In the Shadows, Still
Two nuclear nations walked down a warpath recently. Across land and air, most modern warfare tactics were deployed, missiles hurtled across borders, leaving panicked citizens to undergo emergency drills, blackouts, fear, worries, and compelled to cope with the bodies of loved ones that were (un)commonly left behind in the aftermath of this masculine show of strength. Mortalities were suffered on both ends until a ceasefire set in, once again.
Tensions between India and Pakistan are deep-rooted in history - strategically designed by the British, our former colonisers, who devised the "divide and role" policy premised on religious fault lines between the Hindus and Muslims. It eventually led to the partition in 1947; the creation of India and Pakistan, followed by the massacre of millions of Hindu and Muslim Indians...Read the full article in the printed issue. Get OVER Journal 4
