Seen from this civilisational framework, the formation of any new Western country would simply mean a rearrangement of internal civilisational boundaries akin to the creation of a new state such as Telangana or Jharkhand within India. On the other hand, the so-called liberation of Kashmir—whether through ‘azaadi’ or a formal merger with Pakistan—would mean the loss of territory to a hostile civilisational unit. That is the reality.
