[BOSTON BRAHMIN]

"Defence Minister George Fernandes something seems out of place here."

The defence minister in India is a Catholic.

[katana]

There are sizable Christian populations (mostly Catholic) in parts of India. In particular on the island state of Goa, they tend to carry Portuguese names. I've known a number of Indians going by the name da Silva. This guy has been defense minister for a number of years and I'm not sure but do suspect that his background is Goan Christian.