Why is it this type of violence in not happening in India and Bangladesh?

Question

Of late, Pakistan seems to be plagued by violence and fanatism. This is depicted in the assassination of Benazir Bhutto recently.

Why is it the same is not happening in neighbouring India and
Bangladesh? Are they not neighbours?

Of course, I must add India did ever experience some violence. But they are not so rampant as in Pakistan. Lately, there had been no reports of violence there.

What made Pakistan so different?

Answer 1

The people in Bangladesh are seperated from Pakistan. This area is not connected to Pakistan therefore no influence of hatred.

Answer 2

India and Bangladesh are two entire different countries from Pakistan. Nothing directly happens to them because of the events in Pakistan. But among them India does always watches the situation in Pakistan as these countries have fought three wars. Other then that the case of Pakistan is entirely different.

Answer 3

I'm a Bangladeshi and Muslim too who had the opportunity to live and get my education in Pakistan upto 1973 when I got repatriated to my home country. I have visited India thrice and came to realise the following differences those may partly answer your question:

Firstly, I think that the Indians are more or less better "educated" in terms of percentage of literacy and showing their desire to respect democracy and its allied institutions than the other two countries people (Pakistan & Bangladesh). This makes the Indians less hostile and little more modest to harm others so violently.

Exceptions are evident in India too if we consider that their leaders had to take similar fate of what we saw in Pakistan’s Benezir Bhutto's assassination episode. Like Mohandas Gandhi in 1948, P.M. Indira Gandhi in 1984 and her son P.M. Rajiv Gandhi in 1991. In Bangladesh our tow Presidents died similar deaths, first Sheikh Mujibur Rahman in 1975 and then General Ziaur Rahman in 1981.

Secondly, the religious zealots are more prevalent in Pakistan than in India and Bangladesh, though the later have Shiv Sena and Chhatra Shibir fanatics who would die for any ‘cause’ if properly implanted in their psyche by their misguided leaders.

Thirdly, the Indians are more ‘earthly’ people being follower of Hinduism, as against the Muslims in Pakistan who believe in afterlife rewards and the zest of martyrdom can easily be implanted in the illiterate minds easily. See what is happening in Iraq and Afghanistan. Even among the Muslim sects in Pakistan you would find that Shia and Sunni are fighting each other violently.

But we in Bangladesh are fortunate that we have about 85% Muslims, 10% Hindus and about 5% Buddhists, Christians and Animist combined living side by side with Muslims peacefully for hundreds of years. So, we do not see occurrence of violent riots that one can see in India between their Muslim and Hindu populations.

So, in a way the type of violence that you saw in Pakistan on 27th December 2007 is not ‘foreign’ to India and Bangladesh, may be a bit lesser in the gravity or degree of the bloodsheds.

Answer 4

volence happens in india often and on large scale,gujrat riots,or the riots after demolition of babri masjid ,or the student unrest after reservation policy.

but india and pakistan are quite different,india never supported any militancy and is a successful democracy.while pakistan had been under military rule most of the time.it also harbours lots of fanatic elements.who sometimes hurt their own interest.

bangladesh was a part of pakistan and is plagued by frequent floods and sea storms.life is quite difficult their.

Answer 5

Violence in such areas as Pakistan always occur as a side effect of American influence and intervention in their domestic affairs and politics.

In the case of India - Perhaps the reason lies in the fact that India is not succumbing to becoming an American lapdog, and knows what it wants for its people.

Whilst Bangladesh is so poor to experience American interest. Also, It has nothing in terms of valuable assets for America to covet at this point in time

Answer 6

Because we have been successful at pushing Al-Qaeda and the Taliban into Pakistan, the terrorsits are now there.
No attacks on U.S. soil, Saddam gone, terrorists out of Afghanistan where they operated freely... time to reflect on and be grateful for what the Bush administration has done for national and world security.

Answer 7

brush up on recent history. india is just as threatening a place for women in politics. the gandhi woman recently won an election but did not take up the position for the sake of her and her family's safety. can't say i have ever heard much about bangladesh.

Answer 8

It's because islam is a violence-encouraging religion, despite claims that it is "the religion of peace". The majority of Indians follow the teachings of Ghandi, which are peaceful in fact, not just in rhetoric. It is becoming more and more doubful, given the current fanaticism among islamic nations, if they are, in deed, even civilizable. America has seen numerous criminal assassinations, but they are never followed by rioting in the streets. American rioting is usually caused by criminals protesting legal action against other criminals, or young people looking for a violent outlet for their frustrations. To them, any excuse to destroy property and defy authority is a worthwhile event.

Answer 9

it is you just dont see it on tv or in the news.

Answer 10

who know and who cares......