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RR1997
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« on: December 31, 2014, 10:00:51 PM »
« edited: December 31, 2014, 10:27:19 PM by 🎆RR1997🎇 »

The possible banning of the websites is disgusting. Modi and the BJP are also disgusting, escpecially since Hinduism is arguably not meant to be a fundamentalistic religion.

I also have to agree with Clarko95. Saying that India is becoming the next Pakistan is a huge stretch.  India isn't that bad. India has also had Sikh and Muslim presidents.
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RR1997
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« Reply #1 on: December 31, 2014, 10:28:02 PM »

No.  

It's never made sense to single out India for persecution of religious minorities.  The previous PM was Sikh, and India has had Sikh and Muslim presidents.  Certainly, the US is no position to lecture a country that has had members of its Muslim minority serve at the highest levels of government.

India is very flawed indeed, and needs to clean up on many issues.  There is the massive poverty and unimpressive infrastructure.  Caste remains a problem, women's rights need to be protected more effectively, and there is the religious conflict.  However, since India is such a diverse country with such a massive population, some ethnic and religious skirmishes are sadly inevitable.  Yet, India deserves credit for functioning and for generally remaining a pluralistic democracy.

While the rhetoric and many of the priorities of the Hindu nationalists are troublesome, non-Hindus in India will continue to enjoy far more rights than non-Muslims in Pakistan.  At worst, India is becoming a Hindu version of Bangladesh, but even that might be a stretch.
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