Wars do temporarily affect the economy and everything else. But in the long run, they clear the passage towards a greater prosperity. Germany, France, India itself have witnessed that. In fact, sometimes they end up opening doors to prosperity after a short-term loss. Imagine if India took into its fold what is presently the POK and developed a friendly relationship with a free Balochistan; all three regions would surely grow much more prosperous. Right now, it is blocked because of an unfriendly neighbourhood that cares equally very little for its own people and centralises everything in its little province of Punjab. In fact, the politics of over-centralisation is over. It is the Age that requires plenty of regional autonomy under the common umbrella of a nation under a Presidential form of government, which mainly looks after defence, external affairs and the general legal framework that does not regulate personal liberty so long as it is not harmful to the collective growth and safety. Countries that understand this intuitively are bound to prosper. Those that do not will be washed aside in due course of time.
Affectionately,
Alok Da
