You must be out of your mind, Lapierre. Imagine we coming to gether with the Paki Trecherous Heathen ???? Next you will say that thesun will rise fromthe west and set in the east

Lapierre is living in a fool's paradise.

I do not wish to have India and Pakistan become one nation. Let them be separate, but living in peace with each other. While these two nations are trying to kill each other, the rest of the world is going on their own way to prosperity. How different would things have been if these two settled their quarrels and worked for the well being of their peoples! If only that would happen!

It's a writing on the wall. Pak will limp back to mother India very very soon. I do not fully agree with the above observations, but as I say again-Pak has no option but to fall out of the bad influence (China) / buri sangat/ bure neta etc, and admit it went wrong right from the beginning. Just the matter of time, I would say.

Please, Monsiuer Lapierre, Let Pakistan be Pakistan and not a "child " of my Mother India. Let the Pakistanis understand things like ex-PM Vajpayee said, " India does not want an inch of Pakistani territory" and let them understand that their mother's womb is Islam and India's mother's womb is secular. Indians have never waged a war in the name of Islam. The Pakistanis are in the middle of one with only one victim viz. INDIA. Please, Monsieur educate yourself.

Dominique Lapierre , a French, had idea what he was talking about. India and Pakistan are definitely NOT children of the same mother but DISTANTED NEIGHBOURS JOINED BY A COMMON BORDER…nothing more than that. These Ethnic Europeans have this habit of proclaiming things about us without comprehending the crux of the matter. Being romantic about some things does not qualify Dominique Lapierre into making "Intelligent" remarks. It is high time we stopped regarding foreign authors (about India) with awe. They are mostly hogwash in print. I meet these type of people everyday.

There is nothing 'common'here.They are the descendents of the most barbaric central asian tribes.We are probably the most peaceful people in the world.They think they ruled us for 1000 years(which is utterly false)and would do so again(by making us bleed by 1000/ cuts).Both societies are incompatible hence it is better to have no ties with them.Some journalists and businessmen are trying to patch up without least knowledge of history.In a civilized world,you can't live with a neighbour with a mind set based on treachery and deceipt.

this guy is on ganja, and not insync with the this part of the world. He is only trying to bake a new cake!!

I wish I could believe the author's prediction. Unfortunately, while India and Pakistan are indeed sons of the same mother, Pakistan has long disowned that common mother, and looks to Islam as a mother ( really, father). The whole problem is that Pakistanis do not not see themselves as Indians who converted to Islam, rather they see themselves as Muslims who converted and conquered India.It would be naive to imagine that bonds of history and culture will overcome bonds of religion where Islam is involved. Remember, Pakistanis have always sought to ignore and do away with the common bonds:Common language? Pakistanis don't like to think they speak HindiCommon cuisine? Pakistanis like to think they have a unique 'Mughal' cuisineCommon history? More like us the invaders vs them the infidelsCommon clothes? Hardly, with 'Muslim' style kurtas, topis etcThose Muslims who see India as a common mother are the peaceful Indian muslims. Pakistan was made for those other muslims

Dominique must be highly optimistic person. But dreams do come true. Question is -- are we willing to join? And what's the need to join? I prefer sorting out the problems and live like good neighbours and nothing more. But if we achieve this on blood shed that Pakistan has been causing us, I would prefer to stay away from Pakistan, no ties, no relations.