The Gulf Crisis and New World Order — Page 77
The Gulf Crisis & The New World Order THE RUSSIAN EMPIRE ON THE VERGE OF DISINTEGRATION The Soviet Union has reached a point where it is on the verge of a breakup and awaits a complete disintegration. Only an extraordinary power can avert this catastrophe which is in the offing. As far as I have contemplated over this matter, there appears no such external or internal powers to keep the Soviet Union intact; and the major cause of its disintegration lies in its erroneous conception of laying the foundation of nationhood on ideology, a situation analogous to that of Pakistan where ideology was confused with nationality. The emergence of the Soviet Union was not due to the geographical settlement of one nation, but owed its existence to the ideology of Communism. In earlier times, the occupation of large adjoining territories by the Czars, was a type of 'colonialism' where a European power held on to a large number of Muslim states. This was similar to the era of the Muslim Khawaneen who, much earlier in history, occupied areas which now constitute the Soviet Union and other neighbouring European lands. So this was in a way, 11 reversal of that position. During the revolution of 1918 a new concept emerged in Russia, i. e. instead of a country based on nationality, the foundation of an ideological state was laid. Russia started making a forceful propaganda throughout the world that countries are best created by an ideology rather than by nationalities. Further they claimed that since their concept was universal, therefore a universal Communist nation would now emerge in the world. With the help of this ideology they succeeded in causing a rift among smaller countries. Wherever this concept took root, a movement against nationalism was set in motion. But in some regions a strong stand was taken against this ideology. At this juncture it was also claimed that Islam too wants to establish an ideological state and that it recognizes no other concept of nationhood. A limited version of this concept took the shape of the "Two Nation Theory" that resulted in the creation of Pakistan. At present I do not have enough time to elaborate upon the correct position as to how far the Two Nation Theory was workable or unworkable, and how far it was realistic, and why the Muslims of India undertook such a great struggle for the establishment of Pakistan and what were the real motives lurking in its background. Whether the establishment of Pakistan was a result of the concepts of A/lama Iqbal, the Pakistani poet and thinker, or were there some entirely different 77