When India took its birth parting from Pakistan, it was expected that the two states would come to terms owing to mutual troubles. 65 years fast forward we are probably in no better state. The snippet from The Evening Independence (accessed from Google news archive) predicted a rather optimistic solution of friendlier neighbours due to many common problems including East Pakistan. Pakistan being a straggled dominion and Pakistan citizen needed to cross India to reach eastern part, maintain military 1000 miles away, economic interests in the eastern part were pressing troubles for Pakistan and better relations with India would have subdued tensions. However in the due course India liberated Bangladesh (former East Pakistan, for various other reasons..) and accepted a solution far away from what might have been imagined. Economic and military cooperation from United States of America and People's Republic of China to Pakistan at various periods of time didn't really press for calm & cooperative state.
Religion which separated both the nations didn't help any. Pakistan nearly spent most of their aid, state revenues on military rather than developmental activities and the living conditions are still poor. In India, terrorism & internal religious conflicts are never ending problems and hampering its growth and peace of living.
In light of recent civilian (attack on Sarabjit Singh) and military conflicts (soldiers are beheaded) between the two nations, only prove the peaceful neighbourhood still an optimistic thought. Hope that countries providing regional cooperation press for peaceful peninsula and revoke arms supply to relieve existing tensions. However, it looks the other way.
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