Not All Lives Are Equal — But Innocent Ones Should Be

I need to be clear:

I do not support Pakistan. I do not turn a blind eye to the terrorism that has grown from its soil.
India has lost too many innocent lives to attacks planned and supported across that border.
I’ve seen the faces of victims. I’ve seen the rage, the heartbreak. I carry it too.
So no, I do not support a country that shelters those who plant bombs and glorify hatred.

But here’s the thing:

I can hate terrorism without hating every child born in the wrong place.
I can be loyal to my country, and still human enough to admit that no child should pay for their passport.
Because terrorism is taught — not born.
And if we allow our anger to justify the deaths of innocent children, then we begin to become what we once feared.

So no — I do not support Pakistan.
But I will never cheer for the death of a child, anywhere.
Not in Gaza.
Not in Israel.
Not even in the country I don’t trust.

Because the moment we decide that some children are worth less than others — we’ve lost our own humanity.