Pakistan slit away from India and Pakistan is Muslim while India is Hindu
The main way that the Holocaust helps us find similarities that go beyond race, culture and nationality, is that now this horrible even in history is almost universally condemned in Europe, meaning almost everyone does not like war.
The most striking similarity between these two explorers was their ruthless nature towards the natives they encountered on their various journeys. Both men wanted to extract as many resources as possible from the conquered peoples.