INDIAN INDEPENDENCE DAY: Coming together in friendship

The story recounts a celebration of the day in my current hometown of Northport. Interestingly, Indians and Pakistanis (and Bangladeshis) here seemed to have no problem mixing with one another, even sitting at the same tables.

"It's just political," Pakistan native Feroza Memon said. "Basically, India and Pakistan are the same country. The culture is the same, the food is the same. There are Hindus and Muslims in both countries."

And don't doubt for a second that the leaders of Ms. Memon's home country don't know that. And that it doesn't keep them awake at night.