spend quite a bit of time there. In my conversations, Pakistan rarely comes up. What is there to talk about Pakistan anyway, unless there is a cricket match between the two countries which doesn't happen very often now. Even on media I can't remember any mention of Pakistan.
The idea that Indians are obsessed with Pakistan doesn't seem to have a minimal touch with reality. But leaving aside my personal experiences, I decided to try to do an objective test. I looked at the 4 leading Indian newspapers and the 4 leading Pakistani newspapers (according to PakWired) for mention of the other country.
https://www.hindustantimes.com/
https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/
http://indianexpress.com/
http://www.thehindu.com/
https://www.dawn.com/
https://www.thenews.com.pk/
https://dailytimes.com.pk/
https://nation.com.pk/
Front pagers of Indian newspapers have a total of 5 mentions of Pakistan from about 250 (rough guess) articles.
"Pakistan hockey hero Mansoor Ahmed seeks heart transplant in India" (HT)
"Bikini pics of Pakistani model go viral" (TOI)
"Modi-Xi meet: China reassures Pakistan on ties" (TOI)
"You need strong arms, not smooth arms, on a sports field': former Pakistani cricket captain Sana Mir to young girls" (IE)
"Pakistan hockey hero Mansoor Ahmed seeks heart transplant in India" (TH)
Front pagers of Pakistani newspapers have a total of 16 mentions of India from about 160 (rough guess again, the Pakistani newspapers seem to have fewer articles on their front pages).
"The Modi regime’s intolerance of political opposition and its cavalier attitude is killing Indian democracy" x 2 Neg (Dawn)
"Online myth busters fight tide of fake news in India" Neg (Dawn)
"Ailing Hockey hero Mansoor Ahmed seeks New Delhi's permission for heart transplant in India" (Dawn)
"What India owes to Nehru" Neg (Dawn)
"Indian VP shoots down opposition's impeachment motion against chief justice" (Dawn)
"EXHIBITION: A CONTEMPORARY AWAKENING: An exhibition places the margins of miniature at the centre to give the genre an impetus to grow in India" (Dawn)
"Indian Air Force exercise and its objectives" Headliner Neg (TheNews)
"Leading Indian activist says BJP ideology believes in raping Muslim women" Neg (TheNews)
"Pakistan hockey hero Mansoor Ahmed seeks heart transplant in India" (TheNews)
"Indian filmmaker reveals why Bollywood has not had its #MeToo moment yet" (TheNews)
"Hindu right wing and Jawaharlal Nehru" x 2 Neg (DT)
"Mulasthana’s doomsday — horrors of the 1965 war" (DT)
"Hurriyat calls on India to hold Kashmir talks with Pakistan"(TN)
"MODI DON'T DISTURB 'SURGICAL STRIKES' IN PROGRESS NARINDER MODI" Neg (TN)
So we have 2% of front page articles in Indian newspapers about Pakistan compared to about 10% in Pakistani newspapers about India. It is not even close.
Also, I have marked the articles which have negative news about a country by "Neg". 0% of Indian articles about Pakistan are negative whereas 56.25 (9/16) articles about India are negative in Pakistani newspapers.
Pakistan's obsession about India, and Pakistanis' belief that India negatively obsesses about them has a negative effect on Pakistan. You need to maintain a minimal touch with reality.
Here are snapshots of the top portions of the newpapers' frontpages. Note especially the crazy TheNews.
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