“Again, there were other developments which deviated from what he had envisioned. I will name only three - the Partition of the country, and the slow progress in eradicating illiteracy and poverty,” she said while addressing the inaugural session of Netaji's 116th birth anniversary at Netaji Bhavan here.
Later, Pfaff told media persons that the Partition of colonial India was the most disappointing development.
“The deaths, lot of tragic consequences, the squandering of resources through unnecessary wars between the two nations that succeeded colonial India - it was the most disappointing development.”
The 70-year-old Pfaff said the money spent by the two countries on armament projects could have been better utilised in areas like healthcare and education.
“All the money that was put into all sorts of projects - like armament projects, like procuring nuclear arms - had they been put into education, healthcare, that certainly would have been more beneficial to the population of India and Pakistan,” she said.
However, drawing a comparison between the two countries, she said India has had fewer problems because of the Partition, as it is a stable nation. In contrast, Pakistan is in severe problem.
