Who fired first???

Well I'm choosing quite a controversial topic for my first blog.....
What is your opinion on Pakistan?
Most Indians feel a kind of hatred towards it. Though this scene is changing now-a-days with people bending more towards peace (thankfully!!!!)...... But why do they feel this hatred? Leave aside the historical reasons of the partition, it is said that time is the best healer of wounds. And its about time we got over it. Kashmir is another very complicated issue on which an entire discussion can be kicked off......Leaving that aside, is it true that a major part of our hatred is created by our own government ( with the aid of the media)?? Consider this, India & Pakistan go on war..........Indian media reports "Pakistan fired the first shot today & India is firing in reply".....And what does the Pakistani media say? "India fired the first shot today & Pakistan is firing in reply". In some cases where Indian media has reported that they shot down some Pakistani troops on the Indian side trying to infiltrate, Pakistani media reports that some terrorists who were trying to cross the border were shot by Indians........Its a cover up you say...but what if its true? How do you conclude who is right? Generally the conclusion depends upon your nationality I would say. But, what do such reports do? They create hatred among the citizens in both the countries. Now, who knows the real facts? Only the government (depends on how faithful the military is to them). So, if both the governments are pointing in 2 directions, how do you decide which one is right? Do you really believe that people in your government always share the truth with you? (I dont think an answer is needed for that question).
The point that I wish to prove here is that, information regarding the 2 countries given in the newspapers (by the press or by the officials), which usually goes into shaping the opinion of common people maybe highly unreliable. So, if you have a strong feeling against any country, its time to introspect......Are you being shepherded by the so called "sources" to believe what you believe?
This is one of the topics that really & visibly has 'more to each side than we know'.........

Ring a bell? Agree with me? Disagree with me? Leave a comment.....

Author : Vj