Pakistan, Aug. 15 -- On the 14th of August, us Pakistan celebrates its 78th Independence Day, the legacy of the Two-Nation Theory, the very foundation of the country's creation, remains a subject of intense debate. The Presidential Address to the All India Muslim League on December 29, 1930 at Allahabad Quaid-e-Azam Muhammad Ali Jinnah is often considered to be Jinnah's definitive statement on the Two-Nation Theory.

He declared that Muslims and Hindus were two separate nations and that the only solution to their differences was the creation of a separate Muslim state. Therefore, the Two-Nation Theory remains a source of pride and identity for many Muslims in South Asia, who see Pakistan as a homeland and a place where they can exercise t...