what should be done?
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The public sphere's general opinion is that the Indian government should take part in sending financial aid to individual Hindu families in Pakistan, as most Hindu families are unable to afford a trip to India, where Hinduism is largely accepted. Even though this solution seems fairly reasonable as its incentive is definitely directed towards helping the HIndus in Pakistan escape religious prosecution, we don't consider this solution neither realistic nor practical, since it only serves as a short - term relief for certain Hindu families; it does not attack the core problem that leads to these issues. Not only that, Hindu families are widely spread throughout Pakistan in relatively small numbers, so it is highly unlikely that the financial aiding would be able to reach such minorities.
Therefore, we came up of a broader, yet more effective solution that we thought would solve the core of the issue, which is the worsening relationship between the Muslims and the Hindus and the Muslims. Taking into consideration that the Muslims have good relationships with religions like Christianity and Judaism due to their similarities of monotheism, we think the very first step for reconciliation would be that the Indian government take initiative to emphasize to the Pakistan government the similarities of values between Hinduism and Islam to suggest the fact that there is definitely potential for the two religions to have good relationship. For instance, the third pillar of the 5 pillars of Islam says that Muslims should be eager to help the poor. This not only enforces the fact that the Muslims should be eager to help poor Hindus in Pakistan, but also ties in with the Hindu's belief of karma, as karma states that one's good and bad deeds always are returned back. Introducing the concept of karma would encourage Muslims to refrain from further prosecution of Hindus in Pakistan, while also showing that both Muslims and Hindu emphasize moral character. This could then lead onto the conclusion that Muslims and Hindus should work on cooperating with each other to maintain their values of moral character.
After the realization that both religions are closely connected and that they are capable of cooperating with each other on this issue, then that would be the time where the Indian government and the Pakistan government would cooperate to make Hindus more accepted in Pakistan. Because reconciliation is a gradual change, it is possible that Muslims in Pakistan would be unwilling to support the Hindus just yet. If that is the case, the Pakistan government an the Indian government can work to transfer the Hindus to India where they can freely practice their religion. Like this, the two government would be able to come up of a wide range of solutions if they learn to work together and cooperate; therefore, we believe such negotiation is crucial.
Therefore, we came up of a broader, yet more effective solution that we thought would solve the core of the issue, which is the worsening relationship between the Muslims and the Hindus and the Muslims. Taking into consideration that the Muslims have good relationships with religions like Christianity and Judaism due to their similarities of monotheism, we think the very first step for reconciliation would be that the Indian government take initiative to emphasize to the Pakistan government the similarities of values between Hinduism and Islam to suggest the fact that there is definitely potential for the two religions to have good relationship. For instance, the third pillar of the 5 pillars of Islam says that Muslims should be eager to help the poor. This not only enforces the fact that the Muslims should be eager to help poor Hindus in Pakistan, but also ties in with the Hindu's belief of karma, as karma states that one's good and bad deeds always are returned back. Introducing the concept of karma would encourage Muslims to refrain from further prosecution of Hindus in Pakistan, while also showing that both Muslims and Hindu emphasize moral character. This could then lead onto the conclusion that Muslims and Hindus should work on cooperating with each other to maintain their values of moral character.
After the realization that both religions are closely connected and that they are capable of cooperating with each other on this issue, then that would be the time where the Indian government and the Pakistan government would cooperate to make Hindus more accepted in Pakistan. Because reconciliation is a gradual change, it is possible that Muslims in Pakistan would be unwilling to support the Hindus just yet. If that is the case, the Pakistan government an the Indian government can work to transfer the Hindus to India where they can freely practice their religion. Like this, the two government would be able to come up of a wide range of solutions if they learn to work together and cooperate; therefore, we believe such negotiation is crucial.