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Are you seriously trying to undermine the incredible achievements of the British in science and technology? And for the record, I'm not British. Far from it. But for what it's worth, China's technological achievements are not even a sliver of what the Brits have contributed to the world in...

The person who wrote that knows absolutely nothing about ancient Indian history and contemporary South Asia. He selectively quotes texts to suit his one-point argument. He makes the assertion that given the current state of Pakistan, it is inconceivable that a game like chess could be...

How typically South Asian - when all else fails get all parochial and defensive. What makes you think I'm not Pakistani?

The earliest use of chariots was in the Sumerian civilization. This has been validated by archaeological evidence. There's a lot of nationalistic hyperbole on Wikipedia - don't believe everything you read. And by the way - did you read that list closely? It listed whiskey and brandy as...

Facetious, right? Chess was invented in India. Unless you are speaking of Chinese chess.

a) I repeat, name one overtly Islamist figure (think Fazlur Rehman) who had any chance of coming to power in the elections. It is another matter that there is a very sinister nexus between the fundamentalist elements and sections of the army and ISI. b) You make me laugh. Even at the height...

Half the things listed by the OP weren't invented by the Chinese. Chariots? C'mon! That is beyond ridiculous. Where did you get that list?

Iran does not support Al-Qaeda. It supports the Shia militias. Not the same thing. As for Pakistan, I can't think of a single overtly Islamist figure who's even close to seizing power there. However, you have the Pakistani army, that happily diverts American money to fund terrorism in India...

The Chinese invented brandy and whiskey? Sure, if by inventing you mean consuming gazillion gallons of the stuff. This looks a lot like those email forwards that every ethnic group likes to concoct with "my country greatest" zeal. Most of this is very, very suspect. Which is not to...