The Case for Pakistan as a Civilizational State

[Master Chief]

Ancient India is the Indus region. That is what India meant in ancient times. Land of the Indus region. That's what ancient Greeks called the Indus land.

Modern "India" is not the Indus region; hence not ancient India. Just as Alexander was from Ancient Macedonia, now a Greek province.

He was not from today's Republic of Macedonia, which claims the name.

But unlike self-hating Pakistanis, Greeks are very much proud of their heritage and very protective of it.

Despite being, devout Orthodox Christians, they still acknowledge their pre-Christian ancestors. Same for Italians. Proud Catholics, but proud of their pre-Christian Roman civilization.

Not so for Pakistanis. As a result, another self-loathing population has taken up our identity and heritage.

We should have fought to protect it since our independence. But we still can.

If i may suggest, you and @peagle , you're both correct from different perspectives.

Pakistan is the true "ancient India" as described originally by Greeks/Persians. However that name has been appropriated by the nation lying to Pakistan's east, perhaps irreversibly.

Hence, it probably is a good idea, in one sense, to regard the ancient land here as "ancient Pakistan" before referring to it as "the true ancient India". I suppose it is actually both at the same time.

Nehru wanted to falsely appropriate the word "India" from its true legacy, so it is a reasonable suggestion to let Nehru have his cake and eat it.

Hard to achieve in practice of course but certainly warrants careful and due consideration.