Pakistan, May 20 -- Not too long ago, there was a time when even Pakistan's younger generation quietly wondered: was the Two-Nation Theory necessary? Was Partition truly the only way forward? Could Hindus and Muslims have coexisted peacefully under one democratic roof? We questioned history. We debated ideology. We dreamt of regional harmony. But today, after everything India has done, that doubt is no longer ours to carry. The Two-Nation Theory wasn't just justified, it was prophetic.

The very foundation of Pakistan was based on the idea that Muslims and Hindus are two distinct nations, with separate religions, cultures, values, and visions for the future. In 1947, Muhammad Ali Jinnah didn't call for a new country because he hated Hindu...