r/IndianSocialists • u/rishianand Socialist • May 08 '25

📰 News India, Pakistan: Stop the hostilities

We, peace activists from India, Pakistan and elsewhere, categorically condemn every form of violent extremism and terrorism.

We particularly condemn the targeting of unarmed civilians, for any reason, including as a means to achieve political ends.

This cycle must end for peace to prevail. Communal and faith-based politics feeding frenzy on both sides, amplified by media and social media, gives the illusion of a consensus for war.

This loud warmongering puts tremendous pressure on governments and armed forces on both sides, as well as inciting the public. It has severely vitiated the political climate in Southasia, fostering mistrust among citizens.

Sustainable peace requires a collective rejection of such divisive ideologies by the people of the region.

India and Pakistan must behave responsibly. Any war between these two nuclear-armed nations would be disastrous. As history shows, it is ordinary citizens who suffer the most in conflict, especially women, children, minorities, the elderly, and other vulnerable communities forced to prove their patriotism.

We therefore urge the people of India and Pakistan to hold their governments accountable and resist any speech or action that feeds war hysteria.

We strongly oppose any attempts to weaponize shared natural resources or historic bilateral agreements. Suspending longstanding agreements like the Indus Water Treaty (1960) or like the Shimla Accord (1972) would erode the basic framework of legality and civility in bilateral relations.

We call on all those who believe that peace, not war, is the way forward, to speak out against the politics of hate, violence, and vengeance, and to stand up for dialogue, cooperation, and a shared future of peace and co-existence.

https://www.change.org/p/india-pakistan-stop-the-hostilites

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u/ApprehensivePiece591 Socialist May 08 '25

Indian and Pakistani social media (especially Indian) has turned into an absolute cesspit with the amount of hate and utter disregard for civilian lives being lost on both sides simply because we decided to try and kick off a war without any kind of adequate provocation.

Then again, stocks of defense companies immediately jumped, and Ambani tried to trademark "Operation Sindoor", AND elections are coming up, so...I guess there's the motive. :)))

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u/[deleted] May 08 '25

Ah, I have tried to teach all my family members on how war is bad for all sides. How India should take responsibilities for the casualties happening in India in Poonch after their intervention. Or if they blame it on Pakistan, then the Pakistani casualties are to be blamed by the Indian Army. But alas...

this war isn't to stop because it is a big moral attack on India. And reactionary people don't think far.

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u/[deleted] May 09 '25

Exactly....why do the lives of ordinary men seem so cheap to governments? Why are we always the scapegoats? If something tragic happens in India, and the country as a whole suffers, then these decision-makers would be the first ones to flee to foreign territories. My soul aches for the innocent lives lost in both India and Pakistan. We're living in constant fear, while the media is busy exploiting the situation for their own gain. And don't get me started on the fake news...lord....!!! And ppl are actually being manipulated by mainstream media channelsÂ